April 3, 2025
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Hidden in Plain Sight: A Neighboring Supermassive Black Hole Revealed by High-Speed Stellar Sleuthing

Hidden in Plain Sight: A Neighboring Supermassive Black Hole Revealed by High-Speed Stellar Sleuthing

Miriam Carter010 mins

Astronomers discovered a supermassive black hole within the Large Magellanic Cloud, a satellite galaxy of the Milky Way. This black hole, with a mass 600,000 times that of the Sun, was identified by tracking hypervelocity stars using the ESA’s Gaia satellite. The movements of these stars, propelled to high speeds, pointed to the influence of…

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Spectacular April: Celestial Wonders Light Up the Night Sky

Spectacular April: Celestial Wonders Light Up the Night Sky

Samantha Quinterow011 mins

Jupiter and the crescent moon create an early April spectacle, visible in the western sky from April 1-3. Mars aligns with the moon on April 4-5, with the Gemini twins adding brilliance in the southwest. The Pink Moon peaks on April 12-13, offering a silvery glow symbolic of spring’s renewal. The Lyrids Meteor Shower shines…

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