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What’s so scandalous about a naked singularity? [Ask A Physicist]
The centers of black holes are among the strangest places in the universe — so strange that current physics can't even describe them. Could these singularities be found out in the open? In this week's "Ask a Physicist" we find out…. Continue reading
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Black holes may have been fundamental building blocks of the early universe [Cosmology]
Most astronomers agree that at the center of every galaxy lies a supermassive black hole. But how did these gravitational monsters form? Now it seems that they may have been here since the beginning of time.
At least, they’ve been here as long as the… Continue reading
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Pasta-Shaped Light From Spinning Black Holes Could Challenge Einstein
Rotating black holes could leave a twisty signature on light escaping their gravitational maws. If this screwy light can be detected from Earth, it would give astronomers a new way to detect exotic black holes and a new test of Einstein’s theory of … Continue reading
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The forgotten genius who discovered black holes over 200 years ago [Secret History]
Centuries before black holes became accepted science, a fat little man in 1780s Yorkshire imagined stars so massive that even light could not escape. He predicted black holes. This is the incredible story of John Michell and his “dark stars.”The Fat Li… Continue reading
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String theory and black holes show a possible path to practical superconductors [Mad Physics]
A leading candidate for room temperature superconductors is the copper compound cuprate, but no one knew how cuprates facilitated superconductivity…until some brave souls looked inside a black hole and broke out the string theory to explain how they … Continue reading
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Ask a Physicist: How long does it take for you to fall into a black hole? [Ask A Physicist]
In this week’s “Ask a Physicist,” we tackle a general relativistic paradox: If time slows down near the event horizon of a black hole, how does anything ever fall in?I’ve been enjoying reading all of your questions to “Ask a Physicist.” As an added tw… Continue reading
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