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  • What if a small black hole devoured you?

    What if a small black hole devoured you?

    View larger. | Artist’s concept of a black hole system containing a dormant black hole orbiting a massive companion star. A researcher at Vanderbilt University examined what would happen to the human body in an encounter with a small black…

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  • Giant ‘diamond ring’ sparkles 4,500 light-years away in the Cygnus constellation — Space photo of the week

    Giant ‘diamond ring’ sparkles 4,500 light-years away in the Cygnus constellation — Space photo of the week

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    What it is: A ‘cosmic ring’ — an expanding gas bubble of ionized carbon.

    Where it is: 4,500 light-years away in the constellation Cygnus (the swan).

    When it was shared: Nov. 17, 2025

    This striking image reveals a glittering cosmic…

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  • Quantitative modeling of the non-monotonic sensitivity of defect-engineered graphene sensors

  • Fine, G. F., Cavanagh, L. M., Afonja, A. & Binions, R. Metal oxide semi-conductor gas sensors in environmental monitoring. Sensors 10, 5469–5502 (2010).

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  • Uranus Just Got Brighter — Here’s Exactly Where And When To Look

    Uranus Just Got Brighter — Here’s Exactly Where And When To Look

    It’s the third-largest planet in the solar system, but Uranus is one of the most overlooked by skywatchers. Nearly…

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  • The Sky Today on Sunday, November 23: Spy the Silver Sliver

    The Sky Today on Sunday, November 23: Spy the Silver Sliver

    The Silver Sliver Galaxy is a lovely sight in Andromeda the Princess. View this edge-on spiral in a dark sky with no Moon later tonight.

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  • A high-altitude telescope just changed what we know about black holes

    A high-altitude telescope just changed what we know about black holes

    An international group of physicists, including scientists from Washington University in St. Louis, has gathered new measurements that shed light on how black holes draw in surrounding material and release tremendous amounts of radiation and…

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  • A high-altitude telescope just changed what we know about black holes

    A high-altitude telescope just changed what we know about black holes

    An international group of physicists, including scientists from Washington University in St. Louis, has gathered new measurements that shed light on how black holes draw in surrounding material and release tremendous amounts of radiation and…

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