On April 10th, 2019, the international consortium known as the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) announced the first-ever image of a supermassive black hole (SMBH). The image showed the bright disk surrounding the black hole at the center of the M87 galaxy (aka. Virgo A). In 2021, they followed up on this by acquiring an image of the core region of the Centaurus A galaxy and the radio jet emanating from it. Earlier this month, the European Southern Observatory (ESO) announced that the EHT would be sharing the results from its latest campaign – observations of Sagittarius A*!
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Astronomers unveil first image of the Milky Way’s central black hole
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Mars sample return: Could Red Planet life contaminate Earth?
Hauling to Earth samples of Mars that might contain Red Planet life is deemed a low risk affair in terms of ecological and public safety — but that risk is not zero.
We’ve Now Seen Planet-Forming Disks Around Hundreds of Young Stars. What Do They Tell Us?
Is our Solar System comparable to other solar systems? What do other systems look like? We know from exoplanet studies that many other systems have hot Jupiters, massive gas giants that orbit extremely close to their stars. Is that normal, and our Solar System is the outlier?
Elon Musk says Russia is ramping up cyberattacks on SpaceX's Starlink systems in Ukraine
SpaceX's Starlink internet communications systems in Ukraine are under increasing cyberattack from Russia.
A particle accelerator is now colder than space to produce 1 million X-ray pulses a second
At that temperature, the Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS) X-ray free-electron laser will be able to accelerate electrons close to the speed of light.
Save $500 on the Panasonic Lumix S5 camera
Get Amazon's lowest price on a powerful camera that is perfectly suited for both photo and video shooting.
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The penultimate sunset at Concordia research station in Antarctica marks the beginning of a very exciting time for the 12-member crew: the coming of Antarctic night and the winter-over.
Our Complete Guide to This Weekend’s Total Lunar Eclipse
Don’t miss one of the top astronomical events for 2022: Sunday night’s total lunar eclipse.
The multiverse is huge in pop culture right now — but what is it, and does it really exist?
Whether you need a new villain or an old Spider-Man, your sci-fi movie will sound more scientifically respectable if you use the word multiverse.
Best Star Trek: The Original Series episodes
These are the best Star Trek: The Original Series episodes to watch to understand the show's enduring legacy throughout the franchise.
Watch black holes and the stars that feed them dance in this mesmerizing NASA video
A new NASA video shows some of the black holes closes to Earth, as well as the stars that feed them.
Solar eclipse guide 2022: When, where & how to see them
Our solar eclipse guide 2022 contains everything you need to know about the two partial solar eclipses that will occur on Apr. 30 and Oct. 25 this year.
DARPA is exploring ways to build things in space
The U.S. military has awarded contracts under a new program to address in-space manufacturing needs, as part of a larger effort to reduce the costs of spaceflight.
Boeing's Starliner is 'go' for crucial May 19 launch to the space station
NASA cleared Starliner to launch on the uncrewed OFT-2 mission to the International Space Station, which will assess the capsule's ability to get safely to and from the orbiting lab.
Smarter satellites: ESA Discovery accelerates AI in space
Could we capitalise on the Earth-based digital revolution to make our satellites smarter?
InSight Just Detected a Record-breaking Marsquake: Magnitude 5!
This spectrogram shows the largest quake ever detected on another planet. The marsquake struck the Red Planet on May 4 , 2022 and measured magnitude 5 . Courtesy NASA/JPL-Caltech/ETH/Zurich.
NASA managers clear Boeing’s Starliner for second try to reach space station
Artist’s illustration of Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft in orbit. Credit: Boeing
NASA officials cleared Boeing’s Starliner crew capsule for launch next week in a flight readiness review Wednesday, moving a step closer toward a critical unpiloted demonstration flight to attempt docking at the International Space Station and check off other test objectives left unaccomplished on a problem-plagued mission two-and-a-half years ago.
Facing rocket supply crunch, Northrop says it has backup options for ISS resupply
File photo of two Russian-built RD-181 engines powering an Antares rocket off its launch pad in Virginia. Credit: NASA/Aubrey Gemignani
Northrop Grumman says it has a backup plan to fulfill the company’s contract to resupply to the International Space Station if the war in Ukraine continues to disrupt the supply of Russian engines and Ukrainian booster cores for the company’s Antares rocket.
‘The Clocks are Telling Lies:’ A New Book from Universe Today Writer Scott Alan Johnston
Scott Alan Johnston (that’s me!) joined the Universe Today team just over a year ago. Since then, I’ve written over 50 space news stories for the website – time flies when you’re having fun! But when I’m not writing articles here on Universe Today, I’m a historian of science, and I recently released a new book about the history of timekeeping.
