The final destination is Jupiter, but there are a few stops along the way
Just some short science news items
A usually weak shower may strengthen with 200 visible per hour. Maaaaaaaybe.
The magnificent globular cluster Omega Centauri’s stars give away the presence of the black hole
It’s eating the equivalent of a Sun’s worth of material EVERY DAY
11 October 2021 Issue #365
An incredibly fast wind from a black hole, and a super-hot super-Earth may have a broiling atmosphere, too
M77, aka NGC 1068, is not only gorgeous, it also hides a beast in its heart
Jupiter’s nightmare hellscape moon Io is seen up close by Juno for the first time
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10 January 2022 Issue #391
A NASA video shows how big black holes get. I explain how that works.