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After Swirling Around a Black Hole, Matter Just Falls Straight In
The physics surrounding black holes is just plain weird. A gravitational well so strong that not…
The Habitable Worlds Observatory Could See Lunar and Solar ‘Exo-Eclipses’
A future space observatory could use exo-eclipses to tease out exomoon populations. If you’re like us,…
That Recent Solar Storm Was Detected Almost Three Kilometers Under the Ocean
On May 10th, 2024, people across North America were treated to a rare celestial event: an…
New Shepard’s 25th Launch Carries Six to the Edge of Space and Back
Sending tourists to space is still relatively novel in the grand scheme of humanity’s journey to…
Exceptionally bright meteor illuminates night sky over Spain and Portugal
An exceptionally bright meteor was seen over Spain and Portugal at 22:46 UTC on May 18,…
Astronomers Discover the Second-Lightest “Cotton Candy” Exoplanet to Date.
The hunt for extrasolar planets has revealed some truly interesting candidates, not the least of which…
More Evidence for the Gravitational Wave Background of the Universe
The gravitational wave background was first detected in 2016. It was announced following the release of…
When Uranus and Neptune Migrated, Three Icy Objects Were Crashing Into Them Every Hour!
The giant outer planets haven’t always been in their current position. Uranus and Neptune for example…
Did Earth’s Multicellular Life Depend on Plate Tectonics?
How did complex life emerge and evolve on the Earth and what does this mean for…