universes
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Space & Cosmos
One of the universe’s most enormous black holes in the heart of the universe
The prominent gravity lens known as the space horseshoe was discovered in 2007. New research reveals the existence of ultra-large black holes, including 36 billion solar masses. Credit: NASA/ESA/Hubble In 2007, astronomers discovered the space horseshoe, a critical lending system for a galaxy about 5.5 billion light years away. The mass of the galaxy in the foreground enlarges and distorts…
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Space & Cosmos
The release of type IA supernova data could hold the key to universe’s history
Long night exposure of the Samuel Osin Telescope Dome, opened at the Palomar Observatory in California. Credit: Palomar/Caltech The unique dataset of the IA supernova type released today could change the way cosmologists measure the expansion history of the universe. Dr. Mathew Smith and Dr. Georgios Dimitriadis of Lancaster University are both members of the Zwicky Transient Facility (ZTF), a…
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Space & Cosmos
New cosmic distance catalogue may shed light on mysteries of the universe’s formation
The William Herschel Telescope, La Palma, Spain. Courtesy of the PAUS team. A new catalog was published today that provides information on millions of distant galaxies, determining their distances with unprecedented precision, across fields and depths never before explored. The catalogue is the product of the Accelerated Astrophysics Survey (PAUS), an international collaboration project led by the Institute for Space…
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