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• Hunting for gravitational waves from monster black holes
• Astronomers have spotted the farthest galaxy ever
• Astronomers detect 'galactic space laser'
• Selfies may drive plastic surgery by distorting facial features

Hunting for gravitational waves from monster black holes Posted: 07 Apr 2022 11:54 AM PDT Our universe is a chaotic sea of ripples in space-time called gravitational waves. Astronomers think waves from orbiting pairs of supermassive black holes in distant galaxies are light-years long and have been trying to observe them for decades, and now they're one step.

Astronomers have spotted the farthest galaxy ever Posted: 07 Apr 2022 07:10 AM PDT An international team of astronomers has spotted the most distant astronomical object ever: a galaxy. Shining only ~300 million years after the Big Bang, it may be home to the oldest stars in the universe, or a supermassive black hole.

Astronomers detect 'galactic space laser' Posted: 07 Apr 2022 07:10 AM PDT A powerful radio-wave laser, called a 'megamaser', has been observed by the MeerKAT telescope in South Africa. The record-breaking find is the most distant megamaser of its kind ever detected, at about five billion light years from Earth. The light from the megamaser has traveled 58 thousand billion billion (58 followed by 21 zeros) kilometers to Earth.

Selfies may drive plastic surgery by distorting facial features Posted: 06 Apr 2022 01:06 PM PDT Cellphone 'selfies' distort facial features, an effect that may be driving an uptick in requests for plastic surgery, researchers show in a new study. The findings highlight an unexpected consequence of social media and the need for plastic surgeons to discuss this phenomenon with their patients.

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