Astronomy

There Are an Estimated 40 Billion Billion Black Holes in the Universe

There Are an Estimated 40 Billion Billion Black Holes in the Universe

According to a recently released estimate, the observable universe contains roughly 40 billion billion (4×1019, or 40,000,000,000,000,000,000) black holes. Join the club if you cannot…
Musk’s Starlink Satellites Now Photobomb a Fifth of Caltech Telescope’s Twilight Images

Musk’s Starlink Satellites Now Photobomb a Fifth of Caltech Telescope’s Twilight Images

Despite the amazing achievements of both old and modern space telescopes, the great bulk of astronomy is done on the ground. Scientists, stakeholders, and people…
Large Asteroid Will Fly Earth Tonight – Here is How to Watch It Live

Large Asteroid Will Fly Earth Tonight – Here is How to Watch It Live

On January 18, the stony asteroid (7482) 1994 PC1 will pass safely by Earth. Given its size of roughly 1 kilometer (0.6 miles) and proximity…
Mars Was Likely A Cold, Wet World 3 Billion Years Ago

Mars Was Likely A Cold, Wet World 3 Billion Years Ago

Mars is a perplexing planet. We know it originally had a lot of water on its surface because of rover and satellite data, which normally…
Organic Molecules in Martian Meteorite Were Not Formed By Life, Study Finds

Organic Molecules in Martian Meteorite Were Not Formed By Life, Study Finds

Organic compounds found on the earliest meteorite that travelled from Mars to Earth were the result of water and rock contact, according to a recent…
New Jupiter-Like Planet Discovered By Citizen Scientist

New Jupiter-Like Planet Discovered By Citizen Scientist

Tom Jacobs, a citizen scientist, made an amazing discovery in the data provided by NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite, TESS: a massive exoplanet. TOI-2180 b…
Second Potential Supermoon Found outside the Solar System, and It is Huge

Second Potential Supermoon Found outside the Solar System, and It is Huge

Astronomers have discovered what they believe to be a moon orbiting a planet orbiting a star other than the Sun for the second time. It…
The SPAC Boom was a Failure, Yeah

The SPAC Boom was a Failure, Yeah

It is heartbreaking to see SPAC accords fall apart after they have combined. As founders, employees, and investors who still own shares in the newly…
Not So Massive Supermassive Black Hole Is Among Smallest Ever Found

Not So Massive Supermassive Black Hole Is Among Smallest Ever Found

A tiny supermassive black hole has been identified at the center of dwarf galaxy Mkr 462, according to astronomers. It has a mass 200,000 times…
Amazon’s Alexa Is Going to the Moon on Artemis I

Amazon’s Alexa Is Going to the Moon on Artemis I

Following an anticipated voice technology test on the uncrewed Artemis 1 mission, astronauts may be able to ask “Alexa, how far to the Moon?” while…
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