Transforming Our DNA - 2016 Annual Report

“The Society’s funding of the pilot episode of Ozone Park , much like the theme of the show itself, helps transform our frame of reference — specifically by expanding our nonprofit’s work to include motivating the public to engage candidates for public office on key science and technology policy issues.”

NANCY HOLT, MANAGING DIRECTOR, SCIENCEDEBATE

Science News | AUGUST 6, 2016 DIRECT COLLAPSE

A remote galaxy called CR7 (illustrated) might harbor a type of black hole that arises directly from a massive cloud of gas rather than forming after the death of a star. This rare specimen could explain how some galaxies built gargantuan black holes in the first billion years or so after the Big Bang.

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