An asteroid large enough to destroy a city has passed between the orbits of the Earth and the Moon – luckily for us, missing both. The object, named 2023 DZ2, was discovered a month ago. As predicted by scientists, it…
Unique radio signal detected billions of light-years from Earth
Astronomers believe they may have found a neutron star several billions of light-years from Earth by monitoring a consistent unique radio signal called fast radio bursts (FRB) which are strong flashes of radio waves that typically only last for a…
First images of Black Hole at heart of Milky Way galaxy emerge
Astronomers have captured the first image of the supermassive black hole at the centre of the Milky Way galaxy. What makes this milestone even more significant, is the fact that two Wits University scientists are part of the international team.…
NASRDA, ANA make call for science fiction writing
The National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA) in collaboration with the Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA) has made a call for creative content, to be posted on NASRDA’s 20th anniversary website. A statement by ANA PRO (South), Wole Adedoyin,…