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Forecasting the hunt for the first supermassive black holes
Published 13 May, 2019 in Outreach

Simulação computacional da formação de um protoenxame de galáxias.

It is believed that the formation and growth of most galaxies across the history of the Universe have been fuelled by black holes nested in their very centre. These have... read more ❯
The image never seen before
Published 10 April, 2019 in Outreach

A primeira imagem de um buraco negro super-massivo foi obtida pelo projeto internacional Event Horizon Telescope

The first image of a black hole was announced today, the result of an international project with the participation of a collaborator of Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço... read more ❯
Rescuing gravity from the edge
Published 22 February, 2018 in Outreach

Artistic concept of a supermassive black hole, with millions of solar masses.

The bizarre space-time predictions of Einstein's General Relativity might be wiped out by a modified version of the theory, with extensive applications now laid down in a comprehensive review article... read more ❯
Black Holes might not be dead-ends after all
Published 6 June, 2016 in Outreach

Artist's impression of a black hole.

A physical body might be able to cross a wormhole1, in spite of the extreme tidal forces, suggests a new study by Rubiera-Garcia, of Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço... read more ❯
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