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New, Deep Images of Milky Way’s Black Hole Show Stars Moving

Dec 15, 2021 | Active Galaxies, AGU, Asteroids, Daily Space, Exoplanets, Mars, Milky Way, Review, Stars, Supermassive Black Holes

Using the ESO’s Very Large Telescope Interferometer, scientists have obtained the deepest and sharpest images of Sagittarius A*, the black hole at the center of the Milky Way. They tracked the orbits of stars and were able to more precisely measure the mass of the black hole. Plus, new ways to research meteors, and a review of a Peak Design camera anchor system.

Hubble Returns to Observations with Oddball Galaxies

Jul 23, 2021 | Conferences, Daily Space, Exoplanets, Galaxies, Globular Cluster, Jupiter, JWST, Perseverance, Sky Watching, Spacecraft, Spitzer, Stars, White Dwarfs

After several weeks of trying different methods, the operations team successfully revived the stalwart Hubble Space Telescope, which experienced a payload computer fault back on June 13. The first images taken were of several unusual galaxies. Plus, Jupiter’s moon Io triggers radio emissions from the giant planet, and this week, What’s Up returns with a look at the Summer Triangle.

Rogue Planets Found Near Milky Way’s Core

Jul 16, 2021 | Asteroids, Black Holes (Stellar), Conferences, Daily Space, Earth, Exoplanets, Globular Cluster, Jupiter, Kepler, Mercury, Our Solar System, Stars, Supernovae

Using data collected by NASA’s Kepler Space Telescope, scientists have found four free-floating, or rogue, planets near the core of the Milky Way. These planets formed in discs in other planetary systems and were thrown out by gravitational interactions with larger planets. Plus, the early solar system, including ancient Earth, Jupiter’s chemistry, and Mercury’s core.

Stellar Siblings Found and Both Have Planets

Jun 14, 2021 | AAS, Daily Space, Exoplanets, Guest Interview, Mars, Rovers, Spacecraft, Stars, Zhurong

Two seemingly unrelated stars, each with several exoplanets, turn out to be members of an enormous, diffuse star cluster. Plus, baby squid go to the ISS, new images from China’s Zhurong rover, a brightening blazar, and an interview with scientist Sophia Gad-Nasr and artist Cathrin Machin about how art and science work together.

Solar Systems Vary From Star Type to Star Type

Jun 11, 2021 | AAS, Daily Space, Exoplanets, Fast Radio Bursts, Guest Interview, Jupiter, Kepler, Planetary Nebulae, Planets, Spacecraft, Stars

In new research, scientists examined the populations of stars observed by the Kepler and K2 missions and found that the solar systems were different depending on the type of star involved. Plus, CHIME results, a brown dwarf’s atmosphere, a stream of stars in the Milky Way, and an interview with PSI’s Dr. Candice Hansen about the recent Ganymede flyby of NASA’s Juno spacecraft.

New Measurements Released From the Dark Energy Survey

Jun 9, 2021 | AAS, Daily Space, Dark Matter, Earth, ESA, Galaxies, Jupiter, Mars, Nebulae, Spacecraft, Star Forming Region, Stars, Venus, White Dwarfs

The most precise measurements of the universe’s composition and growth have been reported in almost thirty new papers based on Dark Energy Survey observations of 229 million galaxies and covering one-eighth of the sky. Plus, stories from the first day of the AAS conference, all the volcanoes, and mission updates.