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The Milky Way's Supermassive Black Hole Isn't As Destructive As Thought.

The center of the Milky Way is an extreme environment dominated by the supermassive black hole (SMBH) Sagittarius A star (Sgr A-star). Sgr A-star has about 4 million solar masses, and its powerful gravity and radiation defines the region. Its gravity accelerates the orbits of stars and gas clouds in its vicinity. Radiation from the SMBH's accretion processes, from the stellar winds coming from colliding stars, from abundant supernovae explosions, and from superheated gas falling toward the black hole, saturates the region.

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Which exoplanet in the TRAPPIST-1 system could be habitable? Scientists are modeling the star to find out

Frequent flares from the nearby star TRAPPIST-1 could offer new clues in the search for habitable planets beyond Earth.

Watch live: US Senate vote to appoint Jared Isaacman as head of NASA today

The U.S. Senate will hold its second hearing to consider billionaire tech entrepreneur Jared Isaacman's nomination for NASA chief on Wednesday (Dec. 3), and you can watch the action live.

What supermoon am I? A lunar personality test

The supermoon shines brighter and bolder than usual—discover which dazzling lunar personality matches you.

Northern lights may be visible in 17 states (and maybe more) tonight

Auroras may be visible from Alaska to Illinois as an incoming coronal mass ejection is expected to slam into Earth.

Uranus's small moons are dark, red, and water-poor

…Except for Mab, which is even weirder than expected.

5 key takeaways from Jared Isaacman's 2nd NASA chief nomination hearing

Private billionaire SpaceX astronaut Jared Isaacman appeared before a Senate committee Dec. 3 for consideration as NASA administrator. Here are 5 big takeaways from the hearing.

A green flash at sunset | Space photo of the day for Dec. 8, 2025

This rare phenomenon is also called the green rim and it actually happens at every sunset.

NASA spacecraft were vulnerable to hacking for 3 years and nobody knew. AI found and fixed the flaw in 4 days

An AI start-up has found a vulnerability in security software protecting NASA's ground control communications with satellites in space.

Sun unleashes intense X-class solar flare, triggering radio blackouts across Australia

The powerful X1.1 solar flare from sunspot region 4298 sparked strong radio blackouts on the sunlit portion of Earth at the time of eruption.

The Primordial Black Hole Saga: Part 1 - The Dark Matter Mystery

(This is Part 1 of a series on primordial black holes!)

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Inspired by Schools of Fish, This Magnetic Material Swarms to Eat Carbon Dioxide

Removing, or “scrubbing”, carbon dioxide from the air of confined spaces is a critical component of any life support system on a spacecraft or submarine. However, modern day ones are energy intensive, requiring temperatures of up to 200℃ to operate. So a research lab led by Dr. Hui He at Guangxi University in China has developed what they call “micro/nano reconfigurable robots” (MNRM) to scrub CO2 from the air much more efficiently. Their work is described in a new paper in Nano-Micro Letters.

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Watch 3 astronauts head home to Earth from the International Space Station tonight

NASA's Jonny Kim and two cosmonauts are scheduled to leave the International Space Station tonight (Dec. 8), and you can watch their homecoming live.

Looks Like a Wonderful Geminid Meteor Shower Ahead

With a retiring crescent Moon in the mix, prospects for the year's richest meteor shower are excellent.

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Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 3,000th Starlink satellite in 2025 on record-setting 32nd flight of Falcon 9 booster

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket stands in the launch position at Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on Dec. 7, 2025, ahead of flying the Starlink 6-92 mission. SpaceX is using the Falcon 9 booster, 1067, which will make its record breaking 32nd flight. Image: Adam Bernstein / Spaceflight Now

SpaceX is set to achieve a couple notable milestones with its next Falcon 9 rocket launch from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center.

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Researchers at SwRI May Have Solved the Mystery of Uranus' Radiation Belts

The "ice giants" of the Solar System - Uranus and Neptune - remain the least explored of any planets orbiting our Sun. Thanks to the sheer distance between them and Earth, the first probe to ever study them was the Voyager 2 probe, which remains the only mission ever to conduct a flyby. What this probe revealed led to numerous mysteries about both worlds, their systems of moons, and other characteristics. For instance, when Voyager flew past Uranus, it recorded a very strong electron belt of a much higher energy level than expected.

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SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches Starlink satellites from Vandenberg in California

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 29 Starlink satellites lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Sunday, Dec. 7, 2025.

How to Watch 'Apollo 1: Destination Moon', the Channel 4 documentary revisiting the tragic accident during the race to the moon

'Apollo 1: Destination Moon' follows a real-life astronaut mission that ended tragically — and the lessons learned for future Apollo missions.

AI is making spacecraft propulsion more efficient – and could even lead to nuclear-powered rockets

From bicycles to rockets, learning through experience – whether human or machine – is shaping the future of space exploration.

SpaceX launches 28 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg SFB

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off on the Starlink 11-15 mission from Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base on Dec. 7, 2025. Image: SpaceX

Update Dec. 7, 3 p.m. EST (2000 UTC): SpaceX confirms deployment of the 28 Starlink satellites.

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