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When the Apollo astronauts returned to Earth, they complained that the gritty lunar dust got into everything, including their lungs. There have been decades of research into its toxicity, and…
Supermassive Black Hole Has More Material Than it Can Consume
Black holes can accumulate planets and stars’ worth of material, but even they have their limits. Astronomers have discovered a supermassive black hole which has reached that limit. Excess material…
The First Images from Vera Rubin are About to Drop
The Vera C. Rubin is a game changing observatory that we’ve been keeping our eyes on. When it goes online, it’ll begin a 10 year survey of the southern sky,…
Fast Radio Bursts are Helping to Locate the Universe’s Missing Matter
You’re probably aware that most of the matter of the Universe is “dark matter,” and astronomers still don’t know what it is. But 75% of the regular matter in the…
Supermassive Black Hole Has More Material Than it Can Consume
Black holes can accumulate planets and stars’ worth of material, but even they have their limits. Astronomers have discovered a supermassive black hole which has reached that limit. Excess material…
Fast Radio Bursts are Helping to Locate the Universe’s Missing Matter
You’re probably aware that most of the matter of the Universe is “dark matter,” and astronomers still don’t know what it is. But 75% of the regular matter in the…
Trump officially nominates Space Force Gen. Guetlein to lead ‘Golden Dome’
The nomination, submitted to the Senate Armed Services Committee, elevates Guetlein from his current role as vice chief of space operations The post Trump officially nominates Space Force Gen. Guetlein…
Trump officially nominates Space Force Gen. Guetlein to lead ‘Golden Dome’
The nomination, submitted to the Senate Armed Services Committee, elevates Guetlein from his current role as vice chief of space operations The post Trump officially nominates Space Force Gen. Guetlein…
See the moon rise alongside the giant planets Neptune and Saturn predawn on June 19
The alignment occurs hours after the moon hits its third quarter phase.
See the moon rise alongside the giant planets Neptune and Saturn predawn on June 19
The alignment occurs hours after the moon hits its third quarter phase.