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Black hole observed 'awakening' for the first time
AFP via Yahoo News· 2 days agoAstronomers have been able to observe a supermassive black hole waking up and setting the heart of its host galaxy alight for the first time, the...
Scientists may have found an answer to the mystery of dark matter. It involves an unexpected...
AccuWeather· 3 days agoScientists have been trying to directly observe dark matter, the elusive and invisible substance...
Solar eclipse 2024: Live updates
Space via Yahoo News· 3 days agoLooking for an app to help track the eclipse? The popular astronomy app will help you stay up-to-the-second with this week's 'ring of fire.' (Image...
Supermassive black hole roars to life as astronomers watch in real time
Ars Technica· 2 days agoIn December 2019, astronomers were surprised to observe a long-quiet galaxy, 300 million light-years...
Baby stars that defy explanation are 'swarming like bees' around Milky Way's supermassive black hole
Live Science via Yahoo News· 24 hours agoA new analysis of inexplicably young stars orbiting extremely close to the Milky Way's black hole...
On a sizzling solstice day in Philly, 10 things to know about the longest days — and season — of the...
Philly.com· 4 hours agoTo an overly warm welcome, the astronomical summer arrives in Philly at 4:50 p.m. Thursday, when for an immeasurable instant the sun will laser its light directly over the Tropic of Cancer, ...
Alice Haddy: The future of STEM at UNCG is at stake
Greensboro News & Record· 4 days agoClosures in science and math, in particular, are leading to decisions that will constitute a serious blow to the ability of UNCG to be competent in the...
Astronomers witness ‘sudden awakening’ of massive black hole in far-away galaxy
PA Media: Science via Yahoo News· 2 days ago“If so, this would be the first time that we see the activation of a massive black hole in real...
NASA is putting an 'artificial star' in orbit around Earth
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How We Could Turn The Earth Into A Giant Telescope
IFLScience· 3 days agoLast month, NASA announced development progress of the Pulsed Plasma Rocket, a new type of thruster that could help enable one of the coolest astronomy projects ever dreamt ...