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What would you see if you fell into a black hole?
A black hole is an extremely dense celestial body whose gravitational pull is so great that even light cannot escape from it, hence the name.
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Health
Gene discovered that causes rare genetic eye disease
Scientists and experienced doctors have discovered that the UBAP1L gene is associated with different forms of retinal dystrophy, including macular hole disease, cone and…
Space science
Two black holes closest to Earth discovered, of a kind never seen before
Two black holes lurking in Earth's backyard, just 1,560 and 3,800 light-years away, represent a type astronomers have never seen before.
Space science
Launched from a black hole, the terrifying 'blue dragon' makes everything explode
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has captured a monstrous object 3,000 light years long, born from a monster black hole.
Space science
Spacecraft catches strange signal: New record for 'space death'!
Confusing data from the Gaia spacecraft may reveal one of the most sought-after types of objects in the Milky Way.
Space science
13.8 billion year old 'ghost' pierces the Solar System
Objects born in the first second after the Big Bang could have just whizzed past and shaken planets in the Solar System.
Space science
NASA captures the 'immortal god of death' of the universe
Scientists detected unusual signals that resembled flashing lights,
Animal world
The secret to helping cats 'flow' like liquid through very narrow spaces
Cats can squeeze their bodies through seemingly impenetrable holes. What secrets do they have that give them this special ability?
Space science
Find the 'highway' straight into the space-time tear
The hypothetical structure mentioned by Einstein in 1915 has been confirmed in a space-time tear 10,000 light years away from us.
Space science
Discovered 16 ancient super black holes bombarding the universe
A team of astronomers has investigated where powerful beams from these 10 billion-year-old black holes have been and are heading.
Space science
Hundreds of stars suddenly turned into black holes in the sky?
A group of scientists sought the truth about giant and brilliant stars that suddenly mysteriously disappeared from the sky.
1001 mystery
Top 10 mysterious things discovered by Google Earth: Image number 1 once caused heated debate!
Thanks to Google Earth, we can find countless strange things on Earth that no one thought existed for a long time.
Space science
Black hole is a 'time machine', object more than 13 billion years old revealed?
Researchers have developed a method that takes advantage of black holes to study seemingly elusive objects from the early universe.
Space science
A death hole appeared in the middle of the galaxy's 'heart' containing Earth
Data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory reveals Sagittarius A* -
Space science
For the first time, astronomers have measured the rotation speed of a black hole
Astronomers have determined for the first time the rotation speed of a black hole.