Astronomers See a Black Hole Wake Up from its Ancient Slumber

Astronomers See a Black Hole Wake Up from its Ancient Slumber

[ad_1] Four years ago, the supermassive black hole hidden in the heart of galaxy SDSS1335+0728 roared awake and announced its presence with a blast of radiation. It marks the first time astronomers witnessed a sudden activation of a supermassive black hole in real...
Planet Nine: Is the search for this elusive world nearly over?

Planet Nine: Is the search for this elusive world nearly over?

[ad_1] Deep in the outer reaches of the solar system — so far away from the known planets that the sun would barely be distinguishable from a nearby star — a massive, icy world may be lurking in the shadows, waiting to be discovered by humanity. And the day that we...
Staring down the Iris | Astronomy Magazine

Staring down the Iris | Astronomy Magazine

[ad_1] Staring down the Iris | Astronomy Magazine false product staring-down-the-iris Staring down the Iris Staring down the Iris | Astronomy Magazine Michael Telesco from New Canaan, Connecticut The Iris Nebula (LBN 487) is a reflection nebula 1,300 light-years away...
Venus is the Perfect Place to Count Meteors

Venus is the Perfect Place to Count Meteors

[ad_1] Watching meteoroids enter the Earth’s atmosphere and streak across the sky as the visual spectacle known as meteors, it is one of the most awe-inspiring spectacles on Earth, often exhibiting multiple colors as they blaze through the atmosphere, which often...