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Pasta-Shaped Light from Spinning Black Holes Could Challenge Einstein

Rotating black holes could leave a twisty signature on light escaping their gravitational maws. If this screwy light can be detected from Earth, it would give astronomers a new way to detect exotic black holes and a new test of Einstein’s theory of general relativity, says a team of physicists.

“For relativity, it’s very important,” said physicist Martin Bojowald at Penn State University, who was not involved in the new work. “There are very few classic tests of relativity. It now seems that we are pretty close to actually using this.”

Black holes are greedy beasts. Not only do they attract...

It's Valentine's Day, and in honor of all the romance in the air, the editors over at Kelley Blue Book chose 10 cars that are "turn-ons" for drivers and passengers.

It was a good list, but we wanted to expand on it and offer some of our own suggestions. After all, not everyone can afford a brand new R8 to entice members of the opposite sex, and we're pretty sure that most dates we've been on would've ended abruptly the moment a Ford Transit Connect entered the picture.

So, without further ado, here are 15 cars that we think will get you in the mood for love -- or at least a long drive.

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Op-Ed: A Civil Perspective on Cybersecurity

Op-Ed: A Civil Perspective on Cybersecurity

Jane Holl Lute is the Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security. Bruce McConnell is a Senior Counselor at the Department.

How important is cyberspace? It is hardly possible to overstate it. The internet is an engine of immense wealth creation, a force for openness, transparency, innovation and freedom. Without it, generators stop turning, phones fall silent, critical goods sit on loading docks. Without confidence in the integrity of financial data or health information, the economy trembles. Without connectivity, tens of thousands of communities disappear from view; a deployed solider cannot...

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