Astronomers Spotted a Wandering Black Hole at the Edge of Its Galaxy. Then It Found a Snack
An orphaned black hole that drifted toward the outskirts of its galaxy was caught devouring an unlucky star,…
Fast blue optical transients still defy explanation
Sky surveys keep catching a kind of cosmic explosion that astronomers can’t explain. They call them fast blue…
UK’s renowned Lovell radio telescope at Jodrell Bank Observatory faces a funding cut
LONDON (AP) — Scientists have reacted with alarm to news that the British government will cut funding to…
This Star Is Racing Around the Milky Way’s Black Hole at 8% the Speed of Light
Illustration of a sunlike star passing very close to a supermassive black hole. Credit: ESO, ESA/Hubble, M. Kornmesser…
An Extreme Solar Storm May Be Even More Devastating Than Previously Imagined
It’s well known that a solar storm, depending on its level of intensity, can affect the functioning of…
Lunar eclipse set to transform night sky in August
As we wrap up these final days of July and head into August, one of the things that…
Southern Delta Aquariids, Alpha Capricornids meteor showers peak this week
Look up! The end of July is soaked in the celestial with two meteor showers lighting up the…
It’s Becoming Clear Why Black Holes Never Run Out of Fuel
It is believed that nearly every large galaxy in the universe has a supermassive black hole at its…
Dennis Mammana: Before Dawn, Mars and Mercury Put on a Rare Show | Outdoors
In a couple of weeks, I’ll be telling you about the annual Perseid meteor shower. It should be…
New study challenges existing knowledge for why galaxies stop forming stars
Most galaxy collisions do not cause galaxies to stop making new stars.A galaxy’s central black hole and its…
Astronomers express concern about future of science at Lowell Observatory after research department changes | Local News
About half a year after Lowell Observatory’s research restructuring first went into effect, more than a third of…
NASA study reveals longtime near-Earth asteroid is actually a comet
Asteroid 2026 JH2 was recently discovered by scientists and it’s making an extremely close approach to Earth on…