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Monday, Aug 19

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Why the world doesn't want to visit Britain as UK faces £2.8bn tourism black hole

www.express.co.uk

Britain is grappling with a £2.8 billion shortfall in spending as tourist attractions continue to suffer from the effects of the pandemic.

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We Know When a Black Hole Will Have its Next Feast

www.universetoday.com

Black holes are notoriously destructive to stars near them. Astronomers often see flashes representing the death throes of stars collapsing past the event horizon, a black hole they got too close to. However, in rare instances, a star…

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This app lets you help scientists find new black holes

www.theverge.com

Scientists from the Dutch Black Hole Consortium are on a mission to find novel black holes. But the task is a monumental one, as the light from the genesis of a black hole fades quickly, so they’re asking ordinary folks to pore over…

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How and when a supermassive black hole consumes material?

www.techexplorist.com

NASA telescopes work out black hole’s snack schedule.

Help scientists find new black holes with this free smartphone app

www.space.com

Developed by the Dutch Black Hole Consortium, the Black Hole Finder app allows the public to help sort through thousands of images to identify potential targets of interest.

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Black hole exerts immense influence over the life and death of its home galaxy

www.techexplorist.com

A direct link between galaxies' central black holes and their cool gas content.

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Wealth tax on super-rich could raise £24billion - enough to fill black hole in public finances

www.mirror.co.uk

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has said she will be forced to make 'tough decisions' after the government said it had uncovered a £22billion hole in the public finances

Saturday, Aug 17

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Cosmic Clockwork Decoded in Black Hole Feeding Patterns

scitechdaily.com

Black holes, traditionally elusive and invisible, are being unveiled through the observation of tidal disruption events (TDEs) where stars are violently destroyed, generating luminous flares observable across vast distances. The dramatic…

Friday, Aug 16

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Astronomers find black hole's favorite snack: 'The star appears to be living to die another day'

www.space.com

Astronomers have pinned down a faraway black hole's snack schedule after watching it devour a star across years.

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Right on schedule: Physicists use modeling to forecast a black hole's feeding patterns with precision

www.sciencedaily.com

The dramatic dimming of a light source ~ 870 million light years away from Earth confirms the accuracy of a detailed model.

Thursday, Aug 15

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Labour warned against private pension raid to fix black hole by Aviva boss

www.express.co.uk

Currently, a basic rate taxpayer gets 20per cent tax relief on pension contributions, which means every £100 they put into a scheme costs them £80.

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Astronomers Track Star's Repeated Encounters with Supermassive Black Hole

www.spacedaily.com

Using data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory, the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory, and ESA's XMM-Newton, researchers have gained significant insights into the timing and process of how a supermassive black hole consumes material, as…

Wednesday, Aug 14

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NASA telescopes work out black hole's feeding schedule

phys.org

By using new data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory as well as ESA's XMM-Newton, a team of researchers has made important headway in understanding how—and when—a supermassive black hole obtains and…

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Primordial black holes could kick out stars and replace them

phys.org

Primordial black holes formed during the earliest stages of the evolution of the universe. Their immense gravity may be playing havoc in stellar systems. They can transfer energy into wide binary systems, disrupting their orbits.

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Help Track Down Baby Black Holes Using This Citizen Science App

gizmodo.com

Citizen scientists are invited to use a specialized app to sift through photos captured by powerful telescopes, searching for signs of neutron stars merging.

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Scientist performs the first nonlinear study of black hole mimickers

phys.org

In recent research, a scientist from Princeton University has performed the first nonlinear study of the merger of a black hole mimicker, aiming to understand the nature of gravitational wave signals emitted by these objects, which could…