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Tsunami Spotted on the Surface of the Sun 164

Posted by samzenpus from the mother-of-all-disaster-movies dept.
BigBadBus writes "The BBC is reporting that NASA's twin spacecraft designed to obtain stereo images of the Sun have recorded a Solar Tsunami. The feature includes a fascinating movie of the images captured."
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Scientists Discover Teeny Tiny Black Hole 277

Posted by Zonk from the for-relative-terms-of-teeny-and-tiny dept.
AbsoluteXyro writes "According to a Space.com article, NASA scientists have discovered the smallest known black hole to date. The object is known as 'XTE J1650-500'. Weighing in at a scant 3.8 solar masses and measuring only 15 miles across, this finding sheds new light on the lower limit of black hole sizes and the critical threshold at which a star will become a black hole upon its death, rather than a neutron star. XTE J1650-500 beats out the previous record holder, GRO 1655-40, by about 2.5 solar masses."
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Youngest Planet Discovered 182

Posted by CmdrTaco from the just-a-two-thousand-year-old-baby dept.
qazsedcft writes "BBC is reporting that Astronomers have discovered what appears to be the youngest planet, being less than 2000 years old. If this proves to be true it could challenge our models of solar system formation."

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