#Astronomers see black hole swallow neutron star

#Astronomers see black hole swallow neutron star

“#Astronomers see black hole swallow neutron star” Enlarge Image This illustration provided by Carl Knox depicts a black hole, center, swallowing a neutron star, upper left. The blue lines are gravitational waves, ripples in time and space, which is how astronomers detected the merger, and orange and red areas indicate parts of the neutron star…

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#Musk, Bezos and Branson fueled by big egos in space race

#Musk, Bezos and Branson fueled by big egos in space race

“#Musk, Bezos and Branson fueled by big egos in space race” Rocket fuel is not the only thing powering the space race that pits  billionaires Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Richard Branson against each other. One-upmanship is a major accelerant. “There are big egos at play here,” Brad Stone, author of “Amazon Unbound: Jeff ­Bezos…

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#FAA clears Virgin Galactic to fly passengers to space

#FAA clears Virgin Galactic to fly passengers to space

“#FAA clears Virgin Galactic to fly passengers to space” Virgin Galactic announced Friday that the Federal Aviation Administration cleared the company to fly passengers to space, a major step toward the launch of commercial operations. The regulatory move could set the stage for Virgin Galactic founder Sir Richard Branson to try to beat fellow billionaire…

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#Interstellar object was aliens’ spy ship

#Interstellar object was aliens’ spy ship

“#Interstellar object was aliens’ spy ship” Earthlings may not be the only beings gathering intel on other planets. Harvard University astronomer Avi Loeb suggested that recent intelligence reports of unexplained aerial phenomena (UAP) maybe provide evidence to alien ships sent to spy on our homeworld. There is “fresh scientific evidence that we are not the…

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