The Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) — was designed to capture 画像 of a black hole. EHT researchers revealed that they succeeded, unveiling the first direct visual evidence of a supermassive black hole and its shadow.
Olympus Mons is a gigantic 火山 on Mars. With 21km in height and a surface area comparable to many countries it is によって far the tallest planetary mountain in the Solar System.
Did Zambia make it to the moon? This is the little-known tale of how Zambia competed against the mighty forces of Russia and the USA to be the first to land on the moon.
For the past 23 years Andrea Ghez, professor of physics and astronomy at UCLA, has been collecting data on stars that orbit black holes. She found that their motion provided an opportunity to test the fundamental laws of physics.
Jupiter is the oldest and most massive world in the solar system. Learn about the planet's origin story, its Great Red Spot and oceanic moons, and how this ancient world influenced the formation of the solar system's other planets.
The sun keeps the planets in its orbit with a tremendous magnetic force. What would happen if it disappeared entirely? Learn about the 星, つ星 at the center of our solar system, and how it is critical to all life as we know it.
It’s always shining, always ablaze with light and energy that drive weather, biology and more. In addition to keeping life alive on Earth, the sun also sends out a constant flow of particles called the solar wind...