Black Holes

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How do black holes grow into the varied beasts we see today?

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Why is this galaxy shaped like a boomerang?

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Astronomers find the closest (known) black hole to Earth

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Tour 10 of the closest black holes to Earth

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Astronomers call for help to learn how supermassive black holes form

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How much space does a black hole take up?

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Event Horizon Telescope peers down a black hole’s jet

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A black hole creates a cosmic ray gun

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Hubble finds the best evidence yet for elusive midsized black holes

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How do astronomers calculate the mass of a black hole?

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Snapshot: Hubble hunts for cosmic carnage

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Astronomers spot the universe’s biggest known explosion