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New image reveals violent events near a supermassive black hole

Expanding upon the historic first images of black holes, scientists on Wednesday unveiled the first picture showing the violent events unfolding around one of these ravenous cosmic behemoths, including the launching point of a colossal jet of high-energy particles shooting outward into space.

Reuters

NASA updates schedule for astronaut flights to space station through 2024

NASA is nailing down its calendar with Boeing and SpaceX, laying out who will fly astronauts to the International Space Station when.

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Astronomers discover record haul of 25 new repeating 'fast radio bursts'

Fast radio bursts are one of the biggest mysteries in astronomy with origins that are currently unknown, but scientists now have twice as many of these repeating rapid bursts of energy to study.

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Astronomers Just Captured the First-Ever View of a Black Hole’s Galaxy-Sized Jet

A new study gives insight about the ring of hot churning material destined to plummet into a supermassive black hole, and its connection to a high-speed jet.

Inverse

Astronomers snap 1st-ever direct image of a black hole blasting out a powerful jet (photo, video)

Astronomers have taken the first direct image of a powerful jet blasting out of a black hole. The jet is emerging from the monstrous supermassive black hole at the heart of Messier 87.

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Astronomers capture first image of jet being launched from edge of black hole

Study concerns Messier 87 galaxy, 55m light years away from Earth, and a black hole 6.5bn times more massive than the sun

The Guardian - UK

SpaceX aborts launch of Starlink satellites seconds before liftoff due to rocket landing concerns

SpaceX called off its launch of Starlink satellites on April 26 due to 'probability of landing failure,' an official said during the live broadcast.

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Watch SpaceX's powerful Falcon Heavy rocket launch on 6th mission April 27

SpaceX's powerful Falcon Heavy rocket will launch for the sixth time ever April 27, and you can watch the action live.

Space

Voyager engineers keep on tickin' in new documentary 'It's Quieter in the Twilight'

"It's Quieter in the Twilight" spotlights the engineers still on the job for NASA's Voyager mission, whose twin probes launched in 1977.

Space

SpaceX sharing Starship data for NASA's Artemis 3 moon landing

Moon astronauts will touch down on the surface in 2025 or so using SpaceX's Starship. NASA officials are sharing crew information with SpaceX to get ready for Artemis 3.

Space

'Dragon cloud' holds clues about how the biggest stars in the galaxy are born

A massive, cold clump of material in the heart of the "Dragon cloud" is ready to form a single giant star, and astronomers got a rare glimpse of the event.

Space

Eta Aquariid meteor shower 2023: where to see it in the UK this week

You don’t need specialist equipment to see the ‘beautiful streaks’ of the shower, which is created by debris from Halley’s Comet

Evening Standard

Rocket launched from Sweden accidentally lands in Norway

The wayward rocket launched from the Esrange Space Center in northern Sweden lands in an uninhabited area of Norway.

Al Jazeera

Astronomers solve the mystery of how quasars are ignited

These celestial objects were first discovered 60 years ago.

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Yoon opens state visit with spotlight on space, mega deals

Vice President Kamala Harris kicked off the state visit of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol with a tour of a NASA facility as the Biden administration looks to deepen ties with a close ally that it sees as only growing in importance in an increasingly complicated Indo-Pacific

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Mars helicopter Ingenuity snaps incredible aerial photo of Perseverance rover during 51st flight

The Mars helicopter Ingenuity captured an incredible aerial photo of the Perseverance rover amidst the desolate Red Planet plains on April 22, 2023.

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Look! Hope Space Probe Captured Our Best View Yet of Mars' Enigmatic Moon Deimos

The lumpy little moon appears to be made of the same rock as Mars.

Space

NASA is about to lock these 4 researchers in a simulated Mars outpost for a year

Four crewmembers will live in a 1,700-square-foot 3D-printed habitat at NASA's Johnson Space Center in a simulation of a Mars mission.

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NASA needs sharper diversity focus to boost representation, audit finds

NASA has spent several years focusing on diversity and inclusion, but the agency agrees with results of a recent audit showing that more improvement is needed.

Space

US updates asteroid-defense strategy

The U.S. government has published an updated action plan for how to deal with potentially dangerous asteroids.

Reuters

NASA chief sees Russians and Americans together on space station through 2030

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson on Tuesday condemned Russian President Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine, but said in Ottawa that he expected Russians and Americans to work together on the International Space Station (ISS) until it is decommissioned.

Space

James Webb Space Telescope reveals rich chemistry of planet-forming disks for the 1st time

For the first time, the James Webb Space Telescope revealed the chemical composition of dusty planet-birthing disks of material around distant stars.

Inverse

NASA Recorded Seismic Waves Just As They Pierced Mars' Liquid Metal Heart

In a new study, a team of researchers became the first to detect seismic waves that had moved through the core of Mars.

Space

New baby exoplanet discovered thanks to the 'wake' it leaves around its parent star

Astronomers witnessed a young Jupiter-size planet as it carves out spiral-shaped cavities in the disk of planet-birthing gas and dust that surrounds its parent star.

Daily Record

'Potentially hazardous' Eiffel Tower-sized asteroid to scrape by Earth in 'close call'

The space rock is close enough to the planet that it could be sent on a collision course with Earth if its orbit is disturbed.

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