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New black hole image: 4 things we know
Astronomers released a long-sought image of our Milky Way's supermassive black hole yesterday. Here are 4 things we know.
May 13, 2022
Dust and high winds rip Midwest and Great Plains
Dust and high winds battered the U.S. Midwest and Great Plains during the day on Thursday. Yes, it was a derecho.
May 13, 2022
Friday the 13th comes once in 2022
The calendar seems to have a life of its own when it comes to Friday the 13th and number play. Happy Friday the 13th!
May 13, 2022
Milky Way’s black hole seen at last!
Astronomers have succeeded in capturing the 1st direct image of our Milky Way's black hole, a monster with the mass of 4 million suns!
May 13, 2022
Castor and Pollux sink to the horizon in spring
Castor and Pollux, the brightest stars in Gemini the Twins, sink toward the horizon on spring evenings, disappearing from summer's night sky.
May 13, 2022
Supermassive black hole a feature of most galaxies
A large galaxy typically has a supermassive black hole at its heart. These black holes contains millions - to billions - of times our sun's mass.
May 12, 2022
Fire season in US Southwest is early and intense
The 2022 fire season started early and is intense. Using prescribed burns and thinning can help reduce how quickly and far a wildfire spreads.
May 11, 2022
TESS finds 30 exocomets for Beta Pictoris
An international team of astronomers has discovered 30 exocomets orbiting the young star Beta Pictoris, 64 light-years away from Earth.
May 11, 2022
Twin cyclones mirror each other in Indian Ocean
Twin cyclones Asani and Karim swirled in opposite directions on each side of the equator in the Indian Ocean. Both storms are weakening.
May 11, 2022
Asteroids photobombed deep Hubble images
When astronomers realized that asteroids photobombed deep space images from Hubble, citizen scientists got to work. The result: over 1,000 new asteroid discoveries!
May 10, 2022
