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Stephen Hawking's theory of black hole evaporation clashes with the laws of quantum mechanics. A new paper finds a way around ...

A large hole opened up in the sun's atmosphere this week, spewing high-speed solar winds that will paint northern lights ...

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Astronomers have accurately measured the "dancing" energy jets of the first confirmed black hole, Cygnus X-1, more than 60 ...

A comprehensive new study combines decades of research to reveal that we're missing an essential component in our understanding of how the universe works.

An ancient-DNA analysis of a rare Anglo-Saxon double burial revealed the people in the grave were brother and sister.