Astronomers identified the largest stellar black hole yet discovered in the Milky Way, with a mass 33 times that of the Sun, according to a study published on Tuesday. The black hole, named Gaia BH3, was discovered “by chance” from data collected by the European Space Agency’s Gaia mission, an astronomer from the National Centre … Read more
Protecting the Planet: How renewable energy advances power the 21st century – CBS News Watch CBS News In this episode of “Protecting the Planet,” CBS News senior environmental correspondent Ben Tracy explores the challenges, innovations and partnerships making renewable clean energy more widespread. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live … Read more
A passing star may have altered Earth’s orbit more than three million years ago, researchers have found. A study featured in The Astrophysical Journal Letters suggests that a star known as HD-7977 could have completely changed how our planet orbits the Sun, having lasting repercussions on how Earth developed. Scientists estimate that HD-7977 flew past … Read more
A photographer watching the night sky in Iceland has captured beautiful images of rare “aurora curls,” where the light appears to vibrate along with the Earth’s magnetic shield. The photographs were shared via the photographer’s Instagram. Astrophotographer Jeff Dai captured the images of the zig-zagging light show as they vibrated through the night sky above … Read more
India’s solar observation mission on Saturday entered the sun’s orbit after a four-month journey, the latest success for the space exploration ambitions of the world’s most populous nation. The Aditya-L1 mission was launched in September and is carrying an array of instruments to measure and observe the sun’s outermost layers. India’s science and technology minister … Read more
The WMO report has particulars about the observed climate changes and how this differs from previous decades. Representational image (pixabay.com) Global Warming To Global Heating: It has been decades since the experts and the general public have been raising their voices and concerns over the rising temperatures across the globe and the harmful effects of … Read more
