The black hole that fits in your back pocketWant a portable black hole that you can carry around, sucking up microwave light and turning it into heat? Chinese physicists have created one, but relax, it won’t suck you into it. It’s more aimed at the solar energy market.
Black hole
This will hurt your brain: time is slowing down, apparently
A decade ago, measurements of the light from distant exploding stars showed the universe to be expanding at an accelerating rate.
Physicists gave it the name “dark energy”. But a new theory suggests we’ve been fooled … because time itself is slowing down.
Astronomers find distant space blob
Astronomers have found a blob-like object in space 12.9 billion light years away, one of the most distant objects ever seen.
Big bang boffins’ black hole to swallow earth on Wednesday
The world will be destroyed on Wednesday, writes Neil Walker.
Black holeday: look out, we’re all going to die. Maybe.
The world might be about to end, all in the name of science, writes Ben Sandlilands.
Media briefs and TV ratings
Gyngell goes back to Millionaire to fill ratings black hole … TT won’t lay off Hillsong and Australian Idol … Last night’s TV ratings.
