Webb telescope finds Milky Way black hole never stops strobing light
A new study using NASA 's James Webb Space Telescope has revealed a variety of light coming from the black hole Sagittarius A* — or rather its accretion disk, the ring of rapidly spinning material ...
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China is building a space telescope to rival the JWST — and it could survive in orbit decades longer
Chinese scientists have announced details on the upcoming China Space Station Telescope (CSST), a cutting-edge observatory ...
NASA’s Webb Telescope Reveals a Never-Ending Cosmic Firestorm at the Center of the Milky Way
Observations revealed ongoing fireworks featuring short bursts and longer flares. Imagine solar flares, but magnified to an ...
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James Webb Telescope Reveals a Dazzling Light Show From the Milky Way’s Black Hole
Unpredictable bursts of light are pulsing from the debris surrounding Sagittarius A*, offering new insights into the ...
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UVA Astronomer Explains the Threat of ‘City Killer’ Asteroids and How Earth Can Prepare
NASA’s double-asteroid redirection test, launched in 2022, was an actual experiment in space. It sent a rocket to strike an ...
Colliding plasma ejections from the Sun generate huge geomagnetic storms − studying them will help scientists monitor future space weather
The Sun periodically ejects huge bubbles of plasma from its surface that contain an intense magnetic field. These events are ...
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Watch: Webb Telescope captures constant ‘bubbling brightness’ at the heart of our galaxy
Explore the astonishing findings from the Webb Telescope on the restless black hole Sagittarius A* at the Milky Way's center.
7 beautiful photos of Milky Way shared by NASA
The center of our Milky Way galaxy is hidden from the prying eyes of optical telescopes by clouds of obscuring dust and gas.
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SPHEREx will scan the galaxy to look for life's ingredients
The SPHEREx astrophysics mission will take stock of water’s cosmic origins by scanning the galaxy for hidden reservoirs.
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Vandenberg Space Force Base to Hold SPHEREx Mission Overview Ahead of Groundbreaking NASA Launch
Vandenberg Space Force Base, in coordination with NASA, is set to provide a comprehensive mission overview for the eagerly ...
NASA SPHEREx Mission to Map Water Ice in the Milky Way for Life’s Origins
NASA’s SPHEREx to survey Milky Way for water ice, carbon compounds Mission to study molecular clouds where planets and stars form SPHEREx data will aid future studies of planetary evolution ...
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Some planet-forming stars never 'grow up' and lose their 'Peter Pan' disks
"We described them as 'never growing up' because they have maintained their primordial disk long after the expected time frame for primordial disks to have dissipated." ...