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Deborah Byrd
Cosmic web fuels stars and supermassive black holes
Astronomers probed the cosmic web, a large-scale structure composed of massive filaments of galaxies separated by giant voids. They found the filaments also contained significant amounts of gas, believed to help fuel the galaxies' growth.
October 6, 2019
Juno prepares to jump Jupiter’s shadow
NASA's Juno mission to Jupiter has now successfully executed a 10.5-hour propulsive maneuver. It'll keep Juno - a solar-powered spacecraft - out of a mission-ending shadow due to have been cast by Jupiter onto the craft in November.
October 3, 2019
Astronomers spy cosmic bubbles and bow shocks
Professional astronomers and citizen scientists have been combing through a region of our galaxy where cosmic bubbles are being inflated by wind and radiation from young, massive stars. Hundreds to thousands of stars may emerge from each bubble, in time.
October 2, 2019
International Observe the Moon Night is October 5
International Observe the Moon Night is a worldwide celebration of lunar science and exploration, celestial observation, and our cultural and personal connections to the moon. In 2019, it comes on October 5. Here's how to join in.
October 2, 2019
Shapeshifting robots for Saturn’s moons
NASA is testing a 3D-printed prototype of unusual mini robots that can roll, fly, float and swim, then morph into a single machine. They're called Shapeshifters. The team envisions them as a way to explore Saturn's moons.
October 1, 2019
Researchers to spend a year trapped in Arctic ice
In October 2019, the research icebreaker Polarstern will drop anchor at an ice floe in the northern Laptev Sea, to spend a year investigating Earth’s Arctic.
September 30, 2019
NASA creates stunning new black hole visualization
For decades, astronomical theorists have told us that a black hole's powerful gravity would warp the space around it. This new visualization from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center is the best yet at showing exactly how.
September 27, 2019
Found: 3 black holes due to collide
Take one minute to watch a video of a system of 3 galaxies - called SDSS J0849+1114 - all orbiting each other a billion light years from Earth. Each galaxy contains a supermassive black hole, which are circling each other, about to collide.
September 27, 2019
IAU names the 2nd interstellar visitor
The first known interstellar visitor received the official name 'Oumuamua, meaning 'scout.' This one has a less romantic name and one that sets a standard for future discoveries: 2I/Borisov.
September 26, 2019
Was Venus ever habitable?
Today, Venus is hot, dry ... hellish. But maybe not always. Scientists created 5 new computer simulations of Venus, all with some water coverage. All 5 models showed Venus as stable, temperate and with some water for 3 billion years.
September 25, 2019
