SPACE: Are There Huge Black Holes Out There?
Black holes can get big … really big. But just how big? It’s possible they could top out at over a trillion times more massive than the sun. That’s 10 … Read more
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SPACE: Behold The Rarest of Planets
Perched on the tip of Orion’s nose, there spins a solar system that could give Tatooine — Luke Skywalker’s twin-sunned homeworld — a run for its money. Known as GW … Read more
Was Oumuamua a “Cosmic Dust Bunny”?
Ever since it floated through our cosmic neck of the woods, the interstellar visitor ‘Oumuamua has intrigued and perplexed scientists. Now, a new theory has emerged that the cigar-shaped space … Read more
SPACE: Does the Sun Have a Long-Lost Twin?
The most distant region of our solar system, a sphere of dark, icy debris out beyond Neptune, is too crowded. All that stuff out there, beyond the reach of the … Read more
ASTRONOMY: Did a Supernova Trigger a Mass Extinction on Earth?
A global extinction event around 359 million years ago may have been triggered by the death blast of a distant star, a new study suggests. Toward the end of the … Read more
SPACE: The Moon’s Younger Than We Thought
It turns out the moon is a little younger than scientists previously thought — about 85 million years younger, to be precise. In a new study, researchers at the German … Read more
Can You Suck Energy OUT of a Black Hole?
A rotating black hole is such an extreme force of nature that it drags surrounding time and space around with it. So it is only natural to ask whether black … Read more
ANOUNCEMENT/GIVEAWAY: The Harbinger – Mary Eicher
Mary Eicher has a new FF paranormal book out, Artemis book one: “The Harbinger.” In a picturesque California town, the deafening sound of bells brings dozens of people to their … Read more
SpaceX’s 12,000 Starlink Satellites to Get Glare-Reducing ‘Sunshades’
SpaceX’s Starlink internet satellites will soon sport an accessory to tamp down their surprising brightness. That brightness worries many astronomers, who say that the huge Starlink constellation could seriously disrupt … Read more
SPACE: When Betelgeuse Goes Supernova…
The red supergiant star Betelgeuse is nearing the end of its life, and researchers are preparing for what it will look like when the star dies in a fiery explosion … Read more