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Measuring a black hole 660 million times as massive as our sun 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- May 9, 2016
Findings by Rutgers and other scientists could help shed light on how galaxies and their supermassive black holes form

By David Aragorn
Topographical Map of Mercury 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- May 7, 2016
NASA’s MESSENGER mission has unveiled the first global digital elevation model (DEM) of Mercury

By Around the Web Editor
Mercury Transit Over Sun 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- May 7, 2016
The May 9 Mercury transit will occur between about 7:12 a.m. and 2:42 p.m. EDT.

By Around the Web Editor
Pluto’s Icy Moon Hydra 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- May 6, 2016
New compositional data from NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft reveal a distinct water-ice signature on the surface of Pluto’s outermost moon, Hydra.

By David Aragorn
Does the moon affect our mood or actions?0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology, Space
- May 6, 2016
While the full moon cannot turn people into werewolves, some people do accuse it of causing a bad night’s sleep or creating physical and mental alterations. But is there any science behind these myths?

By David Aragorn
Star with different internal driving force than the sun 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- May 5, 2016
A star like the sun has an internal driving in the form of a magnetic field that can be seen on the surface as sunspots.

By David Aragorn
Second strongest shock wave found in merging galaxy clusters 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- May 5, 2016
Astronomers have discovered the second-strongest merger shock in clusters of galaxies ever observed.

By David Aragorn
Pluto’s Interaction with the Solar Wind is Unique, Study Finds 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- May 4, 2016
Using data from the Solar Wind Around Pluto (SWAP) instrument from the New Horizons July 2015 flyby, scientists have for the first time observed the material coming off of Pluto’s atmosphere and studied how it interacts with the solar wind, leading to yet another “Pluto surprise.”

By David Aragorn
Pluto Interacts With Solar Winds in Unique Fashion 0
- Earth Mysteries, Science & Technology, Space
- May 4, 2016
Space physicists say that they now have a treasure trove of information about how Pluto’s atmosphere interacts with the solar wind.

By Around the Web Editor
Planet Nine: A world that shouldn’t exist 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- May 3, 2016
Planet Nine’s current situation have scientists debating on how it has been caught in our solar system.

By David Aragorn