NASA has released a stunning new picture of our galaxy’s violent, super-energized “downtown.” It’s a composite of 370 observations over the past two decades by the orbiting Chandra X-ray Observatory, depicting billions of stars and countless black holes in the center, or heart, of the Milky Way. A radio telescope in South Africa also contributed…
NASA Releases Extraordinary New Photo of Milky Way’s Bustling Cosmic ‘Downtown’
US Air Force Hopes to Collect Solar Energy in Space, Beam It to Earth
The U.S. Air Force (USAF) is working on harvesting solar energy in space and beaming it back to Earth to address the energy demand of its military personnel deployed at remote bases. The project, named the Space Solar Power Incremental Demonstrations and Research Project (SSPIDR), will allow solar energy to be harvested and beamed back…
Astronomers Detect the Most Distant Spiral Galaxy Ever Found
Using the telescope known as the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), a team of researchers may have found the most distant spiral galaxy ever seen, according to a statement. The galaxy, dubbed BRI 1335–0417, is estimated to have formed only 1.4 billion years after the Big Bang, making it the most ancient known galaxy with…
UFO Whistleblower Who Made Public UFO Reports Accuses Pentagon of Coordinated Campaign to Defame Him
Lue Elizondo, a former Pentagon official who made public UFO reports, says that the U.S. Military, including a top official, underwent a cooperated campaign to intimidate and defame him. He is the former head of the U.S. government’s Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program (AATIP) which was disbanded in 2012. Five years later, Elizondo made public…
Whistleblower Who Made Public UFO Reports Accuses Pentagon of Coordinated Campaign to Defame Him
Lue Elizondo, a former Pentagon official who made public UFO reports, says that the U.S. military, including a top official, underwent a cooperated campaign to intimidate and defame him. He is the former head of the U.S. government’s Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program (AATIP) which was disbanded in 2012. Five years later, Elizondo made public…
Whistleblower Who Made UFO Reports Public Accuses Pentagon of Coordinated Campaign to Defame Him
Lue Elizondo, a former Pentagon official who made UFO reports public, has claimed that the U.S. military, including a top official, underwent a coordinated campaign to intimidate and defame him. Elizondo is the former head of the U.S. government’s Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program (AATIP), which was disbanded in 2012. Five years later, he made…
Unreal Photos Show ‘Super Blood Moon’ During Total Lunar Eclipse Across the Pacific
Early Wednesday morning, both sides of the Pacific witnessed an extraordinary celestial sight of notable rarity, when the largest supermoon of 2021 coincided with a total lunar eclipse. Adding to the stellar spectacle, a deep, reddish glow was cast upon the lunar disc due to an atmospheric effect—a phenomenon which gives rise to the moniker:…
Buildup to Super Blood Moon Eclipses the Finale
WELLINGTON, New Zealand—In the end, the buildup seemed to eclipse the finale. People across New Zealand and around the world stayed up Wednesday to watch a cosmic event called a super blood moon, a combination of a total lunar eclipse and a brighter-than-usual supermoon. During the buildup, a glittering moon rose above the horizon. As…
How to Watch the Upcoming ‘Super Flower Blood Moon’ Eclipse
The full moon on Wednesday will be the year’s biggest “supermoon” and feature the first total lunar eclipse in more than two years. During the eclipse, the full moon will pass through the Earth’s shadow. It appears red, known as a “blood moon,” as light is scattered through the Earth’s atmosphere, much like during sunset….
Australian-led Astronomy Project Throws Milky Way’s Origin Story Into Doubt
Astronomers are rethinking our origin story following discoveries about the behaviour of a similar galaxy to our Milky Way. The first detailed cross-section of another galaxy, dubbed UGC 10738, which is akin to ours, reveals that instead of a violent collision resulting from a freak accident, the Milky Way, in fact, evolved gradually. Distinct discs…
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