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1st image of a black hole … now new and improved!

Do you remember the 1st-ever photo of a black hole released in 2019? Researchers have now produced an even better, sharper version using machine learning.

Paul Scott Anderson

April 18, 2023

3D map of giant galaxy M87 shows it’s potato-shaped

Scientists analyzed the motion of stars to make a new 3D map of giant galaxy M87. This map shows that the huge elliptical galaxy has a potato shape.

Kelly Kizer Whitt

April 17, 2023

Is there a space race between the United States and China?

Is the U.S. in a space race with China? While both are actively expanding their presence in space and their goals for the moon, one country is still far ahead.

EarthSky Voices

April 16, 2023

Midnight SpaceX launch was a success. Falcon 9 returned to pad

Success for the midnight SpaceX launch on April 14-15, 2023. The launch - from California - was expected to be visible from San Francisco to Los Angeles.

Dave Adalian

April 15, 2023

$25K reward offered for meteorite from daylight fireball

A museum is offering a $25,000 reward for a piece of a meteorite that fell on April 8, 2023 on the US-Canada border.

Dave Adalian

April 14, 2023

Dragon bones on Mars? Curiosity spies weird rocks

Did NASA's Curiosity rover find dragon bones on Mars? Nah. But these wonderfully weird spiky rocks are some of the strangest formations the rovers have seen.

Paul Scott Anderson

April 14, 2023

Was Snowball Earth more of a slushball?

Snowball Earth might have been more of a slushball, scientists say. More temperate regions with pockets of slushy waters would have allowed life to survive.

Paul Scott Anderson

April 14, 2023

See 13 volcanoes from space in this video

See 13 volcanoes from space in this new video from the European Space Agency. Plus, learn about the recently active volcanoes on the Kamchatka Peninsula.

Kelly Kizer Whitt

April 14, 2023