EarthSky News - Sept 28 - Black Holes with Ravenous Appetites

September 28 Black Holes with Ravenous Appetites by:

Black holes with ravenous appetites Both Type I and Type II active galaxies have central, supermassive black holes, which consume the galaxies from within. But new work suggests the black holes in Type I's eat faster. Passing spacecraft snaps Earth's pic The OSIRIS-REx spacecraft received a gravity boost from Earth on September 22, in the process creating this new Earth portrait. Did dino-killing asteroid speed bird evolution? A study suggests the asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs 66 million years ago also increased the pace of evolution in birds, their only remaining descendants. Tonight … Meet Fomalhaut, the loneliest star Go outside around mid-evening, and learn to keep company with the loneliest star.

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Fomalhaut, the loneliest star If you're in North America, or at a similar latitude, look southward for Fomalhaut. Southern Hemisphere? Look overhead. In its large patch of sky, it'll be the only brightly shining star.

Passing spacecraft snaps Earth pics The OSIRIS-REx craft is now over a million miles past Earth, headed toward asteroid Bennu in 2018. Submit your photo to EarthSky here!

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