Friday, May 13, 2022

Black Hole at Heart of Milky Way Imaged for First Time

05/13/2022

NEWS & FEATURES

Black hole at heart of Milky Way imaged for first time
EHT Collaboration

The groundbreaking image shows the gaping maw of our galaxy’s heart.

Eclipse Globe 
Understanding the origins of ORCs, odd radio circles
Jayanne English (U. Manitoba)

These enormous extragalactic radio circles elude explanation. But a new image is helping astronomers narrow down the possibilities.

Media Rocket Lab
Media Rocket Lab

The retrieval effort took place after the 26th launch of the Electron rocket, which put 34 more satellites into orbit around Earth.

Authentic Meteorite

Subscribe to Space & Beyond Box to get your very own authentic Campo del Cielo Meteorite! This exclusive space rock is enclosed in a protective case and comes with a certificate of authenticity. With a $25 value, this bonus gift is a great way to start exploring our universe!

Astronomers find first triple black widow system
NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center/Cruz deWilde

Using a new technique, researchers have spotted these strange stars some 3,000 light-years away.

Ask Astro: Is Polaris visible from the Southern Hemisphere?
Lynn Hilborn

Polaris in the Little Dipper is known as the North Star. But is this star visible to anyone south of the equator?

OBSERVING

The sky this week
Di Chap (Flickr)

Your daily digest of celestial events coming soon to a sky near you. Updated Friday morning at 9 A.M. Central.

PICTURE OF THE DAY

Continental divide
Paul Shulins from Sunapee, New Hampshire

The North America Nebula (NGC 7000) is the appropriately named cloud at the upper left of this image. Just to its right, separated by a dark lane, is the Pelican Nebula (IC 5070). Both objects lie in the constellation Cygnus the Swan near the bright star Deneb.

FEATURED PRODUCTS

This message was sent to ceo.studentlike.spuniv@blogger.com.

© 2022 Kalmbach Media Co. 21027 Crossroads Circle Waukesha, WI 53186

Scientist Pankaj

Today in Science: Humans think unbelievably slowly

...