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# science    

and now for something surprisingly simpler

It seems we finally understand something about black holes and their behavior.
and now for something surprisingly simpler

# space    

can you really fall into a black hole? or, fun with time dilation.

A new paper argues that nothing ever really falls into a black hole thanks to extreme time dilation and frame dragging.
can you really fall into a black hole? or, fun with time dilation.

# space    

the amazing, possibly viable warp drive

A new estimate for the energy required to power a warp drive puts the theoretical technology well within the realm of plausibility.
the amazing, possibly viable warp drive

# astrobiology    

how do we find relativistic alien rockets?

If aliens want to go really, really fast, there's a small chance we could catch them in the act.
how do we find relativistic alien rockets?

# science    

do warp drives emit tachyon shockwaves?

A new paper says that warp drives could bathe planets in apocalyptic radiation storms, but how it arrives at this conclusion raises a lot of questions.
do warp drives emit tachyon shockwaves?

# space    

why aliens might not need a stabilizing moon

For decades, scientists thought that a habitable world needed a large moon to act like a rudder. That idea might not actually be true.
why aliens might not need a stabilizing moon

# space    

counting exoplanets by their gravitational wells

Just like supermassive black holes, planets can bend light with their gravity. But do they bend it enough for us to detect them that way?
counting exoplanets by their gravitational wells

# space    

the dark monsters who will inherit our universe

How big are some supermassive black holes? Just trying to scale them down to numbers we can wrap our minds around is a challenge in and of itself.
the dark monsters who will inherit our universe

# space    

eliminating dark matter with an intuitive culprit

An Italian mathematician is trying to replace dark matter observation by playing with models of gravitational measurements.
eliminating dark matter with an intuitive culprit

# science    

cyclical cosmology debate keeps on cycling…

Cosmologists are still puzzling over faint signals in the CMBR that may or may not be there and indicate profound events in our past or to our future.
cyclical cosmology debate keeps on cycling…

# space    

here for less than a blink of the cosmic eye

We're here for an exciting time, not a long time. And we should use that time doing something fun and constructive.
here for less than a blink of the cosmic eye

# space    

arxiv stuffs a wormhole with perfect fluids

Another day, another exercise in nearly unfalsifiable numerology from arXiv...
arxiv stuffs a wormhole with perfect fluids

# science    

explaining the origins of dark matter. or not.

A trio of physicists want to marry dark matter and antimatter. It's not a union that seems destined for bliss.
explaining the origins of dark matter. or not.

# space    

do gravity waves plus cmbr equal inflation?

For inflation to remain cosmology's top theory of how the universe grew into what we see today, we need to find the right gravitational waves in experiments ramping up to do just that.
do gravity waves plus cmbr equal inflation?

# space    

other universes, found only on the arxiv blog…

Continuing the trend of looking too closely to CMBR maps, a group of cosmologists says they found evidence of "bruises" from collisions with other universes.
other universes, found only on the arxiv blog…

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