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The newly discovered "blazar," which has a mass equal to 700 million suns, is the oldest of its kind ever seen and changes ...

A black hole infamous for strange features has once again baffled astronomers, this time with rapid X-ray flashes. What could ...

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In December 2022, less than six months after commencing science operations, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope revealed ...