Telescope tracks 35 million galaxies in Dark Energy hunt0
- From Around the Web, Space
- November 7, 2019
A super telescope has begun the most detailed survey of the Universe ever undertaken.
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A new type of black hole has been discovered and it may be the smallest ever, astronomers say0
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- November 7, 2019
Astronomers studying black holes in our galaxy, the Milky Way, have discovered what they believe to be a new type of black hole. This previously unknown class of black holes could be smaller than others that were previously dubbed the smallest black holes.
Finding extraterrestrial life ‘probably going to take a long time,’ astronomer says0
- From Around the Web, Space
- November 6, 2019
If you had hopes of finding E.T. anytime soon, one astronomer is about to burst your bubble.
‘Huge’ Meteor Fireball Captured on Doorbell Cam over Southern California0
- From Around the Web, Space
- November 6, 2019
Source: Bended Reality Home security cameras captured the moment a meteor streaked across the night sky over Fullerton, California, in the early hours of November 2. Jessica Gilstrap tweeted this video recorded by her doorbell camera, writing: “WHOA! Jared and I were laying in bed and a bright light shone in our room, I thought
Nasa’s Voyager 2 sends back its first message from interstellar space0
- From Around the Web, Space
- November 6, 2019
Nasa craft is second to travel beyond heliosphere but gives most detailed data yet
The 15 Weirdest Galaxies in Our Universe0
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- November 6, 2019
The universe contains somewhere in the ballpark of 100 billion and 200 billion galaxies. With numbers that large, you can bet that there are some real weirdos out there. Out beyond our Milky Way, there are galaxies shaped like jellyfish, galaxies that consume other galaxies, and galaxies that seem to lack the dark matter that pervades the rest of the universe.
Water Detected in Interstellar Comet 2I/Borisov2
- From Around the Web, Space
- November 5, 2019
Astronomers have detected the signature of vaporized water in the coma of the interstellar comet 2I/Borisov, also known as C/2019 Q4.
The Taurid Meteor Shower Is Bringing Shooting Stars and Fireballs to the Night Sky This Week0
- From Around the Web, Space
- November 5, 2019
For those of us in the Northern Hemisphere, the start of autumn means a few things: chillier days, longer nights, and lots of shooting stars.
NASA probe provides insight on solar system’s border with interstellar space0
- From Around the Web, Space
- November 5, 2019
The journey of NASA’s dauntless Voyager 2 spacecraft through our solar system’s farthest reaches has given scientists new insight into a poorly understood distant frontier: the unexpectedly distinct boundary marking where the sun’s energetic influence ends and interstellar space begins.
Miniature Black Hole Surprises Astronomers: It Shouldn’t Exist.0
- From Around the Web, Space
- November 2, 2019
Generally speaking, black holes are the corpse of a dead star. But not all stars become black holes at the end of their life – for instance, our familiar Sun is small enough to avoid that fate.
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