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The red kangaroo has enormous back legs and is able to take massive single leaps of more than 9 metres (30 feet), which is longer than three cars parked in a row.


First direct evidence of a black hole


First direct evidence of a black hole
The Hubble telescope has found what may be the first direct evidence of a black hole after detecting two blobs of gas being sucked into a massive, invisible object in space. A black hole forms when a star collapses, and its gravitational pull is so strong that not even light can escape.
JANUARY 16, 2001
National Post
JANUARY 16, 2001

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