Astronomers have announced that Earth has a new mini-moon, a small asteroid apparently captured into Earth orbit 3 years ago. It’s been designated 2020 CD3. Source: https://earthsky.org/space/new-natural-temporary-moon-for-earth-2020-cd3…
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Cosmic web fuels stars and supermassive black holes
Astronomers probed the cosmic web, a large-scale structure composed of massive filaments of galaxies separated by giant voids. They found the filaments also contained significant amounts of gas, believed to help fuel the galaxies’ growth. Source: https://earthsky.org/space/cosmic-web-gas-reservoir-fuel-galaxies-growth…
Astronomers map our local cosmic void
Our universe is a tapestry of galaxy congregations and vast voids. An international team of astronomers has now published a new study revealing more of this cosmic structure as it appears surrounding our Milky Way. Source: https://earthsky.org/space/tully-cosmicflows-3-local-void…