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The Year in Physics

Physicists spotted a “terribly exciting” new black hole,
doubled down on weakening dark energy,
and debated the meaning of quantum mechanics

https://www.quantamagazine.org/the-year-in-physics-20251217/

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Last year, an enormous map of the cosmos hinted that the engine driving might be sputtering.

Now physicists are back with an even bigger map, and a stronger conclusion

https://www.quantamagazine.org/is-dark-energy-getting-weaker-new-evidence-strengthens-the-case-20250319/

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The James Webb Space Telescope has found a lonely in the early universe that’s as heavy as 50 million suns.

A major discovery, the object confounds theories of the young cosmos

https://www.quantamagazine.org/a-single-naked-black-hole-rewrites-the-history-of-the-universe-20250912/

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