Black Hole

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…

Time flies when you're having fun. Here is an update of some of the highlights of my second month at Quansight Labs. The making of a black hole image & GitHub Sponsors Both Travis and myself were invited by GitHub to attend GitHub Satellite in Berlin.…

We are running out of outrage. Remember the one where Consider reports that Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao reportedly helped smooth the path for transportation funding to Kentucky to help the re-election prospects of her husband, Senate Majority Leade…