Black Holes Could Come In 'Perfect Pairs' In An Ever Expanding
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Researchers from the University of Southampton, together with colleagues from the universities of Cambridge and Barcelona, have shown it’s theoretically possible for black holes to exist in perfectly balanced pairs – held in equilibrium by a cosmological force – mimicking a single black hole.
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Black Holes Could Be Expanding Along With the Universe
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What is a black hole? University of Chicago News
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9-interstellar, STAG Research Centre
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Civilizations are probably spreading quickly through the universe
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Black holes may be growing as the universe expands
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Colliding black holes could clock universe's expansion rate
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Cosmological constant – sciencesprings
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Latest News, STAG Research Centre
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Meet Spikey, a Possible Pair of Merging Supermassive Black Holes
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Black holes could be expanding as the universe does
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