by rmil2k | Feb 4, 2024 | News
Science & Exploration 01/02/2024 1966 views 29 likes Black holes are like temperamental toddlers. They spill food all the time, but ESA’s XMM-Newton has caught a black hole in the act of ‘flipping over the table’ during an otherwise civilised meal.This act...
by rmil2k | Feb 4, 2024 | News
On Episode 96 of This Week In Space, Tariq and Rod discuss science on television with History Channel producer Jeff Stepp.Space and science TV has come a long way since the old-time staples like Mr. Wizard and the original Bille Nye, The Science Guy. Stepp joins us to...
by rmil2k | Feb 3, 2024 | News
Back to Article List The work shows tidal disruption events are more widespread across different types of galaxies than previously observed. Credit: Courtesy of Megan Masterson, Erin Kara, et al At the heart of nearly all large galaxies lies a supermassive black hole...
by rmil2k | Feb 3, 2024 | News
In the 1970s, astronomers deduced that the persistent radio source coming from the center of our galaxy was actually a supermassive black hole (SMBH). This black hole, known today as Sagittarius A*, is over 4 million solar masses and is detectable by the radiation it...
by rmil2k | Feb 3, 2024 | News
This false-colour image acquired by the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission shows the city of Dubai and its surroundings in the United Arab Emirates.Zoom in to explore this image at its full 10 m resolution or click on the circles to learn more. Dubai is one of the seven...