There’s a Black Hole With 34 Billion Times the Mass of the Sun, Eating Roughly a Star Every Day
In the 1960s, astronomers began theorizing that there might be black holes in the Universe that are so massive -…
Astronomers See Through the Milky Way’s Dust to Track Where Radiation is Coming From at the Center of the Galaxy
The center of our very own galaxy might be one of the Universe's most mysterious places. Astronomers have to probe…
Breakthrough Listen Releases its one-of-Everything “Exotica” Catalog
Breakthrough Listen, the largest SETI effort ever mounted, just released a list of over 700 objects that could be of…
One of the Best Pictures Ever Taken of ISS from the Ground. You Can Even See the Canadarm2
Astrophotographer Thierry Legault is renowned for his amazing shots of spacecraft transiting the Sun. He’s now outdone even himself. (more…)
Help NASA Develop a Better Space Toilet
HeroX is one again hosting a NASA challenge, this time to develop a space toilet that will facilitate lunar exploration.
Astronomers Might Have Seen a Star Just Disappear. Turning Straight to a Black Hole Without a Supernova
A brilliant blue star has disappeared from view, which could mean it became a black hole in a novel way.
Take a Flight Over Korolev Crater on Mars
We love flyover videos from other worlds. These stunning videos, created from imagery gathered by orbiting spacecraft, can give us…
Behold! The Martian Menu, Courtesy of Mars City Design!
Every year since 2012, Mars City Design hosts the Mars Feast Gala, where talented chefs create tantalizing entrees based on…
It Was Almost Certainly an Asteroid Impact that Wiped Out the Dinosaurs. In Fact, Volcanoes Might Have Helped Life Recover
It seems almost certain that an asteroid impact wiped out the dinosaurs. But only almost. Another competing theory won't completely…
Weekly Space Hangout: July 1, 2020 — Dr. Andrew Siemion, Director of Berkeley SETI Research Center
https://youtu.be/C332WwYtoHY This week we are pleased to welcome Dr. Andrew Siemion, Director of the Berkeley SETI Research Center, to the…