Neptune is today, July 12, a Neptunian year, that is, 164.79 Earth years, since its discovery on September 24, 1846. It is the outermost planet of the gas giants, with an equatorial diameter of 49,500 kilometers, and it was named in honor of the Roman god of the sea, for its bluish-green color.
The Great White Spot is the nickname by which astronomers know a storm of enormous proportions that develops on Saturn. A group of astronomers led by a Spaniard has explained the phenomenon for the first time in Nature.
The collision of a star and a huge black hole has unleashed one of the largest and brightest space explosions ever recorded, the flash of which occurred 3.8 billion light-years away, according to a study published today in the journal Science.
What was in the infancy of the Universe? Many giant black holes. It is the conclusion reached by a team of astronomers from the University of Michigan (UM) analyzing data from the Chandra X-ray Observatory of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), which detects very faint objects at great distances.
Next Wednesday, June 15, one of the biggest astronomical events of the year will take place: a total lunar eclipse that will be visible, weather conditions permitting, from Europe, East Africa, Central Asia, the Middle East, the West. from Australia and some regions of South America.
NASA's Voyager probes have really managed to go where no one has been before. On a silent glide to the stars, nearly 15 billion kilometers from Earth, they are sending news from the unexplored reaches of the solar system.
A study by scientists from the Carnegie Institution of Washington (USA) has determined that the interior of the Moon contains as much water as the upper mantle of the Earth, which is a hundred times higher than previously thought.
Two British astronomers have concluded that the large black holes that occupy the center of most galaxies are now spinning faster than at any other time in history. The finding is published in the magazine 'Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society'.
Danni Büchner is invited to Sam Dylan's Halloween party. But the "Goodbye Germany" emigrant has no desire for many other party guests. And find clear words.
