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What keeps University of Utah researcher Anil Seth up at night and brimming with enthusiasm?

The discovery of what he and other scientists say is the best solid evidence so far indicating a black hole in the star cluster Omega Centauri.

“This is a once-in-a-career kind of finding,” he said. “Every time I think about it, I have a hard time sleeping. I think that extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence. This is really, truly extraordinary evidence.”

Seth is associate professor of astronomy at the University of Utah and co-principal investigator of a study published Wednesday in the journal Nature detailing the closest known example of a black hole — about 18,000 light years way.

Read more about what the study tells us about Omega Centauri and its black hole.

Sen. Mike Lee threw himself into Utah’s GOP primary races this year. How did it go?

Rep. Celeste Maloy is on track to secure the Republican Party nomination over Colby Jenkins in the 2nd Congressional District primary race with a lead of 214 votes as of Tuesday’s count. Jenkins has confirmed he will request a recount following the state certification on July 22.

Maloy was endorsed by former President Donald Trump after ballots were already in mailboxes in June, while Jenkins was endorsed by Utah Sen. Mike Lee in April. The prolonged GOP showdown between the recently elected incumbent and her insurgent challenger has shined a spotlight on their opposing endorsements even as it has put Maloy’s short, seven-month voting record to the test.

The endorsement marked Lee’s first time using his influence among Utah conservatives in a congressional primary at home. While some Lee supporters say his endorsement has been a net negative for his influence in the state, advisers to Lee and Jenkins say the gamble helped Lee’s political brand.

Read more about how Utah responded to Lee’s endorsement.

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