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If nothing escapes a black hole, could one really swallow the entire universe?

If nothing escapes a black hole, could one really swallow the entire universe?

In reality, a black hole’s gravitational influence is limited. Like any other massive object, its pull weakens with distance. According to NASA, even the supermassive black hole at the centre of the Milky Way, Sagittarius A, only strongly affects the stars in its immediate neighbourhood. Located about 26,000 light years from Earth, it poses no threat to our planet. Most …

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X-ray telescope finds something unexpected with the ‘heartbeat black hole’

X-ray telescope finds something unexpected with the ‘heartbeat black hole’

A black hole’s bizarre “heartbeat” is forcing astronomers to reconsider how these cosmic heavyweights behave. Observations of IGR J17091-3624 — a black hole in a binary system roughly 28,000 light-years from Earth — were taken using NASA’s Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE). Nicknamed the “heartbeat” black hole for its dramatic, rhythmic pulses in brightness, the object feeds on matter stolen …

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Nebraska Football Unveils ‘Back in Black’ Alternate Uniforms, Memorial Blackout

Nebraska Football Unveils ‘Back in Black’ Alternate Uniforms, Memorial Blackout

The next Nebraska football alternate uniform is here. The Huskers are wearing all-black alternates for the Nov. 1 game against USC. This will be the first trip to Lincoln for the Trojans since 2007. You can run, but you can’t hide. pic.twitter.com/WrfZJp2E8r — Nebraska Football (@HuskerFootball) August 15, 2025 The jersey is similar to the standard uniform, with two white …

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Prosecutors clear Florida deputy in arrest of a Black man punched and dragged from his car

Prosecutors clear Florida deputy in arrest of a Black man punched and dragged from his car

Prosecutors will take “no further action” against a Florida sheriff’s deputy in the arrest of a Black college student pulled from his car and beaten by officers during a February traffic stop. The actions of Officer D. Bowers of the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office did not constitute a crime, according to an investigative report released by the State Attorney’s Office for …

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Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 will reportedly not be on Switch 2 at launch

Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 will reportedly not be on Switch 2 at launch

The upcoming Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 will not be available on Switch 2 at launch, an insider says. Dealabs writer billbil-kun, who has a lengthy track record of accurately reporting release information, says that despite Microsoft‘s pledge to bring the Call of Duty series to Nintendo, they can ‘confirm’ that there’ll be no Switch 2 version of the …

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Earliest Black Hole Ever Confirmed Could Explain Mysterious Red Dots : ScienceAlert

Earliest Black Hole Ever Confirmed Could Explain Mysterious Red Dots : ScienceAlert

Astronomers have confirmed the earliest, most distant black hole yet – and it’s surprisingly monstrous for its time. Residing in a galaxy called CAPERS-LRD-z9, it was already approximately 300 million times the mass of the Sun just 500 million years after the Big Bang, when the baby Universe was just 3 percent of its current age. Additionally, this discovery sheds …

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Federal Court Delivers Major Win for Black Voters in Louisiana State Redistricting Battle – Democracy Docket

Federal Court Delivers Major Win for Black Voters in Louisiana State Redistricting Battle  Democracy Docket Appeals panel declines Louisiana’s invitation to gut Voting Rights Act  The Hill Supreme Court poised to rehear voting rights case  upi.com SCOTUS date set for arguments in Louisiana’s redistricting case  Baton Rouge Business Report The Supreme Court Is About To Deal A Final Blow To A 60-Year-Old Law  HuffPost Source …

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New type of supernova detected as black hole causes star to explode – Reuters

New type of supernova detected as black hole causes star to explode  Reuters Why the death of this star is very, very strange  The Washington Post AI helps astronomers make a potentially major find — an exploding star being attacked by a black hole  Space A peculiar supernova prompts new theories about the cosmos  USA Today Star Trying to Swallow a Black Hole May …

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