Astronomers Witness a Nearby Star Being Eaten by a Black Hole
The Astronomy, Technology and Space Science News Podcast.
SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 23 Episode 137
Astronomers witness a nearby star being eaten by a black hole
The Astronomy, Technology and Space Science News Podcast.
SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 23 Episode 137
*Astronomers witness a nearby star being eaten by a black hole
Astronomers have captured the last moments of a star just before it was ripped apart by a supermassive black hole a million times the mass of the Sun.
*Scientists begin to study the asteroid samples from Ryugu
Scientists say the samples of asteroid Ryugu returned to Earth aboard the Hayabusa 2 mission look like black sooty sand.
*The first direct image of a newly discovered brown dwarf
Astronomers have directly imaged a newly discovered failed star known as a brown dwarf.
*Russia’s new heavy-lift Angara A-5 rocket
Russia has conducted a successful second test flight of its new Angara A-5 heavy-lift rocket.
*The Science Report
The first COVID-19 vaccines start rolling out to recipients in the UK and the USA.
Australia has experienced its warmest spring on record.
Mount Everest is officially taller.
Going under the knife on a surgeon’s birthday appears to have a higher death rate.
Skeptic's guide to giant cat sightings – a Christmas tradition.
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