Hot Gas Emanating around a Black Hole

From NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration:

For the first time, scientists have measured rapidly varying temperatures in hot gas emanating around a black hole. The winds can heat up and cool down in the span of just a few hours, according to this new NuSTAR telescope data. This data is providing clues as to how these winds form and how much energy they may carry out into the galaxy. Find out more: http://go.nasa.gov/2m1snyg




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Phobos

From NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration:

Thanks to Tuesday’s maneuver, our MAVEN spacecraft is no longer in danger of colliding with Mars’ moon Phobos in the near future. Although a small correction, it was enough that, projected to one week later when the collision would otherwise have occurred, MAVEN would miss the lumpy, crater-filled moon by about 2.5 minutes. Find out more: http://go.nasa.gov/2m1hSeJ




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