Black hole shreds wayward star
The gorging was spotted on March 1, 2022, in a galaxy 300 million light years away.
Jan 26, 2023
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This Week’s Sky: January 30-February 6
The long-period comet designated C/2022 E3 (ZTF) is predicted to become bright enough to be seen by Northern Hemisphere skywatchers on February 1.
Jan 26, 2023
Canada prepares for asteroid sample return
Bits of asteroid Bennu will parachute back to Earth from space later this year, on Sept. 24, 2023.
Jan 25, 2023
‘Stone Age’ comet begins closest approach to Earth
Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF)’s trajectory shows that it last flew by Earth roughly 50,000 years ago.
Jan 24, 2023
Canada to promote commercial space launch industry
The federal government plans to develop a new regulatory framework for this emerging sector.
Jan 23, 2023
Milky Way survey reveals billions of celestial objects
It is the largest such catalog ever produced from a single camera, “in terms of the number of objects observed,” according to researcher Andrew Saydjari.
Jan 19, 2023
This Week’s Sky: January 23-29
The Moon takes centre stage this week — joining the Venus-Saturn conjunction, passing Neptune and Vesta, sharing a view with Jupiter and Juno, and shining close to Uranus.
Jan 19, 2023
Earth-size exoplanet confirmed in star’s habitable zone
TOI 700 e is nearly as big as Earth, likely rocky, and has a 28-day orbit around an M dwarf star located 100 light-years away in the constellation Dorado.
Jan 16, 2023
Exoplanet slowly heading towards fiery demise
The planet’s doom is found in the same tidal forces responsible for the daily rise and fall of Earth’s oceans.
Jan 13, 2023
