Pair of Orbiting Supermassive Black Holes Identified

(Photo Credit: NASA, ESA, and The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)

For the first time, a pair of supermassive black holes have been discovered which are currently in orbit around one another. Continue reading

Roscosmos to receive generous budget increase

(The Soyuz launch pad in Kazakhstan – Photo Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls)

The Russian government has boosted the budget of the Russian Federal Space Agency by 1.8 trillion rubles ($52 billion) in order to aid the modernization and expansion of the space agency’s existing infrastructure and capabilities. Continue reading