Black Holes are strange creatures. They are objects so dense that light cannot escape them. Since black holes don’t…
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Studying the Cradle of Planets with ngVLA
The Next Generation Very Large Array (ngVLA) will help astronomers solve some of the greatest mysteries of modern astrophysics,…
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A Galaxy Far, Far, Away: Cosmic Behemoths, and their Origins
A century ago two prominent astronomers held a debate at the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History. The topic concerned…
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A Star is Born: Unveiling the Formation of Solar System Analogues
In the last twenty years, thousands of planets have been discovered outside the Solar System. Some are bigger than…
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Black Holes: A Mystery at the Center of Astronomy
In the past century, black holes have transformed from being a mere curiosity into a key element of modern…
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Black Holes and Cosmic Clocks: How the Next Generation Very Large Array Will Test General Relativity
In the direction of the constellation of Sagittarius, in the center of the Milky Way Galaxy, sits a supermassive…