Black Hole’s Dust Ring Casting Shadows
Once again, we find that dust is the culprit, this time causing a black hole to cast shadows out from the heart of its galaxy. Plus, a fossil galaxy in the Milky Way, newborn jets, and more.
Cosmic Mystery Solved and Stellar Missing Link Discovered
Today’s top story focuses on the Blue Ring Nebula, which researchers say is the phase of a star merger never seen before, providing the missing link for merger progression. Plus, stories on Mars, laboratory supernovae, Steve (no, really), JUICE, gravity waves, and Enceladus.
Rocket Roundup for November 18, 2020
New Pieces Placed in Milky Way Formation and Evolution Puzzle
Two new research papers examine how the Milky Way galaxy was formed and how it evolved. Plus, we take a look at stories on the prospects for life elsewhere in the cosmos and on fast radio bursts and supernovae. Finally, just what was the zero-gravity indicator aboard the Crew-1 Dragon?
Luminous Kilonova Challenges Gamma-ray Burst Theories
Rocket Roundup for November 12, 2020
Join us for this week’s Rocket Roundup with host Annie Wilson as we look back at the launches that happened from the past week, including an Electron from RocketLab, a Falcon 9 from SpaceX, a Long March 6 and a Ceres-1 from China, and PSLV from ISRO.
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