Astronomers have captured a big jet of plasma shot out by a supermassive black hole. Plus, check out our report from the Australian total solar eclipse last week.
For the first time, astronomers have seen how the big plasma jet shot out by a supermassive black hole connects to the material falling into the black hole.
The Moon shines high toward the south-southwest after dark tonight. It's hanging off the crook of Leo's Sickle. The Sickle is nearly upright, with its open side to the right.
When the Moon’s shadow swept across Earth on April 20th, tens of thousands traveled to Australia, Timor-Leste, and Indonesia to witness the celestial spectacle.
Hamptons Observatory and Southampton Arts Center present a free, virtual lecture by Dr. Margaret Weitekamp, Curator & Chair of the Space History Department at the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum.
