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WASHINGTON (AP) — The world’s first image of the chaotic supermassive black hole at the center of our Milky Way galaxy doesn’t portray a voracious cosmic destroyer but what astronomers Thursday called a “gentle giant” on a near-starvation diet. Astronomers believe nearly all galaxies, including

NASA is planning its first-ever mission to bring dirt and rocks from Mars back to Earth — but before that momentous event happens, the space agency needs to figure out exactly how to protect our home planet from any alien microbes that might hitch a

In early 2014, a dishwasher-size meteor dashed over the shores of Papua New Guinea before sunrise as it burned up in the fiery friction of Earth’s atmosphere. But two Harvard researchers argued that this wasn’t just any space rock: It originated from another star system,

Andrew threads a new fly onto the nine-foot leader and ties a simple knot to secure it. He shakes his head, glad that he took the time to make new flies two weeks ago. “That tree wanted to keep that fly, didn’t it? Was that

Billions of years ago, the brightest star at the center of its universe died. For a few moments, it outshined every other object in existence. Then, unable to sustain its mass, the star imploded, and a supermassive black hole, the largest singularity ever, took its

The cypress trees stand resolute, unaware of the danger lurking just beneath the surface. Spanish moss hangs from every limb and sways in the slight breeze. An involuntary shiver runs up his spine as he recalls the night Martin was killed. Clint is acutely aware

It is from January 1969, at the height of the cold war. Barksdale AFB (also in the book) is just across the river from Shreveport and everyone knows that if the Russians nuke us, Barksdale is in the top 5 targets, since it was the