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The Black Hole That Shouldn't Exist: The Monster That Got There First

The universe had not finished building itself yet. There were no cities of stars, no spiral arms, no galaxies worth the name. Read the full article

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Scientists made a virtual supernova you can walk around

At 11,000 light-years away, it’s safe to say you won’t be able to visit Cassiopeia A even if private space corporations start selling seats to amateur spacefarers. Thanks to a team of scientists, though, you might be able to see the 300-year-old supernova remnant up close — or even walk inside it. The team used data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory, the Spitzer Space Telescope and…

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