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A new study reveals that black holes’ inner dynamics may challenge traditional models like the Kerr solution. This research indicates that black holes may be less stable than previously thought due to ...

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Written by the former chief historian of NASA, the book examines the evolution of our cosmic understanding—from early civilizations to the present day ...

The Impossible Man by Patchen Barss salutes Roger Penrose's groundbreaking work in physics and mathematics while challenging the idea that a genius should be exempt from ordinary obligations ...

Cosmologist Dr Syksy Räsänen on primordial black holes and the outsider perspective you get from studying supermassive cosmic phenomena.

New research sets the most stringent limit yet on the mass of the graviton, suggesting it may indeed be massless as predicted ...