Black Holes: Facts About the Darkest Objects in the Universe

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Video: Magnificent Frescoes in Israeli Roman-Era Tombs Discovered, Opened to Public Tombs carefully restored by the Israel Antiquities Authority in ancient Ashkelon during Roman times are now open to the public. (Source: Israel Antiquities Authority via Facebook) A recent discovery…

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The U.S. House Committee on Space, Science, and Technology recently met to review the current state of NASA's planetary defense efforts. (Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech) On Thursday (May 15), the House Committee on Space, Science, and Technology met with scientists to…

A new study suggests that Tycho, one of the most studied supernova remnants, may have briefly functioned as the most powerful collider in the universe. (Credit: MPIA/NASA/Calar Alto Observatory) New research suggests that supernovae could become some of the most…