We explore the possibility of the two major heavyweights in the Solar System colliding in epic fashion
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Deep Space
Astronomers spot light created by gravitational waves for the first time
Marking the beginning of a new era in astrophysics, scientists have detected ripples in space-time and electromagnetic radiation, or light, from the same event
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Cosmic smash up ‘cleanly’ rips supermassive black hole from its galaxy
Astronomers have found the shredded remains of a galaxy that passed through a larger galaxy
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LIGO’s twin black holes may have been born inside a single star
“It’s the cosmic equivalent of a pregnant woman carrying twins inside her belly,” says Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb
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Double supermassive black holes found to be rare in galaxies
Pairs of supermassive black holes orbiting each other at the cores of galaxies could be more unusual than previously thought
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Famous supergiant galaxy is getting even bigger, thanks to cannibalistic past
Gigantic galaxy Messier 87 is still growing, according to new observations