Astronomy students discover a tiny nearby galaxy hid an enormous secret

A class of University of Texas astronomy students has discovered that nearby dwarf galaxy Segue-1 seems to host a supermassive black hole.
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Close-Up View Of X1-Class Solar Flare Via NASA's IRIS Mission

NASA's Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph (IRIS) mission captured an X1.1-class solar flare. See time-lapse footage of the ...
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Sun unleashes 2 colossal X-class solar flares, knocking out radio signals across the Americas and Pacific

The back-to-back eruptions caused radio blackouts across two hemispheres as the active sunspots turn to face Earth.
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Astronomy 101 class to be held March 8

The Grout Museum District and the Black Hawk Astronomy Club are hosting "Astronomy 101: Astronomy vs. Astrology" at 6:30 p.m. March 8 at the Grout Museum of History and Science, 503 South St. The ...