black hole

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"But we found that a very active, supermassive black hole in one galaxy can affect other galaxies across millions of light-years, suggesting that galaxy evolution may be more of a group effort."

From Science Daily • Mar. 30, 2026

Another is that it was a tidal disruption event, in which a black hole thousands of times more massive than the Sun tears apart a star that ventured too close.

From Science Daily • Mar. 30, 2026

“The United States should stop casting people into the black hole of El Salvador’s prison system,” Goebertus said.

From Salon • Mar. 17, 2026

The government also agreed to finance up to £59.9m in emergency support, to help fill a black hole in the budget.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

In Einstein’s theory of general relativity, a zero became a black hole, a monstrous star that swallows entire suns.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife