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19 September 2019

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[ 18 September 2019 ] Most massive neutron star near black hole tipping point News
[ 14 September 2019 ] Milky Way’s central black hole flares as it feasts News
[ 13 September 2019 ] Newly discovered comet likely from interstellar space News
[ 13 September 2019 ] NASA lunar orbiter to image Chandrayaan 2 landing site News
[ 12 September 2019 ] Black hole’s gravitational ringing supports ‘no hair’ theorem News

Black hole telescope team shares $3 million Breakthrough Prize

9 September 2019 Astronomy Now

Researchers with the Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration will share a $3 million Breakthrough Prize for their historic image of the supermassive black hole at the core of the M87 galaxy.

Lick Observatory joins search for intelligent life in the universe

21 July 2015 Astronomy Now

The Breakthrough Prize Foundation announced a $100 million initiative to dramatically reinvigorate the search for intelligent life in the universe over the next ten years. Lick Observatory’s Automated Planet Finder (APF) Telescope will undertake a new deep and broad search for optical laser transmissions from nearby civilisations, if any exist.