Astronomers detect Milky Way’s second-largest known black hole
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Astronomers have discovered a black hole with a mass about 33 times greater than that of our sun, the …
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Astronomers unravel the mystery of the ‘Dragon’s Egg’ nebula
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two large stars residing inside a spectacular cloud of gas and dust nicknamed the “Dragon’s Egg” nebula have presented …
Astronomers document a not-so-super supernova in the Milky Way
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Supernovas are not always so super. These explosions that mark the death of a star often are spectacularly energetic. …
Astronomers ponder ‘cosmic mystery’ over powerful radio wave bursts
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON – Powerful bursts of radio waves emanating from a distant dwarf galaxy that were detected using a massive telescope in China …
Elon Musk Has Launched So Many Satellites Astronomers Can’t Do Their Jobs
Ailan Evans on February 7, 2022 Elon Musk’s space exploration and aeronautics company SpaceX has launched so many satellites it’s interfering with astronomers’ ability to …