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Sneaking a peek inside a black hole’s disk
Amazing new image - obtained via an orbiting X-ray observatory - shows the disk of gas and dust surrounding a supermassive black hole to be clumpy, not smooth.
December 24, 2015
How big can black holes grow?
Black holes could grow as large as 50 billion suns, before the 'food' that makes them grow crumbles into stars, says new research.
December 24, 2015
Latest images of Christmas Eve asteroid
Near-Earth asteroid 2003 SD220 will pass safely, at more than 28 times the moon's distance, on Christmas Eve. Will it cause earthquakes? Of course not.
December 24, 2015
NASA suspends 2016 launch of InSight Mars mission
NASA has called off the planned March 2016 launch of the InSight mission to Mars, following failure to repair a leaky instrument in the science payload.
December 24, 2015
Awesome Falcon 9 landing in Florida
Don't miss the video of last night's first-time-ever successful landing of Space X's Falcon 9 rocket. Congrats to Elon Musk and the team at Space X!
December 22, 2015
EarthSky News with Deborah Byrd
All the news you can fit into outer space LIVE on Slooh.com Wednesdays at 11 a.m. ET (1600 UTC). Or watch right here!
December 16, 2015
People rename 14 stars and 31 exoplanets
The votes are in. The IAU has accepted the people's choice of names for 14 stars and 31 exoplanets. Exoworlds are now named for deities, demons and scientists.
December 15, 2015
Ceres blurs line between comets and asteroids
New discoveries about Ceres' mysterious bright spots suggest that a strict division between comets and asteroids is no longer realistic.
December 15, 2015
Hot Jupiters’ missing water mystery solved
These results rule out the idea of dry hot Jupiters. That's a good thing, since it would require a complete rethinking of current theories on how planets are born.
December 15, 2015
Hayabusa 2 on target for asteroid
JAXA has confirmed that its Hayabusa 2 craft is on target to reach asteroid Ryugu, after a December 3 Earth swing-by. "See you later, people on Earth!"
December 14, 2015
