Astronomers have made the first confirmed detection of a star surviving destruction at the hands of a supermassive black hole. Then it returned for round 2.
ESA has unveiled the 1st images from Proba-3, an ambitious mission using 2 satellites to reveal the sun's outer atmosphere through artificial solar eclipses.
Will Triggs joined EarthSky to work on our daily newsletter, and has since also become a popular presenter of space news on our YouTube channel. He fell in love with stargazing after moving to Norfolk on England's east coast, where the dark skies allowed him to catch a glimpse of the Milky Way for the first time. Having joined EarthSky after completing degrees in English and Creative Writing, he is passionate about communicating the beauty and importance of what's around us, and what's above us.