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Repeated Gamma-Ray Bursts Baffle Astronomers
On July 2, 2024, NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope detected three repeating gamma-ray bursts over 24 hours from outside our galaxy, a phenomenon unprecedented in 50 years of observations, prompting astronomers to investigate the cause.
Repeated Gamma-Ray Bursts Baffle Astronomers
On July 2, 2024, NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope detected three repeating gamma-ray bursts over 24 hours from outside our galaxy, a phenomenon unprecedented in 50 years of observations, prompting astronomers to investigate the cause.
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16% Bias Score
LIGO's Historic Gravitational Wave Detection: Dr. Carl Blair's Pivotal Role
Australian physicist Dr. Carl Blair played a critical role in resolving technical issues at the LIGO observatory, just days before the first-ever detection of gravitational waves from a colliding black hole binary on September 14, 2015.
LIGO's Historic Gravitational Wave Detection: Dr. Carl Blair's Pivotal Role
Australian physicist Dr. Carl Blair played a critical role in resolving technical issues at the LIGO observatory, just days before the first-ever detection of gravitational waves from a colliding black hole binary on September 14, 2015.
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20% Bias Score
Record-Breaking Black Hole Merger Challenges Existing Theories
The largest-ever recorded black hole merger, GW231123, involved two black holes exceeding 100 solar masses each, detected by LIGO and Virgo, challenging existing models of black hole formation and suggesting a previously unknown population of black holes.
Record-Breaking Black Hole Merger Challenges Existing Theories
The largest-ever recorded black hole merger, GW231123, involved two black holes exceeding 100 solar masses each, detected by LIGO and Virgo, challenging existing models of black hole formation and suggesting a previously unknown population of black holes.
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24% Bias Score
Record-Breaking Black Hole Merger Challenges Existing Models
On November 23, 2023, US-based gravitational wave detectors observed the merger of two black holes, each over 100 times the sun's mass, 10 billion light-years away, creating a black hole of approximately 265 solar masses—the most massive ever recorded—forcing a re-evaluation of black hole formation ...
Record-Breaking Black Hole Merger Challenges Existing Models
On November 23, 2023, US-based gravitational wave detectors observed the merger of two black holes, each over 100 times the sun's mass, 10 billion light-years away, creating a black hole of approximately 265 solar masses—the most massive ever recorded—forcing a re-evaluation of black hole formation ...
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20% Bias Score
Mysterious Astronomical Explosions Suggest Existence of Intermediate-Mass Black Holes
Astronomers have observed approximately a dozen unusual bright, fast explosions, initially thought to be failed supernovae, but now theorized to be caused by intermediate-mass black holes consuming nearby stars, a discovery that could bridge the gap in black hole size understanding.
Mysterious Astronomical Explosions Suggest Existence of Intermediate-Mass Black Holes
Astronomers have observed approximately a dozen unusual bright, fast explosions, initially thought to be failed supernovae, but now theorized to be caused by intermediate-mass black holes consuming nearby stars, a discovery that could bridge the gap in black hole size understanding.
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48% Bias Score
Big Bang vs. Black Hole: Similarities, Differences, and Unanswered Questions
The Big Bang theory, supported by observations of expanding galaxies, describes the universe's evolution from an initial singularity; while this resembles a black hole, key differences exist, and the origins of the singularity remain unknown.
Big Bang vs. Black Hole: Similarities, Differences, and Unanswered Questions
The Big Bang theory, supported by observations of expanding galaxies, describes the universe's evolution from an initial singularity; while this resembles a black hole, key differences exist, and the origins of the singularity remain unknown.
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Repeated Gamma-Ray Bursts Puzzle Astronomers
On July 2, 2024, NASA's Fermi telescope detected three repeating gamma-ray bursts lasting 100 to 1000 times longer than typical bursts, prompting research to determine their extragalactic origin and cause.
Repeated Gamma-Ray Bursts Puzzle Astronomers
On July 2, 2024, NASA's Fermi telescope detected three repeating gamma-ray bursts lasting 100 to 1000 times longer than typical bursts, prompting research to determine their extragalactic origin and cause.
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12% Bias Score
Unprecedented Detail in Black Hole Collision Confirms Einstein and Hawking's Predictions
The Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) detected gravitational waves from a black hole collision (GW250114) with unprecedented detail, confirming predictions by Einstein and Hawking, and providing insights into the dynamics of space and time.
Unprecedented Detail in Black Hole Collision Confirms Einstein and Hawking's Predictions
The Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) detected gravitational waves from a black hole collision (GW250114) with unprecedented detail, confirming predictions by Einstein and Hawking, and providing insights into the dynamics of space and time.
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4% Bias Score
Record-Breaking Black Hole Merger Challenges Existing Theories
The Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) detected GW231123, a record-breaking merger of two black holes, each exceeding 100 solar masses, challenging current theories of black hole formation and suggesting a possible new population of black holes formed through successive merge...
Record-Breaking Black Hole Merger Challenges Existing Theories
The Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) detected GW231123, a record-breaking merger of two black holes, each exceeding 100 solar masses, challenging current theories of black hole formation and suggesting a possible new population of black holes formed through successive merge...
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28% Bias Score
UCSD Researcher's Work Threatened by Funding Cuts Under Trump Administration
Floor Broekgaarden, a researcher at UCSD, uses gravitational waves from colliding black holes to study the role of massive stars in the early universe; however, her research is threatened by potential funding cuts under the Trump administration's policies targeting universities with diversity initia...
UCSD Researcher's Work Threatened by Funding Cuts Under Trump Administration
Floor Broekgaarden, a researcher at UCSD, uses gravitational waves from colliding black holes to study the role of massive stars in the early universe; however, her research is threatened by potential funding cuts under the Trump administration's policies targeting universities with diversity initia...
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44% Bias Score
JWST Observation Challenges Cosmological Models: 60% of Early Universe Galaxies Rotate Clockwise
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has observed that 60% of early universe galaxies rotate clockwise, challenging cosmological models and suggesting either a rotating universe within a black hole or a need for recalibrating cosmic distances due to the Doppler effect.
JWST Observation Challenges Cosmological Models: 60% of Early Universe Galaxies Rotate Clockwise
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has observed that 60% of early universe galaxies rotate clockwise, challenging cosmological models and suggesting either a rotating universe within a black hole or a need for recalibrating cosmic distances due to the Doppler effect.
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28% Bias Score
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