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An Elusive ‘Missing Link’ Mass Black Hole Has Been Caught Devouring a Star 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- September 21, 2021
The mess created by an encounter between a black hole and an unlucky star has yielded a rare and incredible treasure.

By David Aragorn
Sun-Like Stars Devour Planets in Chaotic Regions of Space 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- September 17, 2021
Astronomers have discovered that as many as a quarter of stars like the Sun eventually consume their own planets, in findings which suggest that they have a chaotic and destructive history.

By David Aragorn
Astronaut Blood, Sweat, Tears, Urine and Space Dust Could Be Used To Build Homes on Mars 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- September 16, 2021
Researchers have created a building material that could be made in space from space dust and astronauts’ bodily fluids such as blood, sweat, and tears.

By David Aragorn
Star Explodes After Black Hole Devours It From the Inside 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- September 16, 2021
Astronomers have observed the signs of a star swallowing a compact object that they believe is a black hole, and that object then devouring the star’s core from the inside. The process resulted in an explosion that left the star obliterated and the black hole standing alone.

By David Aragorn
Astronomers Desperate to Hear Mysterious Radio Signal From Milky Way Again 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- September 15, 2021
Scientists have detected a mysterious radio signal, described as “very strange,” from the center of our own galaxy—and they’re eager to see if it happens again.

By David Aragorn
Meet the Scientists Investigating a Potentially Hazardous Asteroid 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- September 15, 2021
OSIRIS REx scientists talk about asteroid Bennu, one of the most hazardous known space rocks, in the latest episode of Motherboard’s “Space Show.”

By David Aragorn
Travel through galaxies and the dark matter web in this stunning universe simulation 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- September 14, 2021
It’s a map and time machine rolled into one.

By David Aragorn
The Milky Way is Messier than Scientists Thought 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- September 14, 2021
Astronomers have discovered that gas and dust from different sources in our galaxy, and heavy elements within them, are less evenly distributed than previously believed. Because these are the raw materials for star formation, the finding could force scientists to redefine their understanding of how the Milky Way and other galaxies evolved.

By David Aragorn
Inspiration4: Who are the four civilians joining SpaceX’s pioneering trip to orbit?0
- From Around the Web, Space
- September 14, 2021
Jared Isaacman, Hayley Arceneaux, Christopher Sembroski and Sian Proctor are to be launched into orbit

By David Aragorn
A supernova’s delayed reappearance could pin down how fast the universe expands 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- September 13, 2021
The catch: We have to wait until about 2037 for an answer

By David Aragorn