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Fluctuating light from a black hole, observed over 15 years, has revealed more about the way these enigmatic objects feed. First, a structure called a corona forms around the outside of the event horizon. Then, powerful jets of plasma launch from the poles, punching material from the corona out into interstellar space at speeds close … Read more
By Chanda Prescod-Weinstein ESA THROUGHOUT 2021, one of my mentors has had to remind me that this year wasn’t a good time to judge whether I like my job. After all, in the middle of a pandemic, no professor likes their job. An overstatement, perhaps, but probably not by much. Despite all of this, my … Read more
In an incredible historic first, a human-made spacecraft has swooped in and made contact with the Sun. On 28 April 2021, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe actually flew into and through the solar corona, the upper atmosphere of the Sun. Not only did it live to tell the tale – proving the efficacy of Parker’s high-tech … Read more