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OUR black hole. Part II
It seems that every galaxy harbors a black hole in its core. The larger the central bulge of older stars, the bigger the hole. Our Milky Way is no exception, but only recently have we developed techniques suitable for peering into the cocoon and measuring the massive, quiet beast lurking inside.
• chandra • sagittarius • vla • vlt • yepun

Twinkle twinkle little star, no more.
Earth's atmosphere perpetual movement blurs incoming starlight. It was because of this blurring the Hubble Space Telescope was launched, to peek from above the atmosphere, but new technology has succeeded in circumventing this problem
• adaptive optics • hubble • fugate • keck • subaru

Spitzer will not re-bid Franchise
Awarding of NYRA Franchise proceeds with Excelsior Racing being chosen by Ad Hoc Committee. Empire Racing is still a contender.
• nyra • excelsior racing • ad hoc committee • empire racing • horse racing

Black holes ain't that black then?
That black holes are a pain in the neck for astrophysicists is more or less well known. Infinites and zeroes are fine for mathematics but not to be found in Nature, yet a black hole in principle hides an infinite at its center, or that was accepted until now.
• chandra • sagittarius • vla • vlt • yepun

Extraterrestrial planets, over 100 and counting.
How astronomers detected the first extrasolar planets and how it relates to the only previosuly known example, the Solar System.
• extraterrestrial • exoplanet • star wobble • solar system • sun

The quest for extraterrestrial planets.
Evidence of planets circling nearby stars has been amassing since 1995. Pointing a big telescope and pouring in magnification does not work, but indirect methods have succeeded. First of an article series.
• extraterrestrial • exoplanet • star wobble • solar system • sun


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