It was announced yesterday that the first every image of a black hole was taken. This is an achievement for the scientific and specifically astrophysical community.
Astronomy
InSight mission to Mars Lands Nov. 26
StandardAfter a successful launch in May 5, 2018 the Insight mission sent to Mars to explore Mars’ interior structure is planned to land on November 26, 2018. The interesting part is the mission landing will be monitored by two cube satellites that were launched with Insight and have been traveling on their own since the launch as show in the launch video below. The landing can be watched live on Nov. 26, 2018.
Nearly Naked Black Hole
VideoCredit: NRAO/AUI/NSF, NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center and the Advanced Visualization Laboratoy at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications, NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center/CI Lab
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Cassini – An exhilarating story of planetary exploration
StandardFor more information: Cassini at Saturn
More on the Grand Finale (2nd dive: May 2, 2017; End of mission: Sept 15, 2017)
