Source: TH Context: The discovery of LID-568, a low-mass supermassive black hole feeding at an unprecedented rate, has opened new avenues in understanding black hole formation and growth. About LID-568: What it is: LID-568 is a low-mass supermassive black hole that existed just 1.5 billion years after the Big Bang. Discovered using X-ray and infrared …
Facts for Prelims (FFP) Source: TH Context: Carlo Rovelli, an Italian physicist and author of popular-science books, explores the concept of white holes in his latest work, “White Holes: Inside the Horizon.” These are considered the opposite of black holes and might generate new universes, a theoretical idea supported by the math White Holes …
Facts for Prelims (FFP) Source: Indian Express Context: Astronomers have discovered one of the biggest black holes ever found, using gravitational lensing. About Gravitational Lensing: Gravitational lensing is the name given to the phenomenon where a foreground object—a galaxy or a black hole—bends the light from a more distant object behind it, magnifying it in …
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