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For a Split Second, a (Simulated) Particle Went Backward in Time
In “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,” a story by F. Scott Fitzgerald and then a movie starring Brad Pitt, a man ages backward: He is born an old man, regresses over the years and dies an infant.
Darkness Visible, Finally: Astronomers Capture First Ever Image of a Black Hole
Astronomers announced Wednesday that at last they had captured an image of the unobservable: a black hole, a cosmic abyss so deep and dense that not even light can escape it.
Black Hole Image Revealed for First Time Ever
Astronomers announced Wednesday that at last they had observed the unobserveable: a black hole, a cosmic abyss so deep and dense that not even light can escape it.
Black Hole Picture Revealed for the First Time
Astronomers announced Wednesday that at last they had observed the unobserveable: a black hole, a cosmic abyss so deep and dense that not even light can escape it.
Black Hole Picture Revealed for the First Time
Astronomers announced Wednesday that at last they had observed the unobserveable: a black hole, a cosmic abyss so deep and dense that not even light can escape it.Black Hole Picture Revealed for the First Time
Astronomers announced Wednesday that at last they had seen the unseeable: a black hole, a cosmic abyss so deep and dense that not even light can escape it.Black Hole Picture Revealed for the First Time
Astronomers announced Wednesday that at last they had seen the unseeable: a black hole, a cosmic abyss so deep and dense that not even light can escape it.
Expected Soon: First-Ever Photo of a Black Hole
Ridley Scott, eat your heart out.
Expected Soon: First-Ever Photo of a Black Hole
Ridley Scott, eat your heart out.
Apocalypse Next? Astronomers Find a Chunk of Planet Around a Distant, Dead Star
In a shard of galactic archaeology that offers a less-than-inviting hint at our own future, astronomers have discovered a chunk of a former planet orbiting the remains of its former star, now a smoldering cinder known as a white dwarf.Andromeda Is Coming for Our Milky Way Galaxy, Eventually
(Trilobites)
Broadcasting from Deep Space, a Mysterious Series of Radio Signals
Something is happening out there, and astronomers sure wish they knew what it was.It's Intermission for CERN's Large Hadron Collider
(Science Times)
Hawaii telescope project, long disputed, will begin construction
The announcement was widely expected after a series of court rulings in recent years had gone the embattled telescope’s way. “We have followed a 10-year process to get to this point,” Ige said.
In Hawaii, construction to begin on disputed telescope project
Gov. David Ige of Hawaii announced on Thursday that a “notice to proceed” had been issued for construction of a giant, long-contested telescope on Mauna Kea, the volcano on the Big Island that 13 major telescopes already call home. Construction could start as soon as July.
Peering into light's graveyard: The first image of a Black Hole
Astronomers announced Wednesday that at last they had captured an image of the unobservable: a black hole, a cosmic abyss so deep and dense that not even light can escape it.
Peering into light's graveyard: The first image of a Black Hole
Astronomers announced Wednesday that at last they had captured an image of the unobservable: a black hole, a cosmic abyss so deep and dense that not even light can escape it.Anticipation for first black hole photos
Like moviegoers on the edges of their seats, astronomers expect this week to finally see a supermassive black hole.
Anticipation for first black hole photos
Like moviegoers on the edges of their seats, astronomers expect this week to finally see a supermassive black hole.Cosmic confusion over the ever-expanding universe
Then, after another 100,000 years or so, the new field simply winked off, leaving no trace other than a speeded-up universe.
