Astronomy in Pictures: Black Holes, Baby Stars, and Magnetic “Tunnels” – Sky & Telescope
[ad_1] Supermassive Black Hole–Powered “Mushroom” Clouds Warm gas “rises” from the active supermassive black hole at the center of the
Read more[ad_1] Supermassive Black Hole–Powered “Mushroom” Clouds Warm gas “rises” from the active supermassive black hole at the center of the
Read more[ad_1] For the next two and a half weeks, early-morning skywatchers will have an excellent opportunity to spot the so-called
Read more[ad_1] The Milky Way over Fairyland Canyon in Bryce Canyon National Park, an International Dark-sky Park.Public domain The statistics are
Read more[ad_1] We still can’t look away. Nova Cassiopeiae 2021 had swelled back up to magnitude 7.0 on October 20th. This
Read more[ad_1] China’s Five hundred meter Aperture Spherical Telescope (FAST) nestles in the a natural depression in southern China. Rodrigo con
Read more[ad_1] The full Hunter’s Moon will light the way to Uranus in the early morning sky this week, and with
Read more[ad_1] An artist’s concept shows NASA’s COSI gamma-ray mission in front of Supernova 1987A. University of Berkeley / COSI NASA
Read more[ad_1] As the Sun heads south for winter in the Northern Hemisphere, the days grow longer and the opportunities to
Read more[ad_1] Japanese astronomer Ko Arimatsu captured a possible impact flash in Jupiter’s North Tropical Zone (NTrZ) at 13:24 UT on
Read more[ad_1] A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket is seen launching from Space Launch Complex 41 in this 2 minute,
Read more[ad_1] This coming Saturday, October 16th, is International Observe the Moon Night. NASA started the event in 2010 to help
Read more[ad_1] We can’t look away. Long-lasting, ever fluctuating Nova Cassiopeiae 2021 was finally down to about magnitude 8.2 as of
Read more[ad_1] In this image, the proposed hit-and-run collision is simulated in 3D, shown about an hour after impact. Theia, the
Read more[ad_1] On October 10, 2021, Comet Leonard displayed a compact coma and a 4′ dusty tail pointing north. Now at
Read more[ad_1] Can you see the Milky Way from your home? Diane Turnshek can, and she wants to Pittsburgh to see
Read more[ad_1] An artist’s conception of New Horizons in the distant solar system. NASA / JHAPL / SwRI NASA’s New Horizons
Read more[ad_1] What is Astronomy Day? Doug Berger, while president of the Astronomical Association of Northern California at the time, started
Read more[ad_1] Long-lasting Nova Cassiopeiae 2021 was holding at about magnitude 7.6 as of October 7th. That’s as bright as it
Read more[ad_1] Have you ever casually attempted smartphone astrophotography, by snapping a picture of the night sky using just your cell?
Read more[ad_1] Rectified version of the landing site panorama taken by cameras aboard China’s Chang’e 5 lander in Oceanus Procellarum.CNSA /
Read more[ad_1] LAST UPDATED Oct. 6: These dates are subject to change, and will be updated throughout the year as firmer dates
Read more[ad_1] When the New Horizons spacecraft flew by Pluto in July 2015, it stunned us with a landscape of ice
Read more[ad_1] The new moon occurs on Wednesday (Oct. 6), at 7:05 a.m. EDT (1205 GMT), and that night you might
Read more[ad_1] Don McCrady / Flickr / CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 Years ago, I had a bumper sticker that read, “Don’t Postpone
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