Two astrophysicists at the Center for Astrophysics Harvard & Smithsonian have suggested a way to observe what could be the second-closest supermassive black hole to Earth: a behemoth 3 million times the mass of the Sun, hosted by the dwarf galaxy Leo I.
Astronomers using the International Gemini Observatory, operated by NSF's NOIRLab, have discovered the closest-known black hole to Earth. This is the first unambiguous detection of a dormant stellar-mass black hole in the Milky Way. Its close proximity to Earth, a mere 1600 light-years away, offers an intriguing target of study to advance our understanding of the evolution of binary systems.
Astronomers from Harvard and the Smithsonian observed a new type of binary star that has been theorized to exist. Here’s all about a rare star that explains the missing links in the formation and evolution of the universe. A rare and theorized binary star is discovered This month’s issue of Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical […]
All of the big cats at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington contracted the coronavirus last week. But now, these lions and tigers are recovering well from COVID-19 infection. The lions and tigers most likely received COVID-19 from an asymptomatic zookeeper, according to the Zoo’s chief veterinarian, and it spread to the entire big cat […]
All of the big cats at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington contracted the coronavirus last week. But now, these lions and tigers are recovering well from COVID-19 infection. The lions and tigers most likely received COVID-19 from an asymptomatic zookeeper, according to the Zoo’s chief veterinarian, and it spread to the entire big cat […]