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The complex dance of two black holes locked in a doomed orbit has been revealed in a first-of-its-kind direct radio image. It’s the first time astronomers have directly imaged the distinct jets of both black holes in a known binary – finally confirming the model of the double core of a galaxy called OJ 287. In OJ 287, located some …

Astronomers have captured a radio image showing two black holes orbiting each other for the first time, just six years after the release of the first-ever photo of a single black hole.  The discovery confirms that pairs of supermassive black holes really do exist — something scientists have suspected for decades but never directly seen until now. The system lies …

Astronomers have captured a radio image showing two black holes orbiting each other for the first time, confirming a prediction that has eluded scientists for decades. The newly released image reveals a pair of supermassive black holes locked in a cosmic dance, situated within a bright quasar known as OJ287, located about 5 billion light-years away in the constellation Cancer. …

For the first time ever, astronomers have imaged two black holes orbiting each other, finally offering visual proof for the existence of black hole pairs. Spotted through the faint fluctuations of radio light captured by telescopes both on the ground and in space, the two black holes are locked in a 12-year orbit some 5 billion light-years from Earth. The …

Clusters of tiny holes or bumps can spark strong aversion in people with trypophobia, a condition researchers link more to disgust and fear than real threat. Common textures, such as coral or seed pods, can evoke strong reactions, although the classification of trypophobia is still debated. Experts point to disease-avoidance instincts and visual triggers, and many viral “trypophobia skin” images …

Microsoft is cracking down on bypass methods that let Windows 11 installs use a local account, and avoid an internet requirement during the setup process. In a new Windows 11 test build released today, Microsoft says it’s removing known workarounds for creating local accounts as they can apparently cause issues during the setup process. “We are removing known mechanisms for …

VR Resources reported microdiamonds in two separate zones within a drill hole on its Northway property in northern Ontario. The hole sits 1,969 feet from the original microdiamond find and cuts a long section of kimberlite rock that points to a large subsurface system. The tiny stones were logged at about 1,099 feet and again between 1,601 and 1,673 feet, …

Black holes are often seen as cosmic monsters that swallow anything unlucky enough to stray too close. But new research suggests they do not always win — some stars can skim the Milky Way‘s central black hole, Sagittarius A*; lose mass; and stagger away. Scarred but alive, these survivors shine brighter than before, leaving clues that astronomers are only now …

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 …

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 …