Black Hole

We all know that Earth won't last forever. But nothing else in the universe will either, and you can witness the series of explosions, evaporations, expirations, and other kinds of cosmic deaths that will constitute the next one trillion trillion trillion tri…

Magnetic fields could be keeping the black hole at the centre of the Milky Way quiet NASA/SOFIA; Star field image: NASA/Hubble Space Telescope By Leah Crane The Milky Ways supermassive black hole is eerily quiet, rarely devouring anything, and now we may k…

Building a quasar, the brightest type of object in the universe , usually signifies an end of star-formation in a galaxy. Now, new research suggests that some galaxies may continue to birth new stars longer than expected after a quasar cuts off their supply …

The monster black hole at the center of the Milky Way is eerily quiet, and now astronomers think they know why. There are invisible magnetic field lines wrapped around it — researchers already suspected this. But new images show that those unseen lines form …

If you’ve never heard of Patagonia’s Black Hole duffel bags, you’ve likely spotted one in an airport, foreign train station or strapped to the roof of an overlander. Patagonia built the weather-resistant and sturdy bags to last decades with a rugged TPU-lamin…

WARNING: The following article contains spoilers for Silver Surfer: Black #1 by Donny Cates, Tradd Moore, Dave Stewart and Clayton Cowles, in stores now. Marvel writer Donny Cates is weaving an intricate cosmic web. The scribe recently launched a new Guardia…

What We’re Following Today It’s Thursday, June 13. (Kevin Lamarque / Reuters / Chip Somodevilla / Getty / The Atlantic ) ‣ President Trump announced in a tweet that Sarah Huckabee Sanders is leaving her job as White House press secretary to return to her home…

Nestled within this field of bright foreground stars lies ESO 495-21, a tiny galaxy with a big heart. ESO 495-21 may be just 3000 light-years across, but that is not stopping the galaxy from furiously forming huge numbers of stars. It may also host a supermas…

Justice Breyer is right to urge the Supreme Court to take a new look at detentions at Guantanamo. Read Full Article »

Share to facebook Share to twitter Share to linkedin Delicious, as long as it's not made of you. Free for commercial use (via Pixabay) If you've ever wondered what it's like to fall into a black hole, then I don't know what's wrong with you, because as y…