#October2016

Astronomers find a Massive Black Hole that’s Gone Rogue

black hole gone rogue

Black Holes are, simply put, nothing to fuck with. So you can imagine the terror of a wandering Black Hole, that’s meandering about in the fucking cosmos. A Black Hole (capitalized intentionally, to shock and awe) that is 100,000 times the mass of our star.

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China has turned on the World’s Largest Alien-Hunting Telescope

china alien hunting telescope

Put the rest of Earth’s Alien hunters on notice, folks. China has turned on its alien-hunting telescope, and it is the world’s largest.

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Hubble captures the death of a Sun-Like Star, it’s a beautiful demise

Hubble reveals NGC 2440

Hubble captures the death of a sun-like star, and we’re all the better for it. Thank you, Hubble. For capturing its glory. Me? I’m either going to die from a fall, or covered in my own feces and surrounded by Pepsi Max cans (regardless of age).

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Hubble Deep Field Images capture New Type of Galaxy

Hubble Deep Field Images capture New Type of Galaxy

Motherfuckin’ Hubble doin’ work, son! Its deep field images have captured an entirely new type of galaxy.

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Space Swoon: Saturn’s moon Pan is small but effective

Space Swoon: This Nebula is a High-Excitating Blob

Into the storm

Seriously, astronomers call this nebula a High-Excitating Blob. Space ain’t just awesome, apparently it is fun.

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European Space Agency’s lost Philae lander has been found; wedged into crack on its comet

wedged!

Poor fucking Philae. Out there in space, on Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. Wedged into a crack, lost, lost, lost. But now, found! By the space probe Rosetta!

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New Horizons has taken pictures of *another* dwarf planet in the Kuiper Belt

50000 Quaoar

New Horizon ain’t just snapping shots of Pluto, everyone’s favorite (dwarf) planet. Nah. Nah! It’s also snapping shots of 50000 Quaoar. A dwarf planet roughly half the size of Pluto.

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Massive new Galaxy revealed to be 99% Dark Matter; Elder Things Everywhere

dark matter galaxy

New galaxy. 99% Dark Matter. Let’s be honest, this is where the Elder Things are waiting. Waiting to reveal themselves. I, for one, love comma splices, and welcome them.

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Astronomers have found a New Planet orbiting closest Star to the Sun!

AstronomerWizards have found a new planet orbiting the closest star to us, Proxima Centauri. This is pretty fantastical news.

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