The 10 wildest things we learned about black holes in 2021

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1. Fastest spinning black hole

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2. Spaghettified star seen and simulated

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3. LIGO proves Hawking right

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4. Black hole and neutron star merger

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5. Early black hole blows a storm

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6. Light echoes prove Einstein right

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7. Aliens could be using black hole power

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8. Wandering black holes might settle in our galaxy

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9. Nearest black hole couple spotted

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10. A black hole too big for its galaxy

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