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Astronomy, General

Carnivals of Space #660-662 – Universe Today & NextBigFuture

Universe Today hosts the Carnival of Space #660-661. And NextBigFuture.com hosts the Carnival of Space #662.

Red Giant stripped of mass during encounter with a black hole, leaving only a white dwarf in orbit. At closest point of its orbit, material from the white dwarf is  pulled away by the black hole, resulting in X-ray pulses seen by Chandra X-Ray telescope. Credits: Chandra Observatory via Carnival of Space.

 

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Astronomy, General

Carnivals of Space #658-661 – Urban Astronomer & Universe Today

The Urban Astronomer hosted a combined Carnivals of Space #658-659.

Artist’s rendering of a supermassive black hole formed in early universe. Credits: SISSA via Carnival of Space and Universe Today.

And Universe Today hosted the Carnivals of Space #660-661.

First image of a black hole. Credits: Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration via Carnival of Space and Chandra Observatory.

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Carnival of Space #657 – NextBigFuture.com

NextBigFuture.com hosts the latest Carnival of Space.

Analysis of the images of black holes will provide characterization of the rings of photons surrounding them, which in turn will produce information about the black holes themselves . Credits: CFA via Universe Today and Carnival of Space

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Carnival of Space #652 & 653 – Everyday Spacer & Universe Today

Everyday Spacer hosts the Carnival of Space #652.

And Universe Today hosts the Carnival of Space #653.

This image taken from the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) shows the eastern part of a crater in the East Ius Chasma region. Image Credit: NASA/JPL/UArizona via Universe Today and Carnival of Space.

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