Astronomers discover biggest ever seen black hole jets, which blast hot plasma well beyond their own host galaxy
Astronomers discover biggest ever seen black hole jets, which blast hot plasma well beyond their own host galaxy
https://phys.org/news/2024-09-astronomers-biggest-black-hole-jets.html
Astronomers have spotted the biggest pair of black hole jets ever seen, spanning 23 million light-years in total length. That's equivalent to lining up 140 Milky Way galaxies back to back.
Starlink is increasingly interfering with astronomy, scientists say
Starlink is increasingly interfering with astronomy, scientists say | Semafor
https://www.semafor.com/article/09/18/2024/elon-musk-starlink-space-science-astronomy-study
Astronomers have long criticized the satellites for being too bright, making it harder to see the universe.
Earth may have had a ring system 466 million years ago
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https://www.monash.edu/science/news-events/news/current/earth-may-have-had-a-ring-system-466-million-years-ago
Astronomers detect black hole 'starving' its host galaxy to death
https://phys.org/news/2024-09-astronomers-black-hole-starving-host.html
Astronomers have used the NASA/ESA James Webb Space Telescope to confirm that supermassive black holes can starve their host galaxies of the fuel they need to form new stars. The results are reported in the journal Nature Astronomy.
Earth to have new mini-moon for two months
Earth to have new mini-moon for two months
https://phys.org/news/2024-09-earth-mini-moon-months.html
A pair of asteroid dynamics researchers from Universidad Complutense de Madrid Ciudad Universitaria have found that a small asteroid will make one orbit around the Earth starting this month before departing back into other parts of the solar system.
European Satellite Burns Up for Science
European Satellite Burns Up for Science
https://spectrum.ieee.org/reentry-science-esa-salsa-satellite
ESA researchers pioneering re-entry science chase real-world data to the edge of space
Tiny glass beads suggest the moon had active volcanoes when dinosaurs roamed Earth
Tiny glass beads suggest the moon had active volcanoes when dinosaurs roamed Earth
https://apnews.com/article/moon-volcano-lava-glass-beads-china-3d5b0dfce0cdf8f7a9b2607072f997c9
New research suggests that volcanoes were still erupting on the moon when dinosaurs roamed Earth. Researchers based their conclusion on an analysis of tiny glass beads brought back from the moon by a Chinese spacecraft.
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https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1029/2024GL109058
NASA's solar sail successfully spreads its wings in space
NASA's solar sail successfully spreads its wings in space
https://www.space.com/nasa-solar-sail-deployment
Spacecraft data has confirmed successful deployment of the futuristic technology.
