Astronomers have discovered a new type of cosmic explosion they’re calling extreme nuclear transients. They occur when a supermassive black hole eats a star some 10 times the sun’s mass.
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Expedition 71 Flight Engineer and NASA astronaut Jeanette Epps poses for a portrait inside the seven-window cupola, the International Space Station’s “window to the world,” while orbiting 259 miles above
The sector-to-sector undetrended PDCSAP light curves of TOI-2285 binned by 30 minutes. The sector number is indicated on the left. The locations of even- and odd-number transits of TOI-2285 b
The universe is full of spectacular and violent events, but few are more dramatic than a black hole tearing apart a star. Now, thanks to advanced computer simulations, scientists have
The Pentagon’s long war with its own procurement bureaucracy is entering a new phase. The Trump administration has directed an overhaul of defense acquisition by accelerating modernization and embracing commercial
A thick plume of sand and dust from the Sahara Desert is seen in these images blowing from the west coast of Africa across the Atlantic Ocean. Sandstorms, which are
Jack Kaye has decided to retire on April 30, 2025, following 42 years of service to NASA – see Photo 1.
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Agency 05/06/2025 214 views 9 likes On 31 May, a live performance of The Blue Danube – often referred to as the ‘anthem of space’ – was transmitted by the
In this week’s episode of Space Minds Retired Space Force Lt. Gen. John Shaw explains what it was like building a new military branch, the risks of commercial
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