The former American astronaut and senator John Glenn, the first American who made an orbital flight around the Earth, died on Thursday at the age of 95 years, announced the governor of Ohio, John Kasich, quoted by the international press agencies. Glenn was hospitalized, announced on Wednesday a spokesman for the Ohio State University, the institution which gave the astronaut's … [Read more...]
The sudden disappearance of a very far star may confirm the theories about the creation of the black hole
The astrophysicists have no certitude about the way in which the black holes take form. The sudden disappearance of a gigantic red star, that was studied by astronomers through the orbital telescope Hubble and it was at a distance of about 20 million light years, can represent the first birth of a black hole 'witnessed' by humanity, according to newscientist.com. Using the data … [Read more...]