For three years, telescopes have monitored “one of the most luminous” events ever: a supermassive black hole consuming a gigantic cloud of interstellar gas.
Tag: Space and Astronomy
Get Ready to See More of the Northern Lights
Over the past few months, viewings of the lights have increased in areas farther south than usual. That’s going to continue into 2025.
Back Then, Baby Galaxies. Next, a Super-Mega Galactic Cluster?
The Webb telescope has spotted some of the oldest known collections of stars. They may have a very bright future.
A Fresh View of an Increasingly Familiar Black Hole
Radio astronomers have captured a wide-angle image of one of the most violent locales in the cosmos.
Part of Swedish Research Rocket Lands in Norway, Causing Friction
The research rocket landed in a mountain range across the border, creating some rare friction between the two neighbors, with Norway saying protocols hadn’t been followed.
Your Friday Briefing
The U.S. prepares for a possible evacuation of its embassy in Sudan.
Your Wednesday Briefing
Fox News settles a defamation suit.
Courting the Sirens of the Southern Sky
These days it takes a generation to build a giant telescope. A new one is taking shape in the Atacama Desert in Chile.
From Bullets to ‘Bird Residue,’ the Many Trials of Telescopes
Before an observatory can plumb the secrets of the cosmos, it must navigate more humbling challenges.
New Mars Map Lets You ‘See the Whole Planet at Once’
Scientists assembled 3,000 images from an Emirati orbiter to create the prettiest atlas yet of the red planet.