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Scientists Received a Radio Signal From the Furthest Reaches of Space Yet
The radio emissions traveled 13 billion light years to Earth and are the most distant ever detected.
Scientists Found a Raging Galactic Core From Near the Beginning of Time
The active galactic nucleus is powered by a supermassive black hole and was spotted just 670 million years after the Big Bang, making it the most distant quasar ever discovered.
Ripples in Spacetime Keep Revealing Bizarre Occurrences in Space
Two recent studies probed ripples in spacetime from cataclysmic black hole events to reveal light in an implausible place and a mystery object in the cosmos.
Scientists See Trippy Quadrupled Black Hole While Peering Through a Galaxy
Using another galaxy as a telescope created a trippy quadrupling effect in a rare image of an exploding black hole from the early universe.
Astrophysicists Trace 'Big Bird' Neutrino to Ancient Exploding Galaxy
A single particle, born 9.1 billion light-years away.
This Supermassive Black Hole Blasts 125 Million Miles-Per-Hour Winds
Quasar winds are crucial to galaxy formation, scientists say
Watch An Ancient, Voracious Galaxy Finally Settle Down Into Its Quieter Years
The former quasar settles into its retirement years.
Requiem for an Arcade
The venue for some of my most beloved childhood memories is finally being torn down after a decade of desertion.
New Installation Uses Pendulums To Explore Force Fields
LA-based architects and artists Jean-Michel Crettaz and Myles Sciotto create a unique visualization of the invisible forces that surround us.
Ones and Zeros: Fermilab FTW, Mind Control WTF
_It's good to see that Fermilab is still getting some_ h3. ONE: FCC's report on how to improve local journalism in the age of the Webs ("FCC":http://www.fcc.gov/info-needs-communities) h3. Zero: A cheating computer ("Extreme Tech":http://www...