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Artist’s impression of the record-breaking quasar J0529-4351

Science Feb 25

A mind-boggling look at what might be the brightest object in the universe

By John Yang, Harry Zahn

Science Feb 19

Artist’s impression of the record-breaking quasar J0529-4351
Quasar with black hole at its center may be brightest object in the universe, astronomers say

This distant quasar shines 500 trillion times brighter than our sun, and its black hole is more than 17 billion times more immense than our sun.

By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press

Science May 13

Scientists unveil an image of a huge black hole at Milky Way's center
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Image of Milky Way’s black hole marks new era in space science

For decades scientists have believed there is a black hole at the center of our Milky Way galaxy. For the first time this week, they released an astonishing image of it, about 27,000 light years away from Earth. An international…

Politics May 12

U.S. House Minority Leader McCarthy leads a congressional delegation visit to Texas border, in Eagle Pass
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News Wrap: Jan. 6 panel subpoenas Kevin McCarthy and four other Republicans

In our news wrap Thursday, the Jan. 6 committee in Congress subpoenaed House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy and four other Republicans, North Korea acknowledged its first COVID outbreak, Palestinians mourn journalist Shireen Abu Akleh who was shot dead during an…

Science Feb 27

Biggest explosion seen in universe came from colossal black hole

The explosion was so large it carved out a crater in the hot gas that could hold 15 Milky Ways.

By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press

Dec 27

3 major moments from the ‘golden’ decade of black holes

By Isabella Isaacs-Thomas

Astrophysicists say we’re living in “a golden age of black holes.” To help illustrate why, here are three decade-defining advancements in the ongoing effort to unravel these cosmic wonders.

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Apr 11

Katie Bouman ‘hardly knew what a black hole was.’ Her algorithm helped us see one

By Vicky Stein

Imaging scientist Katie Bouman chats with the PBS NewsHour about how she crafted an algorithm that constructed the first ever photo of a black hole.

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Apr 10

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What the first photograph of a black hole can reveal about space

A black hole is a cosmic abyss with gravity of such intensity that nothing, not even light, escapes it. Now, for the first time, a team of astronomers has released an image of the space anomaly, which is created when…

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Apr 10

Here is the first photo of a black hole

By Nsikan Akpan

On Wednesday, the Event Horizon Telescope released the first-ever image of a black hole, a historic moment shared by scientists spread around the world.

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Apr 07

An ‘Earth-sized’ telescope takes aim at the first-ever image of a black hole

By Joshua Barajas

For years, actual images of black holes have remained elusive. The Event Horizon Telescope might be changing that as you read these words.

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