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That matters because the gas inside galaxy clusters constantly radiates energy away in X-rays and should gradually cool over time, and scientists suspect energy released by supermassive black holes, known as AGN feedback, helps reheat that gas and prevent runaway cooling.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
20 May 2026 -
Several other similar observatories have come online since then to glimpse hundreds of additional events, but all this activity represents a narrow range of gravitational waves—those created when neutron stars or relatively small black holes collide.—
Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
15 May 2026
Noun
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Seven vacancies will be kept open.—
David Folkenflik,
NPR,
18 May 2026
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Commissioner vacancies compound the staffing problem.—
Zennon Kapron,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
Noun
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The site may ask you to connect with a chat bot to fill in any blanks in your application.—
Kathy Kristof,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 May 2026
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Thoughts race, filling in the blanks with worst-case scenarios.—
ByBryan Robinson,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2026
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“Inanes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inanes. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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