September 2019 – Page 2

Junocam captures stunning view of Io’s shadow during Jovian eclipse

18 September 2019 Astronomy Now

From its perch in orbit around Jupiter, NASA’s Juno spacecraft routinely provides stunning views of the giant planet’s turbulent atmosphere and the Great Red Spot. But a jaw-dropping close-range look at Io’s shadow during an eclipse is yet another show stopper.

Most massive neutron star near black hole tipping point

18 September 2019 Astronomy Now

The most massive neutron star yet discovered appears to be at the tipping point defining the limits of mass versus gravity.

ESO’s VISTA captures detailed look at galactic neighbour

15 September 2019 Astronomy Now

The European Southern Observatory’s VISTA telescope captures a stunning near-infrared view of the Large Magellanic Cloud in a survey to characterize the dwarf galaxy’s structure, stellar population and dynamics.

Milky Way’s central black hole flares as it feasts

14 September 2019 Astronomy Now

Astronomers monitoring the supermassive black hole at the core of the Milky Way have noted three unprecedented flare ups this year as it gobbles stellar debris.

Newly discovered comet likely from interstellar space

13 September 2019 Astronomy Now

A newly-discovered comet is barreling into the solar system at a velocity that indicates it likely came in from interstellar space. Researchers are working on confirmation.

NASA lunar orbiter to image Chandrayaan 2 landing site

13 September 2019 Stephen Clark

NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter will try to locate India’s Vikram lander on the moon during a flyover of the landing site Tuesday. Indian space officials said they found the disabled spacecraft on the moon using the country’s own Chandrayaan 2 orbiter, but declined to release any images.

Month: September 2019

Junocam captures stunning view of Io’s shadow during Jovian eclipse

Most massive neutron star near black hole tipping point

ESO’s VISTA captures detailed look at galactic neighbour

Milky Way’s central black hole flares as it feasts

Newly discovered comet likely from interstellar space

NASA lunar orbiter to image Chandrayaan 2 landing site

Hubble captures Saturn’s rings in razor-sharp glory

Black hole’s gravitational ringing supports ‘no hair’ theorem

HST finds water vapor in atmosphere of habitable zone exoplanet

Long-term study maps relativistic effects in binary pulsar