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See a cloud passing our Milky Way’s central black hole
Join astronomers in examining the fate of G2, which has survived its encounter with the supermassive black hole at the heart of the Milky Way.
April 11, 2015
This image shows an Einstein Ring
The ring is caused by a near-perfect alignment of two galaxies with respect to Earth. One galaxy is 'lensing' the other galaxy's light.
April 11, 2015
Life’s building blocks in infant star system
"From a life in the universe point of view, this is great news,” said a researcher.
April 10, 2015
Auroras over US and similar latitudes
A geomagnetic storm sparked a display of auroras on the night of April 9-10. Auroras sighted as far south as Colorado! The storm may intensify later today.
April 10, 2015
NASA scientist: We’ll find signs of alien life by 2025
"We know where to look. We know how to look," said NASA chief scientist Ellen Stofan.
April 9, 2015
20 RR Lyrae stars with companions
Previously, only one RR Lyrae star - of many thousands known - was found to orbit in a double star system. Now astronomers have upped the tally by 2000%!
April 8, 2015
Update on Dawn spacecraft at Ceres
When will we see new images of the mysterious bright spots on Ceres' surface?
April 7, 2015
Scientists report seasonal changes on sun
Migrating bands of magnetic fields on the sun produce 2-year variations in solar activity as strong as those in the more familiar 11-year solar cycle.
April 7, 2015
Black holes don’t erase information
Since 1975, when Hawking showed that black holes evaporate from our universe, physicists have tried to explain what happens to a black hole's information.
April 6, 2015
Hubble spies enigmatic quasar ghosts
Astronomers use the Hubble Space Telescope to examine 8 ethereal wisps orbiting distant galaxies, illuminated by blasts of radiation from quasars.
April 2, 2015
