A Precocious Black Hole
Astronomers have discovered a black hole that grew much more quickly than its host galaxy, triggering questions on the previous assumptions on the development of galaxies.
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Gravitational Lensing
The cat-like features are actually distant galaxies whose light has been stretched and bent by the large amounts of mass contained in foreground galaxies. The effect called
How SpaceX Crew Dragon will fly astronauts
Watch how the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft will fly astronauts in 2017.
Earth might be surrounded by hairy Dark Matter
Scientists proposed that Earth might be surrounded by long filaments of dark matter, or “hairs.”
Satellites will offer Global Fire Coverage
Wildfires that can wreak havoc on human health, property and communities, could be detected by sensors on a constellation of satellites.
Fingerprints of water
“The delicate fingerprints of water imprinted on the sand. The #StoryOfWater.” The area photographed is located in Oman, approximately 20 km to the west-northwest of Hamra Al
Psychedelic Pluto
Using a technique called principal component analysis, New Horizons scientists made this false color image of Pluto, to highlight the many subtle color differences between Pluto’s distinct
Volcan de Fuego at Night
The photo above shows Guatemala’s Volcán de Fuego, one of the most active volcanoes in Central America, as observed on this clear starry night by photographer Elisa Escamilla.
Spectacular breakup of Spacecraft re-entries
Spectacular breakup of WT1190F spacecraft re-entries, as seen by Airborne Astronomers that studied the approximately 1-meter piece of space debris, near Sri Lanka, over the Indian Ocean, on 2015
Mars’ Moon Phobos Is Falling Apart
Moon Phobos, orbiting a mere 3,700 miles above the surface of Mars, is closer to its planet than any other moon in the solar system.