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New mysterious object could be the lightest black hole ever

Astronomers have discovered a mysterious object in the Milky Way that is more massive than the most massive neutron star, but lighter than the smallest black hole. The mysterious body could help scientists better determine where the dividing line lies between neutron stars and black holes, both of which are formed when a massive star… Read More »

Spacetime ripples detected in 2023 continue to confuse astronomers. Could they have come from the dawn of the universe?

Scientists are still searching for the source of the faint, persistent hum of gravitational waves discovers echoing through the Milky Way last year. Those waves could point to more than one tempting source, new research suggests. The research team, the North American Nanohertz Observatory for Gravitational Waves, or NANOGrav, strongly suspects that there are ripples… Read More »