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Boeing has started fueling up its Starliner capsule ahead of the vehicle's first-ever astronaut launch.That mission, called Crew Flight Test (CFT), is currently scheduled to launch in early May atop a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral...
Back to Article List Quasars were the first known member of the menagerie of active galaxies. But they all have one thing in common: a voracious appetite. Centaurus A is an active galaxy, with jets and radio lobes and jets sprouting from its central back hole....
Quasars are the brightest objects in the Universe. The most powerful ones are thousands of times more luminous than entire galaxies. They’re the visible part of a supermassive black hole (SMBH) at the center of a galaxy. The intense light comes from gas drawn...
Astronomers have created the largest yet cosmic 3D map of quasars: bright and active centres of galaxies powered by supermassive black holes. This map shows the location of about 1.3 million quasars in space and time, with the furthest shining bright when the...
India's Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft, which aced its historic landing near the moon's south pole last August, barely kicked up any moon dust during descent thanks to a unique configuration of engines, a new study reveals. As a result, its cameras got clear views of...
On March 21, spotting Saturn before sunrise will be a challenge — but you can use bright Venus nearby as a guide. Credit: Astronomy: Roen Kelly Friday, March 15The waxing Moon sits in Taurus the Bull this evening, slowly sinking in the west after sunset. Luna...
When stars grow old and die, their mass determines their ultimate fate. Many supermassive stars have futures as neutron stars. But, the question is, how massive can their neutron stars get? That’s one that Professor Fan Yizhong and his team at Purple Mountain...
The historic centre of Vienna, Austria’s capital city, is featured in this image captured on 23 June 2023.Zoom in to explore this image at its full resolution or click on the circles to learn more.Vienna lies in the northeastern corner of Austria and straddles...
NASA has launched a new computer game to help kids learn about solar eclipses ahead of the total solar eclipse on April 8 when the moon's shadow will sweep across North America. The "Snap It! An Eclipse Photo Adventure" game asks players to help an interstellar...
Objects that look like asteroids can still become active for numerous reasons. These objects are known as Centaurs and can have spots of activity and generate tails. Credit: Pamela L Gay/PSI. In 1977, astronomer Charles Kowal discovered a strange, asteroid-like...