Using a sophisticated supercomputer, astronomers have modeled the region of space around the supermassive black hole at the center of the galaxy Messier 87 (M87)—…
NASA to deflect asteroid in test of ‘planetary defense’/phys. org/
… While the Earth faces no such immediate danger, NASA plans to crash a spacecraft traveling at a speed of 15,000 miles per hour (24,000…
The Overview Effect is approaching middle age, and, instead of a midlife crisis, it seems to be just now hitting its stride. / supercluster. com/
…Flying cross-country and looking down at the surface of our own planet, I had an epiphany: those living in one of O’Neill’s space communities would…
The massive star cluster before the Orion Nebula
The Orion Nebula (also known as M42) is one of the great wonders of the night sky. Its discovery dates back 400 years, when it…
Discover Mount Fuji, a symbol of Japan
One of the first images that appear in the mind to represent the country of the rising sun is, without a doubt, Mount Fuji. Its…
‘Balding’ black holes prove Einstein right again on general relativity /space. com/
A new physics breakthrough shows how Einstein’s theory of general relativity continues to hold up, even for “balding” black holes. Black holes are regions of…
They give the date of the arrival of man to Saturn
A spectacular wide shot of Saturn taken by the Cassini spacecraft. A study carried out by NASA researchers estimates the year in which humanity will…
They find a way to determine the mass of a supermassive black hole
A team of astronomers has discovered that the mass of a supermassive black hole can be determined by its relationship to the light it emits.Supermassive…
Primordial black hole, what is it?
A primordial black hole is a type of black hole that was created just after the Big Bang. In fact, these holes, which could never…
THE EARTH IS NOT ONLY ROUND
These images of the Earth show how magma circulates inside it, what its gravitational field is like, the shape of its ghostly magnetic field, faults,…