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NASA X-ray instrument finds black holes act like 'cosmic seesaws' shaping the universe
6+ hour, 21+ min ago (419+ words) "We're seeing what could be described as an energetic tug-of-war inside the black hole's accretion flow." Turns out the expression "you can't have it all" also applies to black holes. Astronomers have discovered that although feeding black holes can produce…...
Black Holes Regulate Energy by Choosing Between Focused Jets or Broad Winds
11+ hour, 53+ min ago (654+ words) In a study published in Nature Astronomy, a group of researchers from the University of Warwick has discovered that black holes do not just consume matter, but rather manage it, choosing whether to blast it into space as high-speed jets…...
Webb telescope zooms in on a black hole's messy feeding zone
13+ hour, 21+ min ago (493+ words) Astronomers using NASA's James Webb Space Telescope have mapped where dust collects around a nearby supermassive black hole " and found that almost all of it sits in a compact ring feeding the object. The study focuses on the Circinus galaxy,…...
2025 Excellence in Earth and Space Science Award by the American Geophysical Union
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (133+ words) Recognizing honors, awards, and achievements for NASA Science. Award: "The American Geophysical Union's 2025 Excellence in Earth and Space Science Award is given annually to a mid-career or senior scientist team, individual, or group demonstrating a sustained commitment to excellence in…...
Astronomers watch 2 supermassive black holes caught in a twisted dance with never-before-seen jet behavior
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (375+ words) "This result shows that the Event Horizon Telescope is not only useful for producing spectacular images, but can also be used to understand the physics that govern black hole jets." Astronomers have used the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) to observe…...
This Week in Astronomy with Dave Eicher: The Crab Nebula
2+ day, 8+ hour ago (600+ words) David Eicher is one of the most widely recognized astronomy enthusiasts in the world. He has been with Astronomy magazine for 36 years, beginning as an assistant editor and working through associate, senior, and managing positions. He has been the magazine's…...
Astronomy enthusiast shares our literal connection to the stars
2+ day, 12+ hour ago (286+ words) Enjoy a great night of fun with the country music duo and their folk-rock friends. Purchase Tickets The club's'founder Kenton Dyck also spoke at length about'the composition of stars. You may be surprised to learn what that entails. "Stars are…...
Supermassive black holes don't seem to make sense. But the mystery may be solved, and the answer is catastrophic
3+ day, 22+ hour ago (612+ words) The question of how black holes grow should be an easy one to answer: they absorb material from their surroundings. But despite their fearsome reputation, supermassive black holes don't rampage through their host galaxies; instead, they can be found sitting…...
NASA's space probe reveals the violent past of the black hole at the center of the Milky Way
4+ day, 3+ hour ago (194+ words) At the center of our galaxy, the Milky Way, there is a supermassive black hole that is still very mysterious. But many studies are being conducted on it, and recently, NASA's X-ray space probe has revealed important details about its…...
Why are Chinese astronauts exploring caves before going to the moon? Is there deeper space strategy linked to cave exploration?
5+ day, 13+ hour ago (526+ words) The training took place in the caves of Wulong National Park in Chongqing. These caves are very dark, quiet and isolated from the outside world. The astronauts were divided into four groups. Each group spent six days and five nights…...