Galaxies Archives - Page 20 of 26

Missing Black Hole Continues to Mystify Scientists

Dec 21, 2020 | Curiosity, Daily Space, Earth, ESA, Galaxies, Mars, Neutron Stars / Pulsars, Stars, Supermassive Black Holes, Supernovae, White Dwarfs

A massive black hole should be in the galaxy cluster Abell 2261. Observations with Chandra and Hubble haven’t located it. Plus, classifying supernovae with AI, neutron stars, the lithium composition problem, and more planetary science.

Strange Exoplanet Could Be Similar to Theoretical Planet 9

Dec 16, 2020 | Asteroids, Astrobiology, Book Club, Daily Space, Exoplanets, Galaxies, Guest Interview, JAXA, Jupiter, Mars, Our Solar System, Planets, Science, Sky Watching, Uranus

HD 106906 b is an exoplanet 336 light-years away, 11 times the size of Jupiter, and possibly an analog of our own not-yet-discovered Planet 9. Plus, a large body of water ice has been discovered on Mars, and we interview lead author Dan Berman of the Planetary Science Institute. Also included, stories on Jupiter, Uranus’s moons, a young galaxy, and how space weather impacts habitability.

Finding Primordial Ripples Using Gravitational Waves

Dec 11, 2020 | Asteroids, Citizen Science, Cosmology, Daily Space, Earth, Exoplanets, Galaxies, Jupiter, Physics, Saturn, Sky Watching, The Sun

Scientists have found a method to use gravitational waves for understanding the early universe. Plus, an exoplanet with no atmosphere, spiders in space (CW), citizen science, and X-ray bubbles in the Milky Way. And the first of our new weekly segment: This Week in Sky Watching.

Dark Energy Camera Takes Detailed Pics of Magellanic Clouds

Dec 4, 2020 | Daily Space, Galaxies, Guest Interview, Moon, Observatories

The Dark Energy Camera captures SMASHingly detailed images of the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds, assisting in an attempt to map the two structures and understand their history. Plus formation of the Moon, a new atlas of the Universe, and an interview with PSI scientist Dr. Jordan Steckloff.

BREAKING NEWS – Arecibo Telescope Platform Collapses

Dec 3, 2020 | Asteroids, Cosmology, Daily Space, Dark Matter, Galaxies, Moon, Neutron Stars / Pulsars, Observatories, Space China, Spacecraft, Stars, Supernovae, The Sun

Due to breaking news, our lead story is about the collapse of the Arecibo telescope platform and its dish. Plus magnetars, gamma-ray bursts, sunspots, asteroids, dark matter, and a Kickstarter to preserve an historic observatory in Japan.

Black Hole’s Dust Ring Casting Shadows

Nov 24, 2020 | Active Galaxies, Daily Space, Galaxies, Jupiter, Milky Way, Our Solar System, Saturn, Supermassive Black Holes, Very Large Array

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.