Daner2 days agoAstronomers spot a massive ‘sleeping giant’ black hole less than 2,000 light-years from Earthverified_publisherCNNCNN — Astronomers have spotted the most massive known stellar black hole in the Milky Way galaxy after detecting an unusual wobble in space. The so-called “sleeping giant,” named Gaia BH3, has a mass that is nearly 33 times that of our sun, and it’s located 1,926 light-years away in the Aquila …
Daner‘Artificial sun’ sets record for time at 100 million degrees in latest advance for nuclear fusionverified_publisherCNNCNN — Scientists in South Korea have announced a new world record for the length of time they sustained temperatures of 100 million degrees Celsius — seven times hotter than the sun’s core — during a nuclear fusion experiment, in what they say is an important step forward for this futuristic energy …
DanerHidden DNA found in blue whales reveals they've been mating with other species — and their hybrid offspringLive Science - By Harry BakerNewly sequenced genomes of blue whales in the Atlantic Ocean contain "unexpectedly high" levels of fin whale DNA, hinting that the two species have …
DanerNear-simultaneous solar flares explode from opposite sides of the sun in extremely rare eventLive Science - By Harry BakerA pair of linked solar flares recently exploded near-simultaneously from sunspots on different hemispheres of our home star, triggering radio …
DanerJapan’s ‘Moon Sniper’ craft makes lunar landing but is unable to generate electricity via solar power – as it happenedverified_publisherThe Guardian - Oliver HolmesSlim spacecraft landed on the moon and is communicating with earth but is not generating electricity
DanerUS Moon mission has no chance of soft lunar landingbbc.co.uk - BBC NewsA US lunar lander has "no chance" of making a soft landing on the Moon due to a fuel leak, the company behind the mission says. Pittsburgh-based Astrobotic said there was enough propellant to operate its Peregrine lander as a spacecraft. The lander is expected to run out of fuel in about 40 hours, …