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Black hole at centre of galaxy is getting hungrier, say scientists 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- September 14, 2019
Scientists say Milky Way’s Sagittarius A* has been more active in recent months

By David Aragorn
NASA lunar orbiter to image Chandrayaan 2 landing site next week 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- September 14, 2019
NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter will try to locate India’s Vikram lander on the moon during a flyover of the landing site Tuesday. Indian space officials said they found the disabled spacecraft on the moon using the country’s own Chandrayaan 2 orbiter, but declined to release any images.

By David Aragorn
Scientists detect the ringing of a newborn black hole for the first time 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- September 13, 2019
Results support Einstein’s theory and the idea that black holes have no ‘hair’

By David Aragorn
Mystery Black Hole Appears to Have Hurled a Star Across the Milky Way 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- September 13, 2019
A mysterious black hole—that has yet to be discovered—in one of our galaxy’s spiral arms appears to have hurled a star across the Milky Way, an international team of astronomers has said.

By David Aragorn
A POSSIBLE INTERSTELLAR COMET 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- September 12, 2019
‘Oumuamua is not alone. Another interstellar visitor appears to be passing through the solar system–and this time it’s definitely a comet.

By David Aragorn
Water detected on an exoplanet located in its star’s habitable zone 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- September 12, 2019
Ever since the discovery of the first exoplanet in the 1990s, astronomers have made steady progress towards finding and probing planets located in the habitable zone of their stars, where conditions can lead to the formation of liquid water and the proliferation of life.

By David Aragorn
Mysterious glowing object falls from sky, triggers asteroid fear in UK 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- September 11, 2019
Police officers from Devon and Cornwall in UK have launched a huge search operation to look for asteroid debris after neighbors reported that they saw a mysterious glowing object to fall from the sky. Several local residents also dialed 999 after witnessing the incident assuming there could have been a plane crash.

By David Aragorn
Are black holes made of dark energy?0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology, Space
- September 11, 2019
Two University of Hawaii at Manoa researchers have identified and corrected a subtle error that was made when applying Einstein’s equations to model the growth of the universe.

By David Aragorn
For the First Time Ever, Astronauts Mix Cement in Space 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology, Space
- September 11, 2019
A team of scientists on board the International Space Station have successfully mixed cement in the microgravity of space.

By David Aragorn
What has China’s rover found on the moon’s far side?0
- From Around the Web, Space
- September 10, 2019
Chinese media have reported that the Yutu-2 rover has discovered a “gel-like” substance in a crater on the far side of the moon. It sounds intriguing, but details are still scarce.

By David Aragorn