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Astronomers spot black hole 36 billion times the mass of the Sun  TechSpot ‘Most massive black hole ever discovered’ is detected  The Royal Astronomical Society The biggest black hole ever seen? Scientists find one with mass of 36 billion suns  Space A 36 Billion Solar Mass Black Hole Detected Thanks To Gravitational Lensing  Universe Today Astronomers may have found the most massive black hole …

Editor’s Note: This release was edited Aug. 9, 2025, to update the International Space Station docking port for the Crew-10 mission. The first crew to splash down in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California as part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program completed the agency’s 10th commercial crew rotation mission to the International Space Station on Saturday. NASA astronauts Anne …

IN A NUTSHELL 🚀 Astrophysicist Cosimo Bambi proposes a mission to send a gram-scale probe to a black hole 20 light-years away. 💡 The mission involves a nanocraft accelerated by powerful lasers to reach its destination within 70 years. 💰 Significant financial challenges exist, but technological advances could reduce costs to about one billion euros. 🔬 The mission aims to …

“There are people who dare, who dream, and who lead others to the places we would not go on our own,” Hanks wrote Friday. “Jim Lovell, who for a long while had gone farther into space and for longer than any other person of our planet, was that kind of guy. “His many voyages around Earth and on to so-very-close …

Earlier this year, astronomers spotted a mysterious interstellar object, dubbed 3I/ATLAS, hurtling through the solar system at a blistering speed. It’s only the third confirmed interstellar object to have ventured into our solar system — all over the past few years, owing to more sophisticated space-observing technology — and scientists are eager to have a closer look. Besides detailed observations …

A meteorite fragment that tore through the roof of a Georgia home last June has been found to be older than Earth itself, according to scientists at the University of Georgia.Geologist Scott Harris told Fox News Digital that the rock, which fell on June 26 near Atlanta, originated from the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. Analysis shows it formed …

Almost 13,000 years ago, a massive fragment of a comet exploded over Louisiana, turning stone into glass and potentially offering evidence for one of history’s most controversial theories. New research supports ideas popularized by author Graham Hancock, who shared a stage with comet scientist Dr Allan West to discuss the findings.  Hancock’s bestselling books argue for the existence of a …

As the Solar System drifts through the Milky Way, it occasionally encounters regions of space capable of reshaping Earth’s environment. Millions of years ago, one such passage may have dramatically compressed the heliosphere, allowing particles from deep space to reach our planet’s atmosphere. According to a 2024 study in Nature Astronomy, this event occurred when the Sun and planets entered …

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — A meteorite that punched a hole i n a Georgia homeowner’s roof after blazing across the sky in a fiery streak is older than the Earth itself, according to scientist who examined fragments of the space rock. People in several Southern states reported seeing the mysterious fireball in broad daylight on June 26 as it hurtled …

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Artist”s conception of a suspected Saturn-size planet near Alpha Centauri A, a sun-like star roughly four light-years from Earth. | Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, Robert L. Hurt (Caltech/IPAC) There might be a huge planet lurking near one of the closest stars to …