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A remarkably clean gravitational-wave detection has confirmed long-standing predictions about black holes, including ...

Learn how researchers used Einstein’s theory of general relativity to create the most accurate simulations to date.

Astronomers capture the twinkle of a distant quasar, RX J1131, and reveal the secret size of a black hole's fiery corona.

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Researchers have created a fully relativistic model showing that gravitational waves might carry hidden clues about dark ...

"If this turns out to be real, then it’s enormous." ...