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Artist’s concept of the atmospheric collapse of Jupiter’s volcanic moon Io. (SwRI/Andrew Blanchard)

Black Hole Back Doors?; Io’s Atmosphere; No New Stars in Galaxy Center

August 5, 2016

Do Black Holes Have Back Doors? Most people describe a black hole as a cosmic object with gravity so strong that it sucks in any kind of material that comes close to it. What happens to stuff that is pulled into a black hole? Some scientists think that matter that enters a black hole gets […]

X Marks the Spot; New Radiation Monitor on ISS; 3D Astronomical Map

July 20, 2016

X Marks the Center of the Milky Way When we hear “X marks the spot,” many of us might think of old pirate maps and where treasure is supposedly buried. But “X marks the spot” could also have more of a cosmic meaning, thanks to a new study published in the Astronomical Journal. The study’s […]

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