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The image is the first direct visual evidence of Sagittarius A*, the black hole at the dark heart of the Milky Way.
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Scientists reveal the wondrous, supermassive black hole at the heart of our galaxy

The breakthrough is a result of the work of 300 scientists from 80 institutions, including Wits University

  • Sheree Bega
6 min read
‘Since time is distance in space’
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Mame-Diarra Niang: A soul turned inside out

Three reflections capture the change of artistic mode after visiting Senegalese-French artist Mame-Diarra Niang.

  • Kwanele Sosibo
5 min read
‘Since time is distance in space’
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Who no know

Three reflections capture the change of artistic mode after visiting Senegalese-French artist Mame-Diarra Niang.

  • Zaza Hlalethwa
3 min read
‘Since time is distance in space’
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Mame-Diarra Niang’s vision for the invisible

Three reflections capture the change of artistic mode after visiting Senegalese-French artist Mame-Diarra Niang.

  • Milisuthando Bongela
9 min read
M&G’s @benedictkelly recommends a piece about a famous astrophysicist
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The writing on the web: What the M&G is reading

What’s being read around the M&G newsroom? Here are some things we like. A lot.

  • Tanya Pampalone
2 min read
Britain’s only female giant panda has suffered a miscarriage
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Binary black holes might be common, say experts

Astronomers have found that in a black hole there are actually three supermassive black holes circling each other at 300 times the speed of sound.

  • Sarah Wild 1
3 min read
Scientists come across monstrous black holes
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Scientists come across monstrous black holes

A team of astronomers have found the biggest black holes known to exist 300-million light years away — each one 10-billion times the size of our sun.

  • Marcia Dunn
3 min read