June 20 - Black Hole Destroys Star

June 20 Black Hole Destroys Star by:

Black hole destroys star Astronomers now have the 1st direct image of a black hole ripping apart a star. The star-stuff goes into a disk surrounding the hole, and it's also ejected back to space in powerful jets. Summer solstice at Stonehenge Why do people gather at Stonehenge in England on the solstice? Info and photos here. 10 things about Martian dust storms Mars' massive dust storms have been challenging - and enticing - scientists for decades. From NASA, here’s the scoop on Martian dust. Fossils of 2 new creatures from dawn of animal life Researchers found the fossils in a South Australian fossil bed dubbed Alice’s Restaurant Bed, a tribute to the Arlo Guthrie song lyric, “You can get anything you want at Alice’s Restaurant.”

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Midnight sun Tommy Richardsen captured this gorgeous image in Nordreisa, Northern Norway, a few minutes before midnight on June 13.

New image of the Tarantula Nebula The Tarantula Nebula is the most spectacular feature of the Large Magellanic Cloud, one of our Milky Way's satellite galaxies. The nebula - at the top of the image above - is about 160,000 light-years away. Submit your photo to EarthSky here! Did a friend forward EarthSkyNews to you? Click here to get your own subscription!

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