Science fiction is the realm where people traditionally wrestle with the idea of contact with an ETI (extraterrestrial intelligence). But now, those discussions are migrating…
Black hole discovered firing jets at neighboring galaxy
With the help of citizen scientists, a team of astronomers has discovered a unique black hole spewing a fiery jet into another galaxy. The black…
The planet Neptune reveals one of its great mysteries
Credit: NASA Through a photograph taken with the James Webb telescope, the ring system of the mysterious planet Neptune was clearly seen for the first…
WHAT IS A BLACK HOLE? CURIOSITIES, HOW IT IS FORMED AND WHAT IS INSIDE
Surely when you think of a black hole, emptiness comes to mind, but in reality, black holes are the densest objects in the Universe. In…
Astronomers detect hot gas bubble swirling around the Milky Way’s supermassive black hole
Astronomers said on Thursday they detected a bubble of hot gas spinning clockwise around the black hole at the center of our galaxy at “mind-boggling”…
Webb scans a nearby brown dwarf and finds it has clouds made of sand
Ever since the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) began its routine science observations, every day there seems to be something new in the world of…
Jupiter is at its closest to Earth in 59 years, NASA says
Jupiter, the most massive planet in the solar system, will make its closest approach to Earth in the past 59 years, giving observers “excellent views,”…
NASA’s Earth Observatory spots newly birthed island in the Pacific
The new baby island emerged in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, where underwater volcanoes abound. One of these submerged volcanoes woke up on September 10 spewing…
Hot gas bubble spotted spinning around Milky Way black hole
Astronomers have detected a bubble of hot gas swirling around the Milky Way’s supermassive black hole at more than 200 million miles per hour. It…
Astronomers accidentally discover Black Hole so big you can spot it with a backyard telescope
The Fastest-Growing Black Hole Ever Seen In The Universe A supermassive black hole that grows so fast that it shines 7,000 times brighter than the…