This Discovery Could Explain Why Quasars Flare and Fade Rapidly
A new study led by Northwestern University is redefining the way astrophysicists think about the eating habits of supermassive black holes. Previously, physicists assumed that…
Astronomy
Mysterious Dashes revealed at the Middle of the Milky Way
Astronomers detected huge, one-dimensional filaments dangling vertically around Sagittarius A*, our galaxy’s center supermassive black hole, in the early 1980s. Astronomers have identified a new…
First Finding of a Secondary Supermassive Black Hole in a well-known Binary System
Supermassive black holes are often located in galaxies’ centers, and they are not known to form binary systems in the same way that smaller stellar-mass…
What distinguished the Brightest Cosmic Explosion in History?
GRB 130427A shone brighter than any other gamma-ray explosion known to science. It emitted a massive quantity of energy in the form of gamma rays,…
Unprecedented Method of Destroying a Star
Astronomers examining a massive gamma-ray burst may have discovered a previously unknown method of star destruction. Unlike most GRBs, which are caused by exploding massive…
Mapping the Sun’s Interaction With the Surface of Mercury
A new study maps the infall of protons and electrons from the solar wind to a geographical location on Mercury’s surface, providing scientists with new…
NASA to Meet with Psyche to Discuss Optical Communications Demo Riding
NASA will hold a media conference on Wednesday, Sept. 20, at 1 p.m. EDT to discuss the agency’s first test of high-bandwidth optical communications beyond…
Detection of an Echo Radiated 200 Years ago by our Galaxy’s Black Hole
Detecting an echo broadcast by our galaxy’s black hole, known as Sagittarius A* (Sgr A*), from 200 years ago would be an astounding feat, but…
The Cosmic Web’s First Strands
The cosmic web is a large-scale structure of the universe that is made up of massive filaments of galaxies and clusters separated by immense spaces.…
Artemis Geological Team Gears Up for Manned Exploration of the Moon’s South Pole
Unlike the Apollo missions, which explored the Moon’s bright parts, the Artemis astronauts will land in the shadowy region of the lunar South Pole, presenting…
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