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April 17, 2019

Physicists think you could be rescued from a black hole — but don't risk it

DENVER — Researchers have developed a new, unspeakably dangerous, and incredibly slow method of crossing the universe.

April 13, 2019

Astronomers seek public's help in naming minor planet discovered over 10 years ago

A minor planet discovered in our solar system over a decade ago remains nameless as the astronomers who made the revelation are now turning to the public for help.

April 13, 2019

Internet trolls attempted to discredit Katie Bouman’s work on black hole project

Katie Bouman became an overnight celebrity after a viral photo circulated the internet following her work that helped lead to the first image of a black hole Wednesday and then the internet trolls tried to discredit her.

April 12, 2019

4 lessons humanity learned from the new black hole image

WASHINGTON (AP) — Black holes are cosmic prisons, where nothing escapes, not light or even data. But lots did come out of Wednesday's first image of the shadowy edge of a supermassive black hole. Here are four things we learned:

April 12, 2019

What happens if you get sucked into a black hole?

First, your insides are strung out like hot mozzarella, before you're yanked into all-encompassing darkness that swallows you whole.

April 11, 2019

First-ever black hole picture proves the power of science, says former NASA astronaut

The incredible first ever image of a black hole proves the power of science, according to former NASA astronaut Mike Massimino.

April 11, 2019

3 huge questions the black hole image didn't answer

An international network of radio telescopes has produced the first-ever close-up image of a black hole's shadow, which scientists revealed this morning (April 10).

April 11, 2019

Katie Bouman is the 29-year-old scientist behind first image of black hole

Katie Bouman reacted modestly to her sudden celebrity status this week, but the scientist whose graduate school work helped lead to the first real image of a black hole Wednesday, is getting her due.

April 10, 2019

First-ever black hole image revealed

Scientists have released the first ever image of a black hole, revealing the distant object in stunning detail.

April 2, 2019

Historic 'look' at first black hole

The European Southern Observatory is taking a leaf out of NASA’s playbook: it’s teasing a ‘huge announcement’ next week. And while it hasn’t said what it is — it has revealed it will be the ‘first result from the Event Horizon Telescope’.