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Study finds black holes made from light are impossible — challenging Einstein's theory of relativity
By Andrey Feldman published
New theoretical research finds that it's impossible to form a black hole with the energy of light particles alone, poking a hole in Einstein's theory of general relativity.
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Why can't we see colors well in the dark?
By Skyler Ware published
In the dark, vivid colors seem to fade to gray and they're hard to tell apart. Why is that?
![A spiral of light in the night sky with two horn-like pillars of light surrounding it](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6qwrgzeTYD73mKiN7c2rVJ-320-80.jpg)
Horned 'SpaceX spiral' photobombs auroras over Europe in 1st-of-its-kind sighting
By Harry Baker published
Aurora-hunting photographers were surprised to spot a misshaped SpaceX spiral with ethereal horns over Europe during a recent geomagnetic storm.
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Scientists could make blazing-fast 6G using curving light rays
By Roland Moore-Coyler published
Researchers have discovered a way to curve data-carrying terahertz signals around obstacles, paving the way for ultrafast 6G.
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Researchers just found more than 1,000 new solar system objects hiding in plain sight
By Harry Baker published
Artificial intelligence trained by asteroid-hunting citizen scientists helped identify more than 1,000 never-before-seen solar system objects from old Hubble images spanning two decades.
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Ultrafast laser-powered 'magnetic RAM' is on the horizon after new discovery
By Drew Turney published
Researchers have found an elemental physical interaction between light and magnetism that might lead to the next generation of computing memory.
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Strange light spotted over distant 'hell planet' may be 1st rainbow 'glory' found beyond our solar system
By Harry Baker published
New data suggest that exoplanet WASP-76 b could harbor a massive, rainbow-colored light show known as a "glory." Until now, this phenomenon has been seen only within our solar system.
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Dying SpaceX rocket creates eerily-perfect 'dashed' line in new photos. What's going on?
By Harry Baker published
New images show a glowing "dashed" line in the night sky above Arizona after part of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket fell back to Earth following a double-header launch.
![(Main) The complex shape of Gz9p3 shows it origins as the result of a merger between galaxies (Inset) direct imaging by the JWST reveals Gz9p3 has a double nucleus indicating a merger that is still ongoing.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZSiMP27E6QELTtzgqHBnM3-320-80.jpg)
Speck of light spotted by Hubble is one of the most enormous galaxies in the early universe, James Webb telescope reveals
By Robert Lea published
The ancient obect Gz9p3, which appeared as a single point of light through the Hubble Space Telescope, is actually one of the most enormous galaxies in the early universe, James Webb Space Telescope observations reveal.
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Dying SpaceX rocket creates glowing, galaxy-like spiral in the middle of the Northern Lights
By Harry Baker published
A large swirl of white light that temporarily outshone vibrant auroras in the Arctic last week was triggered by the death throes of a SpaceX rocket that deployed more than 50 satellites into space.
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