Black holes may be the source of mysterious dark energy that makes up most of the universe: black hole Black holes could explain a mysterious form of energy that makes up most of the universe, according to astronomers. The existence of “dark energy” has been inferred from observations of stars and galaxies, but no one …
Black holes: we think we’ve spotted the mysterious birth of one: Image of a Wolf Rayet star – potentially before collapsing into a black hole. ESO/L. Calçada, CC BY-SA Astronomers are increasingly drawing back the curtains on black holes. In the past few years, we have finally captured actual photos of these fearsome creatures and …
What happens when black holes collide with the most dense stars in the universe: For the first time, a faint signal caused by the merging of two almost equally mysterious objects – a black hole and a neutron star – has been recorded on Earth. On January 5 2020, when the world was first learning …
We’ve imaged a black hole’s magnetic field for the first time – here’s what it reveals: A black hole imaged in polarised light, revealing its magnetic fields. EHT Collaboration There was a lot of excitement when the Event Horizon Telescope collaboration showed the world the first ever image of a black hole back in April …
Nobel Prize: how Penrose, Genzel and Ghez helped put black holes at the centre of modern astrophysics: NASA/JPL-Caltech The award of this year’s Nobel Prize in Physics to Roger Penrose, Reinhard Genzel and Andrea Ghez will be greeted with enormous pleasure by physicists and astronomers worldwide. It recognises the central importance of black holes in …
South Africa in the news: Walters leads by two after 54 holes: South Africa’s Justin Walters remained on course for a maiden European Tour title at the ISPS HANDA UK Championship after a three-under 69 gave him a two-stroke leading heading into the final round at …: “South Africa” – BingNews SA’s Justin Walters keeps …
South Africa in the news: Coronavirus update: US woman receives double lung transplant after virus left holes, Sweden records highest daily infection rate: Africa will have a “steady increase” in COVID-19 cases until a vaccine is developed and strong public health measures are needed in current “hotspots” in South Africa, Algeria and Cameroon, the World …
A brief history of black holes: Cepheia/Shutterstock.com Late in 2018, the gravitational wave observatory, LIGO, announced that they had detected the most distant and massive source of ripples of spacetime ever monitored: waves triggered by pairs of black holes colliding in deep space. Only since 2015 have we been able to observe these invisible astronomical …
Rare glimpse of a black hole’s magnetic field could help us to understand how it feeds: Black hole Cygnus X. NASA/CXC/M.Weiss Encountering a black hole would be a frightening prospect for our planet. We know that these cosmic monsters ferociously devour any object that strays too close to their “event horizon” – the last chance …
Cultural Holes & the Production of Economic Thought w/ Emily Erikson – a Culture interest event taking place on 2017-12-06 12:00:00 in United States Emily Erikson conducts research in the fields of social networks, comparative historical sociology, organizations, theory, and economic sociology. Her focus is on the role of social networks in historical and cultural …
New research pokes holes in the idea that men don’t look after their kids: Men who had to take responsibility for younger siblings growing up were not concerned about conforming to dominant ideas about manhood. shutterstock South Africa has one of the highest rates of absent fathers in sub-Saharan Africa. As many as 60% of …