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What Fuels The Engine Of A Supermassive Black Hole?
If you could get a good look at the environment around a supermassive black hole -- which is a black…
UPDATE: Six-Hour Spacewalk Yields Success for UrtheCast Cameras
UPDATE: As of Tuesday morning (Eastern time), UrtheCast announced that telemetry was successfully received, "contrary to the online broadcast of…
‘Obviously A Major Malfunction’: Today Is Anniversary of Challenger’s Explosion
It was on this day (Jan. 28) in 1986 that stunned viewers across the world saw the Challenger space shuttle…
“Vampire” Galaxy Sucks Star-Forming Gas from its Neighbors
What happens when a galaxy doesn't have enough hydrogen to support its stellar production process? Why, it sucks it from…
How to See Planet Mercury at its Best in 2014
There’s an often told anecdote that astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus never spied Mercury. And while this tale is almost certainly apocryphal,…
Trailer: New Horizons Gets Ready to Meet Pluto
Less than a year from now, the New Horizons spacecraft will begin its encounter with Pluto. While closest approach is…
Carnival of Space #338
This week's Carnival of Space is hosted by Allen Versfeld at his Urban Astronomer blog. Click here to read Carnival…
How to Not Die While Stargazing in the Cold
Bitter cold lies ahead for many skywatchers in the U.S. and Canada in the coming week as the polar vortex…
Cloudy Weather Led To ‘Fluke’ M82 Supernova Discovery
In a rare example of cloudy weather helping astronomy rather than hurting it, the team that found M82's new supernova…