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*Earliest supermassive black hole ever seen
Astronomers have discovered a monstrous supermassive black hole some 800 million times the mass of the Sun in the very early universe -- just 690 million years after the big bang. The observations represents the most distant supermassive black hole ever detected.
*Rare glimpse of the magnetic field around a black hole
A sudden flare and cooling of gas has given astronomers a rare glimpse of the magnetic field around a black hole. The findings indicate the gravity well’s magnetic field is far weaker than expected.
*Massive primordial galaxies discovered swimming in a vast ocean of dark matter
Astronomers have been astounded by the discovery of two massive primordial galaxies swimming in a vast ocean of dark matter near the dawn of time – just 780 million years after the big bang. The findings are forcing scientists to go back to the drawing board to explain how such massive objects could have formed so soon after the universe was born 13.8 billion years ago.
*Strange clouds discovered in the Milky Way
A new cosmic map of high velocity gas clouds has uncovered several within the Milky Way which are moving in a different direction to the rest of the galaxy. The findings raise questions about the mysterious clouds origins.
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*Voyager 1 Fires Up Thrusters After 37 Years
If you tried to start a car that's been sitting in a garage for decades, you might not expect the engine to respond. But a set of thrusters aboard the Voyager 1 spacecraft successfully fired up Wednesday after 37 years without use. Voyager 1, NASA's farthest and fastest spacecraft, is the only human-made object in interstellar space, the environment between the stars.
*Back to the Moon as well as to Mars and beyond
The United States is returning humans to the Moon. President Donald Trump signed Space Policy Directive 1 at the White House, which is designed to refocus national space policy, with a U.S. led, integrated program involving the private sector and international partners for a human return to the Moon, followed by missions to Mars and beyond.
*The night skies are getting brighter
The night skies are getting brighter – and it’s our increased efforts to get rid of inefficient incandescent lighting replacing them with eco-friendly LED lights that’s become part of the problem. Between 2012 to 2016, the artificially lit area of the Earth's surface grew by 2.2 percent per year
*Europe pushes ahead with new launch systems and reusable spacecraft
The European Space Agency is moving forward with plans to develop new versions of its Vega rocket launch system and a new reusable capsule to take payloads into orbit and return them to the surface.
*China’s busy 2017 launch manifest continues
China’s 15th launch for 2017 has successfully carried Algeria’s first telecommunications satellite into orbit.
*Russian spy satellite launched
A Soyuz rocket carrying a secret military spy satellite has successfully blasted into orbit from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in Russia’s far north. The launch came just a week after the failure of another Soyuz to place 19 satellites into orbit from Russia’s new Vostochny Cosmodrome.
*The Science Report
Scientists are keeping a close eye on a new bird flu strain developing in China.
A new study says planet Earth has entered a new geological age --The Anthropocene Epoch.
A snapshot of the nation’s use of illegal drugs.
Scientists sequence the genetic make-up of the Thylacine or Tasmanian Tiger.
Forget wind farms -- new climate projections warn winds will decrease across the Northern Hemisphere.
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