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Illustration of a supermassive black hole

Space

Some planets may orbit a supermassive black hole instead of a star

Planets normally form gradually from the disk of dust around a star. But the same thing could happen around black holes, forming thousands of super heavy planets

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Impression of a black hole merger

Space

Black hole that 'rings' like a bell shows Einstein was right

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There is a pair of weird, gigantic bubbles at the centre of our galaxy

Space

There is a pair of weird, gigantic bubbles at the centre of our galaxy

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Einstein’s black holes are not the black holes we see in reality

Space

Einstein’s black holes are not the black holes we see in reality

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Two black holes

Space

Puzzling signals seen by LIGO may be gravitational wave split in two

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Artist's impression of a neutron star and black hole

Physics

LIGO may have seen its first black hole and neutron star collision

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Milky Way's black hole has got 75 times brighter and we don't know why

Space

Milky Way's black hole has got 75 times brighter and we don't know why

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Telescope with milky way in the night sky above

Space

We spotted a star moving so fast it will enter intergalactic space

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Black hole swallows matter

Space

Star hurtling around a giant black hole proves Einstein right - again

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Magnetic fields at the centre of the Milky Way

Space

Our galaxy's central black hole is oddly quiet – now we may know why

The supermassive black hole at the Milky Way’s centre is relatively calm and peaceful, which may be because magnetic fields keep gas and dust just out of reach

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General relativity

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Second law of thermodynamics

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Black holes

Physics

The secret of dark matter could be a particle the size of a planet

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