This Week NASA: New Space Exploration Partner, Mars Experience on Earth, Black Hole Week
that is too close to its star to potentially have liquid water. But astronomers don’t know yet if the water vapor is associated with the planet or its sun. If it is the former, that would indicate the planet has an atmosphere. To date, there has been no definite detection of an atmosphere around a rocky planet outside our solar system.
All monster black holes are not equal. Watch this video to see how they compare to each other and to our solar system. The black holes shown, which range from 100,000 to more than 60 billion times our Sun’s mass, are scaled according to the sizes of their shadows – a circular zone about twice the size of their event horizons. Only one of these colossal objects resides in our own galaxy, and it lies 26,000 light-years away.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Overview | Black Hole Week – NASA Universe Exploration
Read more »
How to Score $25 Tickets to Some of Cleveland's Hottest Concerts of 2023How to score $25 tickets to some of Cleveland's hottest concerts of 2023
Read more »
Fox names Lance Armstrong, Ariel Winter among 'celebronauts' on 'Stars On Mars''They must survive with no Wi-Fi, no oat milk and no personal assistants...'
Read more »
Chunks of Mars rocks could be on their way to Earth, here's howNew research reveals lower force requirements for Martian meteorite journeys, reshaping Mars' geological history and opening possibilities for future discoveries.
Read more »
The Future of Farming on Mars – Gene-Edited RiceDuring the 54th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, an abstract was presented by researchers from the University of Alberta proposing that rice modified genetically could grow in the Martian regolith. The Martian, the bestselling book by Andy Weir published in 2011, revolves around the story
Read more »