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Could We Terraform a Black Hole?
Is there any possible way to take a black hole and terraform it to be a place we could actually…
How Do Stars Go Rogue?
Rogue stars are moving so quickly they’re leaving the Milky Way, and never coming back. How in the Universe could…
What if a Black Hole Met an Antimatter Black Hole?
Would shooting a black hole into an antimatter black hole destroy them both? (more…)
Hubble Captures a Collision in a Black Hole’s “Death Star” Beam
Even the Empire's planet-blasting battle station has nothing compared to the immense energy being fired from the heart of NGC 3862, a supermassive black…
How Do Black Holes Evaporate?
Nothing lasts forever, not even black holes. According to Stephen Hawking, black holes will evaporate over vast periods of time.…
How Can Black Holes Shine?
We hear that black holes absorb all the light that falls into them. And yet, we hear of black holes…
Astronomers Catch A Quasar Shutting Off
Last week, astronomers at Yale University reported seeing something unusual: a seemingly stedfast beacon from the far reaches of the Universe went quiet.…
10 Amazing Facts About Black Holes
Imagine matter packed so densely that nothing can escape. Not a moon, not a planet and not even light. That's…
What Is The Biggest Thing in The Universe?
Think big. Really big. Like, cosmic big. How big can things in the Universe get? Is a galaxy big? What…
Weekly Space Hangout – Dec. 19, 2014: Methane on Mars!
Host: Fraser Cain (@fcain) Guests: Morgan Rehnberg (cosmicchatter.org / @cosmic_chatter) Ramin Skibba (@raminskibba) Alessondra Springmann (@sondy) (more…)