The Northern Taurid Meteor Shower May Soon Generate Extra-Bright Meteors
The Taurid meteor shower is far from over, with one of its two streams expected to climax this weekend. When the Northern Taurids, an annual…
Astronomy
Webb Telescope discovers the farthest distant active Supermassive Black Hole
Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), researchers detected the most distant active supermassive black hole to date. CEERS 1019 was formed about 570 million…
ATCC Products to be Used in International Space Station Microgravity Experiments
MANASSAS, Va.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–November 10, 2023ATCC, the world’s leading biological materials management and standards organization, reported today that ATCC catalog item MSA-2003-ISS was delivered to the…
Lensed Gravitational Waves are a New Method for Monitoring Cosmic Expansion
Lensed gravitational waves are an intriguing astrophysics concept that has the potential to provide a novel technique to monitor cosmic expansion and acquire insights into…
After Erupting Again, a Volcanic ‘Devil Comet’ Hurtling Toward Earth Regrows Its Horns
On Halloween, a volcanic “devil comet” hurtling toward Earth erupted again, forcing it to regenerate its distinctive “horns.” The recent outburst, the second in a…
Long-lived Jet explains Unprecedented Gamma-ray Burst
While astrophysicists previously thought that only supernovae could produce extended gamma-ray bursts (GRBs), a 2021 observation revealed that compact-object mergers can also produce the phenomena.…
Every time a Ravenous Black Hole Passes, it Consumes Three Earths’ Worth of Star
Black holes are extremely huge and dense objects in space that can absorb nearby matter, including stars, during a process known as accretion. The rate…
The European Space Agency is Investigating Grown Beef for Space Meals
Their major goal was to discover whether cultured meat or growing meat in bioreactors using real animal cells, is a realistic option for space as…
People are Astounded by the ISS’s Incredible Speed at Ground Level
If you look up at the sky for a long enough period of time or spend a few seconds to Google its location, you could…
Uncovering the Beginnings of Merging Black Holes in Galaxies such as Our Own
The beginnings of merging black holes in galaxies such as our own, the Milky Way, are a fascinating topic of study in astrophysics that has…
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