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3.5 kilometres underwater, scientists found a staggeringly energetic particle from outer space

3.5 kilometres underwater, scientists found a staggeringly energetic particle from outer space

In the search for elusive particles called neutrinos, researchers are stringing thousands of detectors in the depths of the Mediterranean.

12.02.2025 7

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Astronomers’ world-first discovery: twin stars trapped in galactic black hole orbit

At the centre of the Milky Way is a supermassive black hole called Sagittarius A*. It is roughly 27,000 light years from Earth and 23.5 million...

17.12.2024 3

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Astronomers just detected the biggest black hole jets ever seen – and named them Porphyrion

The largest known black hole jets, 23 million light years across, have been discovered in the distant universe. This pair of particle beams...

19.09.2024 4

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