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Black holes swallow stars whole according to new study 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- June 14, 2017
Observations suggest that black holes swallow doomed stars whole, increasing the mystery surrounding these celestial monsters

By David Aragorn
After LIGO detects a third black hole collision, gravitational wave astronomy is here to stay 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- June 13, 2017
Scientists on the lookout for subtle disturbances in the fabric of space-time have detected the signal from a cataclysmic collision between two black holes that lie some 3 billion light-years away, much farther two previous discoveries.

By David Aragorn
Dark Energy May Lurk in the Nothingness of Space 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- June 13, 2017
A new study may help reveal the nature of dark energy, the mysterious substance that is pushing the universe to expand outward. Dark energy may emerge from fluctuations in the nothingness of empty space, a new hypothesis suggests.

By David Aragorn
Planet is ‘hotter than most stars’0
- From Around the Web, Space
- June 13, 2017
Scientists have found a hellish world where the “surface” of the planet is over 4,000C – almost as hot as our Sun.

By David Aragorn
Earth Is In Grave Danger Of Being Hit By A Catastrophic Meteor Shower This September 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- June 13, 2017
Detailed analysis has been revealed about the 144 fireballs that came from the Taurid meteor shower, which had been observed by the European Fireball Network back in 2015 showed an orbital structure that was well defined, has been responsible for the Taurid activity that was enhanced during the same year. The comparison of the Orbit revealed that a new branch of Taurids has at least two asteroids that are about 200 to 300 meters in size.

By David Aragorn
We May Be Looking for Alien Megastructures in the Wrong Places 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- June 10, 2017
Due to advances in technology, scientists have been keeping an eye out for signs of alien megastructures. One scientist hypothesizes that, if such a megastructure exists, it would be around a pulsar instead of a star.

By David Aragorn
Hear the ‘chirp’ of gravitational waves passing through Earth 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- June 10, 2017
Researchers have announced the third detection of gravitational waves—ripples in the fabric of space and time.

By David Aragorn
Could Aliens Be Hibernating Through The Worst Time in The Universe?0
- From Around the Web, Space
- June 10, 2017
The latest response to the Fermi paradox.

By David Aragorn
Curiosity rover finds its crater was habitable for 700 million years 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- June 10, 2017
And there are indications that groundwater persisted for far longer.

By David Aragorn
Strange cosmic radio burst pinned down to giant stellar nursery 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- June 9, 2017
Talk about rocking the cradle. Sharp new images have identified a throng of newborn stars as the source of a fast radio burst. The discovery strengthens the idea that these brief pulses of radio waves arise from newly formed neutron stars, super-dense objects just 20 kilometres across.

By David Aragorn