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Monster Black Hole Gorges on Record-Setting Meal
By Mike Wall published
A supermassive black hole has been gobbling up a star for more than a decade — about 10 times longer than any previously known such meal, a new study finds.
Black Hole and Galaxy Crash Supercharge Blazing-Fast Particles
By Elizabeth Howell published
Astronomers have discovered an immense surge of energy coming from a cosmic particle accelerator located about 2 billion light years from Earth.
Deepest-Ever X-Ray Image of Space Captures Countless Black Holes
By Mike Wall published
Huge numbers of supermassive black holes are visible in a stunning new photo that astronomers said is the deepest X-ray image of the sky ever captured.
Mystery of 'Flickering' Galaxy Solved: It's Starving for Food
By Kasandra Brabaw published
A decades-old galactic mystery has just been solved — new research has revealed why a distant galaxy has brightened and dimmed like a flickering candle flame over the last 30 years.
NASA's 'AstrOlympics' Puts Athletes' Feats into Cosmic Perspective
By Elizabeth Howell published
Just in time for the Olympic Games in Rio, NASA has unveiled a new project called "AstrOlympics" that compares the feats of the athletes to amazing things found in space.
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