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Direct black hole images that are 50% clearer?
Astronomers with the Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration have developed a new technique that will produce direct black hole images with 50% better resolution.
September 2, 2024
Meerkats are our adorable and sociable lifeform of the week
Meerkats are adorable mammals you can't help but love. They live in groups and take care of each other, especially the cubs and the sick members.
September 2, 2024
Pioneer 11 swept past Saturn 45 years ago today
Pioneer 11 was the 1st spacecraft to encounter Saturn. A true pioneer, it paved the way for the 2 Voyagers in 1980 and 1981 plus Cassini from 2004 to 2017.
September 1, 2024
Water on exoplanets is mostly hidden deep inside
A new study shows there is likely much more water on exoplanets than previously thought. Most of it would be hidden in a planet's interior.
September 1, 2024
Underwater robots to explore beneath Antarctic ice
Scientists have designed underwater robots to study ice melt patterns beneath Antarctic ice shelves. They tested the robots in the Arctic Ocean.
September 1, 2024
Sun activity archive for September 2024
Sun activity archive for September 2024. A daily record of flaring, big filaments and prominences, and other sorts of activity, on our local star.
September 1, 2024
SpaceX Starlink launches for September 2024
Get a list of the SpaceX Starlink launches for September 2024 from both the West and East Coasts. Find out how to watch the livestream, and get updates, too.
September 1, 2024
List of SpaceX Starlink launches for August 2024
Get a list of all the SpaceX Starlink launches for August 2024 from both the West and East Coasts. Find out how to watch the livestream, and get updates, too.
August 31, 2024
Probes see fast solar wind getting a magnetic shove
Combined data from ESA and NASA has demonstrated how fluctuations in the sun's magnetic field accelerate and heat the solar wind.
August 30, 2024
New Horizons measures the darkness of deep space
The New Horizons spacecraft - in the far reaches of our solar system - is in a dark enough environment to accurately measure the light of the distant universe.
August 30, 2024
