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A cosmic breakthrough in black hole science

5/31/2024  SUBSCRIBE TODAY ☰✕ News| Ask Astro | Sky This Week | Magazine SOURCE: ESO/M. Kornmesser SCIENCE In a cosmic breakthrough, astronomers measure a supermassive black hole's spin X-rays from wobbling material around a massive black hole have allowed researchers to clock its spin. The findings could reveal how supermassive black holes form and grow. KEEP READING SOURCE: David J. Eicher SCIENCE Starmus VII hit all the right notes from beginning to end KEEP READING SOURCE: S. Payne-Wardenaar/K. Malhan/MPIA SCIENCE Ancient star streams, named Shiva and Shakti, may be Milky Way's earliest building blocks KEEP READING SOURCE: Sergio Conceicao THIS WEEK IN ASTRONOMY WITH DAVE EICHER The Moon Slides by Saturn This week, we have another beautiful conjunction in the morning sky as the Moon slides by Saturn and its magnificent ring system. WATCH NOW SOURCE: NASA/JPL-Caltech/R. Hurt (Caltech-IPAC) SCIENCE Astronomers discover Gliese 12 b, a potentially habitable exoplanet Gliese 12 b could be the nearest temperate world like our own located to date — but don't book your travel tickets quite yet. KEEP READING SPONSORED BY: Grand Canyon Conservancy Become a Grand Canyon Astronomer in Residence Grand Canyon Conservancy announces a Call for Proposals for its 2025 Astronomer in Residence program. Astronomers and dark-sky advocates may apply for an opportunity to practice and share their discipline with park visitors under one of the most pristine night skies in the United States. Applications are due July 15, 2024. For more information, please visit www.grandcanyon.org/astronomer. PLEASE VISIT SOURCE: Alister Ling & Luca Vanzella ASK ASTRO Why does the daily moonrise time vary by as much as 60 minutes, and as little as 30 minutes during the same month? A number of variables play into the time difference, including that the Moon's orbital speed is not constant. KEEP READING SOURCE: Dave Weixelman, taken from Sunset Point, Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah PICTURE OF THE DAY Go view that hoodoo VIEW PHOTO SOURCE: Astronomy: Roen Kelly OBSERVING The Sky This Week: A Jupiter-Mercury conjunction KEEP READING Recommended for You SHOP NOW SHOP NOW SHOP NOW NEED ASSISTANCE? CONTACT US SUBSCRIPTION CUSTOMER SERVICE VISIT OUR WEBSITE LIKE US ON FACEBOOK RENEW YOUR SUBSCRIPTION GIVE A GIFT Unsubscribe| Preferences | Customer Service | Privacy Policy | View In Browser This message was sent to ceo.studentlike.spuniv@blogger.com. ©2024 Kalmbach Media Co. 21027 Crossroads Circle Waukesha, WI 53186