Are there minuscule black holes concealed within massive stars?

Grunge music: a source of affirmation for a generation of disillusioned young people. And an unexpected wellspring of scientific creativity for Earl Bellinger from the Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics. While immersing himself in Soundgarden’s 1994 hit “Black Hole Sun” two years ago, he pondered an intriguing question: Could diminutive black holes from the early…

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Robert Downey Jr. describes industry didn’t run out of real movie stars, it ran out of real movies

For years now, analysts have been proclaiming the demise of movie stardom. From Jennifer Aniston to The New York Times, it appears unanimous that we no longer produce them as we once did. When referencing “movie stars,” they specifically denote those rare individuals blessed with such captivating on-screen allure and charm that they are utterly…

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