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Some of the mysterious pinpricks of light at the dawn of the Universe could be a type of object we’ve never seen before. According to a new analysis of a “little red dot” (LRD) nicknamed The Cliff, these unexplained objects could be supermassive black holes wrapped in huge, dense clouds of gas, like an atmosphere surrounding a stellar core. It’s …

Farmingdale, New York  —  The fans that line the holes at Bethpage Black have a reputation in the golf world – they’re loud, boisterous, occasionally rude and oftentimes vulgar. For most of Friday and Saturday, they were subdued. Team Europe sprinted out of the gates and racked up a shocking lead, quieting the American fans who were convinced that Ryder …

This week’s science news has been dominated by medical marvels, with the announcement of a breakthrough gene therapy that has treated Huntington’s disease for the first time. Huntington’s disease is relatively rare, affecting 1 in 10,000 to 20,000 people in the U.S., but it’s a cruel and terrible disease. Caused by a single defective gene, the disease runs through families …

The Cuban government has announced that Assata Shakur died in Havana on Thursday at the age of 78. Shakur was a legendary figure within the Black Panther Party and the Black Liberation Army. Shakur was convicted in the May 2, 1973, killing of a New Jersey state trooper during a shootout that left one of her fellow activists dead. She …

Images taken of the Universe’s most photogenic black hole over time reveal strange and exciting changes in its magnetic field. Using observations obtained using the Event Horizon Telescope in 2017, 2018, and 2021, scientists mapped changes in the polarization of M87*’s magnetic field, suggesting that, while the black hole itself is stable, there’s wild and dynamic cosmic weather raging outside …

Strangely sharp circles of radio waves in space have puzzled astronomers since their surprise discovery in 2019. Now, a team has analyzed one closely in hopes that it might give up its secrets. Firing up a new observatory brings the possibility of discovering brand-new phenomena out in space that our technology has not been able to see before. That’s precisely …

Assata Shakur, Black Power militant who fled to Cuba, dies at 78  The Washington Post I tracked down Tupac’s godmother Assata Shakur – the FBI’s most wanted in Cuba – as a CNN intern. It was easy  CNN Convicted cop killer Assata Shakur, an FBI Most Wanted terrorist, dead in Cuba, communist regime says  Fox News Assata Shakur, sought by FBI for 1973 …

The stars are showing up for Europe so far at this 45th Ryder Cup. The Americans? Not so much. World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler and LIV standout Bryson DeChambeau went a combined 0-4 on Friday at Bethpage Black while Rory McIlroy, Jon Rahm and Tommy Fleetwood enter Saturday a collective 5-0-1. As a result, the visitors lead 5.5-2.5 through two …

Assata Shakur, an activist with the Black Liberation Army exiled in Cuba for four decades, has died in Havana, aged 78. Shakur, also known as Joanne Chesimard, died on Thursday of unspecified health conditions and “advanced age”, Cuba’s foreign affairs ministry said in a statement on Friday. She had been on the FBI’s Most Wanted Terrorists list for years after …