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Tour: Telescopes Show the Milky Way's Black Hole is Ready for a Kick (02-08-2024)
The supermassive black hole in the center of the Milky Way is spinning so quickly it is warping the spacetime surrounding it into a shape that looks like an American football.
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-- Telescopes Show the Milky Way's Black Hole is Ready for a Kick
The supermassive black hole in the center of the Milky Way is spinning so quickly it is warping the spacetime surrounding it into a shape that looks like an American football.
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-- Telescopes Show the Milky Way's Black Hole is Ready for a Kick

Quick Look: Telescopes Show the Milky Way's Black Hole is Ready for a Kick (02-08-2024)
The supermassive black hole in the center of the Milky Way is spinning so quickly it is warping the spacetime surrounding it into a shape that looks like an American football.
- Related Links:
-- Telescopes Show the Milky Way's Black Hole is Ready for a Kick
The supermassive black hole in the center of the Milky Way is spinning so quickly it is warping the spacetime surrounding it into a shape that looks like an American football.
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-- Telescopes Show the Milky Way's Black Hole is Ready for a Kick

Tour: NASA Telescopes Discover Record-Breaking Black Hole (11-06-2023)
Astronomers found the most distant black hole ever detected in X-rays using the Chandra and Webb telescopes.
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-- NASA Telescopes Discover Record-Breaking Black Hole
Astronomers found the most distant black hole ever detected in X-rays using the Chandra and Webb telescopes.
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-- NASA Telescopes Discover Record-Breaking Black Hole

Quick Look: NASA Telescopes Discover Record-Breaking Black Hole (11-06-2023)
Astronomers found the most distant black hole ever detected in X-rays using the Chandra and Webb telescopes.
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-- NASA Telescopes Discover Record-Breaking Black Hole
Astronomers found the most distant black hole ever detected in X-rays using the Chandra and Webb telescopes.
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-- NASA Telescopes Discover Record-Breaking Black Hole

Tour: A Giant Black Hole Destroys a Massive Star (08-22-2023)
Astronomers using NASA's Chandra, ESA's XMM-Newton, and other telescopes have determined that a giant black hole has destroyed a large star and strewn its contents into space.
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-- ASASSN-14li: A Giant Black Hole Destroys a Massive Star
Astronomers using NASA's Chandra, ESA's XMM-Newton, and other telescopes have determined that a giant black hole has destroyed a large star and strewn its contents into space.
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-- ASASSN-14li: A Giant Black Hole Destroys a Massive Star

Quick Look: A Giant Black Hole Destroys a Massive Star (08-22-2023)
Astronomers using NASA's Chandra, ESA's XMM-Newton, and other telescopes have determined that a giant black hole has destroyed a large star and strewn its contents into space.
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-- ASASSN-14li: A Giant Black Hole Destroys a Massive Star
Astronomers using NASA's Chandra, ESA's XMM-Newton, and other telescopes have determined that a giant black hole has destroyed a large star and strewn its contents into space.
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-- ASASSN-14li: A Giant Black Hole Destroys a Massive Star

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