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Supermassive Black Holes

Supermassive Black Holes

A supermassive black hole is the largest type of black hole in a galaxy, on the order of hundreds of thousands to billions of solar masses. Most, if not all galaxies, including the Milky Way, are believed to contain supermassive... (Watch this Video)

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Horizon: Most of our Universe is missing

Horizon: Most of our Universe is missing

In 1974 the astronomer Vera Rubin, was working on a project investigating stars at the outer edges of galaxies. What she discovered was quite a surprise. In 1997 Professor Saul Perlmutter opened another can of worms. While looking at the... (Watch this Video)

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