SYFY WIRE Phil Plait Newly discovered star takes just four years to orbit Sgr A*, our local supermassive black hole The star S4716 has the shortest known orbital period around Sgr A*. By Phil Plait 2 years ago Monster black hole spinning at only — 'only' — 60% the speed of light Spin rate of supermassive black hole found to be less than that of lower mass ones. By Phil Plait 2 years ago BepiColombo’s second date with Mercury A second swingby at the solar system’s smallest planet. By Phil Plait 2 years ago Jupiter's moon Europa is getting salty Table salt all but confirmed on its surface. By Phil Plait 2 years ago NASA mission spots Chinese rocket impact craters on the Moon Looks like China hit a double: Side-by-side craters on the Moon from a rocket booster. By Phil Plait 2 years ago We're getting a clearer view of the interior of the Sun A solar paradox has finally been resolved. Well, mostly. By Phil Plait 2 years ago The best shielding against small meteorite impacts? Cover yourself in rubble Bennu has a natural force field to protect it: Crumbly rocks. By Phil Plait 2 years ago Ryugu was born an asteroid, became a comet, and died an asteroid Asteroid dates to just after the formation of the solar system itself. By Phil Plait 2 years ago New method significantly speeds up the search for dangerous asteroids THOR finds Mjölnear-Earth asteroids. By Phil Plait 2 years ago Unseen planets kick a ring of debris off-kilter around a nearby star We may be seeing what the Sun was like when it was a rebellious teen. By Phil Plait 2 years ago SYFY WIRE | Page 8
Newly discovered star takes just four years to orbit Sgr A*, our local supermassive black hole The star S4716 has the shortest known orbital period around Sgr A*. By Phil Plait 2 years ago
Monster black hole spinning at only — 'only' — 60% the speed of light Spin rate of supermassive black hole found to be less than that of lower mass ones. By Phil Plait 2 years ago
BepiColombo’s second date with Mercury A second swingby at the solar system’s smallest planet. By Phil Plait 2 years ago
Jupiter's moon Europa is getting salty Table salt all but confirmed on its surface. By Phil Plait 2 years ago
NASA mission spots Chinese rocket impact craters on the Moon Looks like China hit a double: Side-by-side craters on the Moon from a rocket booster. By Phil Plait 2 years ago
We're getting a clearer view of the interior of the Sun A solar paradox has finally been resolved. Well, mostly. By Phil Plait 2 years ago
The best shielding against small meteorite impacts? Cover yourself in rubble Bennu has a natural force field to protect it: Crumbly rocks. By Phil Plait 2 years ago
Ryugu was born an asteroid, became a comet, and died an asteroid Asteroid dates to just after the formation of the solar system itself. By Phil Plait 2 years ago
New method significantly speeds up the search for dangerous asteroids THOR finds Mjölnear-Earth asteroids. By Phil Plait 2 years ago
Unseen planets kick a ring of debris off-kilter around a nearby star We may be seeing what the Sun was like when it was a rebellious teen. By Phil Plait 2 years ago
