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The Gaia Mission’s Science Operations are Over
The ESA has announced that Gaia’s primary mission is coming to an end. The spacecraft’s fuel…
About a Third of Supermassive Black Holes are Hiding
Supermassive black holes can have trillions of times more mass than the Sun, only exist in…
The First Supernovae Flooded the Early Universe With Water
Water is the essence of life. Every living thing on Earth contains water within it. The…
Astronomers See Flares Coming from the Milky Way’s Supermassive Black Hole
There’s plenty of action at the center of the galaxy, where a supermassive black hole (SMBH)…
Earth’s Temporary Moon Might Have Come from THE Moon
A tiny asteroid loitering in a near-Earth orbit for a few months last year may have…
Galaxy Cores May be Giant Fuzzy Dark Stars
A fuzzy form of dark matter may clump up to become the cores of galaxies, according…
Here’s How We Could Measure the Mass of SgrA* to Within One Solar Mass
There is a gravitational monster at the heart of our galaxy. Known as Sagittarius A*, it…
This Quasar Helped End the Dark Ages of the Universe
After the Big Bang came the Dark Ages, a period lasting hundreds of millions of years…
Webb Provides an Explanation for “Little Red Dots”
When a new space telescope is launched, it’s designed to address specific issues in astronomy and…