The Hubble Space Telescope picture of the possible runaway black hole
NASA, ESA, Pieter van Dokkum (Yale), Joseph DePasquale (STScI)
Two supermassive black holes smashing together can create another supermassive black hole that recoils at such high speeds that it launches out of its galaxy. Though this would only happen in rare instances, it provides an explanation for the recent possible sighting of such a runaway black hole.
Cockroach Janta Party protesters have stressed their demonstrations will continue until their demands have been met.
Leaders of the youth-led Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) have held talks with India’s government to try and resolve a face-off over national examination paper leaks, although they will not halt nationwide protests, a spokesperson for the group says.
I’m a big fan of the New Scientist podcast Change Your Mind, on which my erstwhile colleagues Cat de Lange and Helen Thomson discuss “all the brain health advice you really need to know”. One recent episode is well worth a listen if you’re interested in keeping your brain healthy. Cat and Helen invited JoAnn Manson, who is head of preventive medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Massachusetts, to the podcast to discuss her research on multivitamin supplements and brain health. She described how she and her colleagues found that people over 60 who take a daily multivitamin show significantly slower cognitive decline and age-related memory loss over two to three years.
Former Man City and Barca boss Pep Guardiola is not the clear candidate for Italian job, as Carlo Ancelotti approached.
The Italian Football Federation (FIGC) has talked to former Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola and Brazil boss Carlo Ancelotti about taking over the crisis-hit national team.
Indonesian filmmaker and Visinema founder Angga Dwimas Sasongko is targeting the first quarter of 2027 for the release of “Queen of Malacca,” as the Southeast Asian fantasy epic moves through post-production and attracts interest from potential distribution partners in China, Thailand and other international markets.
When is the next full moon? The full buck moon will turn full on Wednesday, July 29, 2026, with the best views from North America to be had as it rises in the southeast during dusk. Named for the time of year when male deer regrow their antlers, this is the second full moon of summer in the Northern Hemisphere. It’s also an important celestial marker, arriving just two weeks before a total solar eclipse on Aug. 12, one of the biggest sky events of the year, and four weeks before a partial lunar eclipse.
Tony Bellew believes Tyson Fury or Anthony Joshua will struggle to deal with the harsh reality facing the loser of their British heavyweight showdown.
It may have been a decade in the making but Fury and Joshua's eagerly anticipated bout looks set to finally take place, with a date earmarked for November.
Muzaffarabad, Pakistan-administered Kashmir — Zaheer Iqbal remembers exactly how much fuel it took to save his brother’s life. First, 2.5 litres to drive from his hilltop village of Keri Kot to the government hospital in Hajira, more than 10km (6 miles) away, a journey that took an hour.
People who carry the APOE2 form of the apolipoprotein E gene tend to live longer and have a lower risk of Alzheimer's disease. Scientists have known about that advantage for years, but the biological reason behind it has remained unclear.
