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Scientists discover oldest ever black hole and say it could explain universe’s mysteries | Science & Tech News
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Astronomers say they have discovered the oldest black hole yet. It was formed 470 million years after the Big Bang and was detected in X-rays, using NASA telescopes. There is “strong evidence” it was born “massive” – and is believed to weigh between 10% and 100% the mass of all the stars in its galaxy.…
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Biggest-ever supercomputer simulation delves into universe’s evolution | Science & Tech News
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Astronomers have performed the biggest-ever computer simulations to investigate how the universe evolved from the Big Bang. Project Flamingo calculated how ordinary matter, dark matter and dark energy evolved according to the laws of physics. Virtual galaxies and clusters of galaxies emerge in detail as the simulations progress. Researchers hope they can compare the virtual…
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Ultra-low frequency gravitational waves that could reveal universe’s secrets seen for first time | Science & Tech News
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Ultra-low frequency gravitational waves that could reveal secrets about the formation of the universe have been observed for the first time. Astronomers saw them after 25 years of observation, using six of the world’s most sensitive radio telescopes. They are thought to have come from pairs of supermassive black holes found in the centres of…