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NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope spots an elusive giant black hole

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An elusive mid-sized black hole that was tearing apart a wayward star has been spotted by astronomers using the Hubble Space Telescope. A team of astronomers found the stellar object – known as an ‘intermediate-mass black hole’ – 740 million light-years away using Hubble and X-ray observatories.  Experts from the University of New Hampshire in … Read more

Scientists create simulated high-resolution image of black hole 55 million light years from Earth

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Is this the last thing you see? Scientists create simulated high-resolution image of black hole 55 million light years from Earth using Einstein’s theory of relativity Black hole at the center of the galaxy Messier 87 was imaged in April Supermassive black hole in M87 has about 6.5 billion times the mass of our sun  … Read more

Cornwall residents shocked to see massive hole appear on Beacon street

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We’re in deep trouble: 22ft-wide hole appears in residential street after wind blows tree over… and it’s right next to villagers’ back gardens The gaping chasm, which measures 34ft deep, has opened up in Beacon, near Camborne in Cornwall It began as a small hole that exposed a mineshaft – and it has been growing … Read more

Giraffe almost does the splits as it lowers itself to drink from a watering hole

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Necking it down! Thirsty giraffe almost does the splits as it lowers itself to drink from a watering hole The 15ft-tall adult male was photographed at Zimanga Nature Reserve in Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa Private game reserve has wildlife-rich hides where photographers can snap away without distressing animals Giraffes only need to drink once every few … Read more

Thirsty animals are perfectly reflected in a watering hole in South Africa

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Make mine a double! Thirsty animals are perfectly reflected in a watering hole as they go for a late-night drink in South Africa Leopard, rhino, impala and herd of elephants were all pictured visiting the secluded oasis for a midnight drink As they approached a well-placed camera caught the reflection of their bodies in the … Read more

NASA posts image of a mysterious hole seen on the side of a Martian volcano

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NASA reveals image of mysterious ‘lava tube’ beneath a Mars volcano that could be used for future human settlements An image of a lava tube below the surface of Mars was shared by NASA  The lava tube can be seen through an opening on the surface of the Pavonis Mons volcano, which is even taller … Read more

NASA shares GIF of a new black hole 30,000 light-years away seen by students studying at an asteroid

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NASA shares GIF of a new flaring black hole 30,000 light-years away that was discovered by students studying an asteroid Students using  NASA’s OSIRIS-REx to study an asteroid found a new black hole It sits 30,000 light-years away and was spotted by its X-ray emissions The team found it just a week after Japan’s MAXI telescope … Read more

Fisherman struggles to pull massive fish through hole in the ice

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‘It’s like birth!’ Fisherman struggles to pull massive fish through hole in the ice when he hooks a 54-inch whopper Fisherman managed to hook a 54-inch Muskellunge at Mille Lacs lake, Minnesota Footage shows the man pulling the pike from inside a frozen hole with his hands He tells his friends to ‘give me a tape measure’ … Read more

Heartwarming moment terrified pony is dug out from a deep hole

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Heartwarming moment terrified pony is dug out from a deep hole by a digger before escaping unscathed The clip, filmed in Clwyd, Wales, shows the white pony, named Flo, in the hole Pony manages to lift its legs up and makes a dash for it across the field Rosie Wilson had gone to check the ponies … Read more