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Cosmic Manatee with a Particle Accelerator on its Head

Jul 6, 2022 | Daily Space, Galaxies, Mars, Moon, Nebulae, Neutron Stars / Pulsars, Rockets, Rovers, Space China, Virgin Orbit, Zhurong

Scientists observing the Manatee Nebula find that the supernova remnant contains a stellar-mass black hole that is emitting powerful, high-energy jets, creating the strange, double-lobed shape. Plus, rocket launches, mission updates from Mars and the Moon, and a spinning galaxy from the early universe.

Black Hole Caught Eating Faster Than Normal

Jun 29, 2022 | Astrobiology, Daily Space, Earth, JWST, Mars, Milky Way, Rockets, Space China, Spacecraft, Supermassive Black Holes

With a little bit of luck and a lot of time on different telescopes, researchers managed to capture the black hole in the center of the Milky Way, SgrA*, consuming matter at a faster rate than usual. Plus, Australia launches a rocket, a couple of Mars stories, and strange glaciers on Earth.

Rogue Black Hole Possibly Found in Milky Way

Jun 16, 2022 | Black Holes (Stellar), Crewed Space, Daily Space, Exoplanets, Moon, Random Space Fact, Rovers, Space China, Space History, Spacecraft, Stars, Venus

After six years of Hubble Space Telescope observations and the hypothesis that millions of black holes exist in the Milky Way, scientists have finally found direct evidence for the existence of one such black hole. Plus, planetary formation, a wandering star, and this week in rocket history, we look back at China’s first crewed space station docking.

Found: Dying Galaxies Containing Active Black Holes

Jun 8, 2022 | Asteroids, Blue Origin, Climate Change, Cosmology, Crewed Space, Daily Space, Earth, Galaxies, Neptune, Rockets, ROSCOSMOS, Space China, Spacecraft, Supermassive Black Holes, Uranus

Astronomers combined observations of far distant galaxies exhibiting no signs of star formation and found active supermassive black holes that may have contributed to the evolution of their parent galaxies. Plus, rocket launches, detecting earthquakes, and why Uranus and Neptune are different shades of blue.

Astronomers Map Interstellar Clouds in Three Dimensions

May 18, 2022 | Astrobiology, Bennu Mapper, Daily Space, Earth, Galaxies, Guest Interview, Nebulae, Rockets, Space China, SpaceX, Starlink

A team of scientists combined stellar locations from the Gaia mission with dust and cloud maps from the WISE and 2MASS catalogs to create amazing three-dimensional images of the California Cloud and Orion A Cloud. Plus, rocket launches, the origin of carbon, and an interview with Dani DellaGiustina, principal investigator for the OSIRIS-APEX mission.

Active Black Hole’s Surge in Brightness Due to Magnetic Flip

May 11, 2022 | Active Galaxies, Asteroids, Citizen Science, Daily Space, Galaxies, Guest Interview, Mars, Perseverance, Rockets, Space China, Spacecraft, SpaceX, Starlink, Supermassive Black Holes

A luminous black hole already classified as an active galactic nucleus brightened suddenly in recent ground and space observations, and the cause may be due to a sudden flip in the magnetic poles. Plus, community science, rockets, Ingenuity, and an interview with Dr. Cathy Weitz from Planetary Science Institute.