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Astronomers look for exploding black holes

Extra dimensions in spacetime could trigger blast.

The despite being too small to see, the little brother of conventional black holes such as this may be a source of cosmic explosions. Credit: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

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Brumfiel, G. Astronomers look for exploding black holes. Nature (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/news.2008.549

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