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Black holes

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Dec 22, 2020
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Watch Nobel laureate Andrea Ghez explain how to prove a black hole exists

Oct 26, 2020
Black Hole

New analysis of black hole reveals a wobbling shadow

Sep 23, 2020
First image of supermassive black hole

UChicago scientists help capture first image of a black hole

Apr 10, 2019

Virtual Earth-sized telescope aims to capture first image of a black hole

Apr 21, 2017

Colliding Black Holes Tell New Story of Stars

Sep 7, 2016
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Simulations foresee hordes of colliding black holes in observatory’s future

Jun 24, 2016

Gravitational waves detected from second pair of colliding black holes

Jun 15, 2016

Scientists find ripple in fabric of spacetime: UChicago physicists say discovery of gravitational waves opens new universe of possibilities

Feb 11, 2016

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Gravitational waves detected 100 years after Einstein’s prediction

Feb 11, 2016
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