| |   | Have scientists discovered a cosmic 'missing link'? | Astronomers have been searching for intermediate-class black holes for years, and now, they think they may have finally found one. Researchers think a bright flare seen about 1.5 billion light-years away from Earth could be an example of a star being shredded by one of these elusive cosmic mysteries. "I think it's really difficult to overstate how bad we are at finding intermediate mass black holes," one of the scientists said. | |  | | (ESA/C. Carreau) | Astronomers have discovered that an unusual optical flare is the result of a star being ripped apart and devoured by a black hole - and the black hole involved seems to be an example of an elusive "intermediate mass black hole," a class of this object that has challenged astronomers for decades. | | |   | | (Josh Dury) | From image-stabilized binoculars to the smartest telescopes, here are some of the most technologically advanced astronomy gear you can get. Our guide focuses on high-end gear that adds something genuinely transformative to nights under the stars. | | |  | | (NASA/Sam Lott) | NASA will take another crack at fueling up its huge Artemis 2 moon rocket this week. This will be the second wet dress for Artemis 2, the first crewed moon mission since the Apollo era. | |  | | (General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems) | Last week, SpaceX founder Elon Musk said that he wants to set up a factory on the moon to build artificial intelligence (AI) satellites and fling them into space with a colossal catapult. That idea has been proposed before. | | |  | | (NASA/JPL–Caltech/SSI) | Saturn's largest moon, the smog-enshrouded Titan, could be the result of a dramatic merger between two other moons that initiated a cavalcade of effects - including the formation of Saturn's beautiful rings. | | |  | | (20th Century Studios) | As Predator: Badlands decloaks on streaming and physical media, we sat down with director Dan Trachtenberg to talk hidden Easter eggs, deleted scenes, and if he's sticking around for more sequels. | | |  | | (Disney) | Good things come to those who wait as Disney/Lucasfilm just released the second trailer for the latest chapter in the galaxy far, far away and it's packed with an absolute menagerie of aliens, robots, creatures, droids, and monsters, including those vile crimelord gangsters, the Hutts. | | |  | | (NASA/John Kraus) | NASA has released a nebula-like view of the SpaceX/NASA Crew-12 mission launching to the International Space Station atop a reusable Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Feb. 13. | |  | | (Bettmann / Contributor via Getty Images) | On Feb. 18, 1930, the American astronomer Clyde Tombaugh discovered Pluto! | | | | Stay up-to-date on all things space science, news, and entertainment by subscribing to our newsletters. | |  | | | | | | | Future US LLC © | | Full 7th Floor, 130 West 42nd Street, New York, NY, 10036 | | | |
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