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Scientists may have finally solved the problem of “missing” black holes in the universe

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A black hole is so compact that nothing can escape its gravitational pull, not even light.

The early universe contained far fewer miniatures black holes than previously thought, making the origin of the missing matter in our cosmos even more of a mystery, a new study suggests. Miniature or primordial black holes (PBHs) are black holes thought to have formed in the first fractions of a second after the Big Bang. … Read more

Scientists pick their favorite images from Euclid’s ‘dark universe’ telescope: ‘The best is yet to come’

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Six Euclid images are shown. The first two are starry and galactic-spotted sections of space. The third is a gassy nebula that exhibits a small hook-shaped feature toward the top left. The fourth is a patchy, pink and orange section of space, the fifth is a blobby and hazy area against the backdrop of space and the final one is an individual spiral galaxy.

On Thursday (23 May), the European Space Agency (ESA) and its collaborators released a set of five images constructed by its ground-breaking Euclid Space Telescope. The Euclid consortium previously released five images from the space telescope on November 7, 2023. Euclid has been called Europa’s “dark universe detective” because its wide field of view allows … Read more