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  1. 19270

    The idea of compensating tidal forces using a ring of compact matter isn’t quite “something no one has shown before.” A concept based on the same principles was analyzed 20 years ago by physicist Robert L. Forward, who published the details in a paper in Physical Review and his science-fiction novel Dragon’s Egg. Forward discussed […]

    By Science News
  2. Astronomy

    Black Hole Life Preserver: Don’t get sucked in without one

    By temporarily counteracting a black hole's tremendous tidal forces, a proposed black hole life preserver would slightly lengthen the life and shorten the agony of anyone exploring one of these gravitational beasts.

    By Ron Cowen

  3. 19339

    This article suggests that the most likely transportation system of the sandstone across the continent would have been a river system.