Data from NASA's Chandra X-ray telescope Great Observatory has revealed two supermassive black holes orbiting each other in the nucleus of the NGC 6240 galaxy. The black holes will merge in several million years time, creating an even larger one.
Source: Flight International
Orbital launch pioneer SpaceX is being contracted by the American space agency NASA to develop a so-called “US Deorbit Vehicle” that can safely return the International Space Station to Earth via controlled re-entry.
BAE Systems has completed its acquisition of Ball Aerospace, with the move further strengthening its US business presence.
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory has retired its Mars helicopter Ingenuity after the craft suffered damage upon landing.
