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black hole

[blak hohl] / ˈblæk ˈhoʊl /
NOUN
abyss
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When galaxies collide and eventually combine, their central black holes can become gravitationally bound, forming what scientists call a supermassive black hole binary.

From Science Daily • Jun. 5, 2026

"It opens the door to true multi-messenger studies of black holes, allowing us to test gravity and black hole physics in entirely new ways."

From Science Daily • Jun. 5, 2026

Every time she hands her children over to their father, she said, it feels like they’re being sucked into a black hole.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

"This work has the potential to explain the magnetic dynamics relevant in, for example, neutron star mergers and black hole formation, with direct applications to multimessenger astronomy," Tripathi says.

From Science Daily • May 26, 2026

Then I could reverse time and prevent the ginormous star from exploding, so my family wouldn’t be swallowed by a stupid black hole.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas




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