The biggest black hole in the universe might have just been found. It sits inside a galaxy whose light is distorted to such an extent by another galaxy in front of it that it appears like a horseshoe.
If ultimately true, the universe will reach its maximum size around 11 billion years from now. At that point, physics (and ...
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Astronomers have long thought the universe should look generally the same in every direction, but an anomaly in the radiation ...
The universe is approaching the midpoint of its 33-billion-year lifespan, a Cornell physicist calculates with new data from ...
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Colossal black hole 36 billion times the mass of our sun is one of the largest ever seen in the universe
The massive "Cosmic Horseshoe" galaxy system likely hosts a colossal black hole measuring 36 billion times the mass of our sun — one of the largest ever seen in the universe, a new study finds.
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