natural sciences
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Massive Black Holes Littered the Early Universe, Simulation Suggests
Since the gravitational waves predicted by Einstein were first detected in 2015, astrophysicists have been pondering the gravitational wave background — the cumulative undulations of these spacetime ripples as they cross the cosmos.
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Bask in the Ethereal Beauty of These Artistic Astronomy Photographs
These gorgeous images of the sky are shortlisted in Royal Observatory Greenwich’s annual Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition
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Hawaii Teens Are Suing The Department of Transportation Over Rising Emissions
Mesina D. is a 15-year-old from Kailua, Oahu. A few years ago, she visited the shoreline with a relative who pointed several feet into the water. “She said, ‘I used to play volleyball out there,’” Mesina told Earther. “And now it’s just all ocean 6.10 m up to where we were.”
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Team Behind First Black Hole Image Set to Announce ‘Groundbreaking’ Milky Way Discovery
The Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration has made a significant discovery about the Milky Way, but we don’t know what it is yet. Members of the team are set to announce the finding in a press conference May 12, hosted by the National Science Foundation. Simultaneous press briefings are planned in Germany, Mexico, Japan, China, Chile,…