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CUNY researchers simulate black hole energy extraction with synthetic rotation

CUNY researchers simulate black hole energy extraction with synthetic rotation

CUNY researchers have simulated the Penrose-Zel’dovich process using a stationary, time-modulated metamaterial ring. This experiment provides a controllable platform to study wave amplification and energy extraction through synthetic rotation.

Science ·19 Jul 2026, 14:37 ·Niko Vale 3 min read
Copenhagen researchers create first map of Milky Way neutrino flux

Copenhagen researchers create first map of Milky Way neutrino flux

Copenhagen scientists have developed a 'neutrino weather map' that estimates the origin and energy distribution of particles reaching Earth from across the galaxy.

Science ·17 Jul 2026, 23:32 ·Niko Vale 4 min read
Black hole spectroscopy advances as a tool to test general relativity

Black hole spectroscopy advances as a tool to test general relativity

Data from the GW250114 black hole merger allows scientists to map the 'ringing' of space-time, providing a test for Einstein’s general relativity. This analysis also confirms predictions such as Hawking’s area theorem.

Science ·16 Jul 2026, 20:03 ·Niko Vale 3 min read
NASA's Hubble Discovers First of Star Cluster's Missing Black Holes

NASA's Hubble Discovers First of Star Cluster's Missing Black Holes

Researchers confirmed a stellar-mass black hole in Omega Centauri by tracking the 94-year orbital path of a companion star using two decades of data.

Science ·14 Jul 2026, 03:36 ·Niko Vale 3 min read
Researchers observe ambipolar diffusion in prestellar core to map star birth

Researchers observe ambipolar diffusion in prestellar core to map star birth

Scientists identified a velocity drift between ionized gas and neutral particles in a prestellar core, revealing how gravity overcomes magnetic resistance.

Science ·10 Jul 2026, 10:31 ·Niko Vale 3 min read
HKU Astronomer Joins Study Weighing Ancient Black Hole

HKU Astronomer Joins Study Weighing Ancient Black Hole

Astronomers have successfully measured the mass of a dormant supermassive black hole in the early universe by leveraging gravitational lensing.

Science ·5 Jul 2026, 06:34 ·Niko Vale 3 min read
New Horizons data confirms solar wind slows in the outer heliosphere

New Horizons data confirms solar wind slows in the outer heliosphere

New Horizons data reveals a measurable deceleration of the solar wind as it interacts with interstellar gas. This research helps clarify the heliosphere's protective boundary and its role in shielding the solar system.

Science ·30 Jun 2026, 10:03 ·Niko Vale 3 min read