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A Brief History of Black Holes

Ronak Gupta 17/04/2019

Black hole research started off as a purely theoretical...

angular resolution, black hole, black holes, Event Horizon Telescope, interstellar dust, M87 galaxy, Milky Way galaxy, radio waves, Sagittarius A*, very-long baseline interferometry, Virgo constellation,

First Light From the M87 Black Hole: What Are We Looking At?

Joseph Samuel 15/04/2019

How does a picture of a luminous ring around...

angular resolution, black hole, black holes, Event Horizon Telescope, interstellar dust, M87 galaxy, Milky Way galaxy, radio waves, Sagittarius A*, very-long baseline interferometry, Virgo constellation,

International Team of Astronomers Obtains First Direct Image of a Black Hole

Niruj Mohan Ramanujam 11/04/2019

An FAQ with details of all you need to...

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Science Communication Will Help Decide When the Next Particle Smasher Will Be Built

Nirmalya Kajuri 25/02/2019

An ongoing debate among physicists demonstrates the rewards of...

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How We’re Probing the Secrets of a Giant Black Hole at Our Galaxy’s Centre

Imogen Whittam 26/12/2018

A black hole is an object with such a...

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Here’s How the ‘Brightest’ Object in the Universe Formed

Andrew Blain 21/11/2018

A number of surrounding galaxies are slowly being devoured...

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The Story of Dust, Through Space and Time

Vasudevan Mukunth 10/11/2018

Unlike our search thus far for extraterrestrial companionship, we...