Lighting up a Black Hole | Virgin Galactic's Next SpaceshipTwo | Challenger Documentary

Visible Light from a Black Hole Spotted by Telescope, a First Scientists have spotted dim visible light from the region around a black hole, light that can be seen even by stargazers with a medium-size telescope.   Virgin Galactic's Second SpaceShipTwo to Roll Out on Feb. 19 Virgin Galactic plans to roll out and christen its second SpaceShipTwo on Feb. 19, 15 months after its first suborbital spacecraft broke apart during a powered test flight. Read More     Curiosity Rover Eyes Towering Sand Dunes on Mars (Photos) NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has captured some spectacular photos of big, active sand dunes on the Red Planet. Documentary Probes Challenger Disaster on 30th Anniversary (Exclusive Video) A powerful new documentary takes a fresh look at the space shuttle Challenger explosion, a tragedy that is still seared into the minds of a generation 30 years after the smoke cleared.   Additional Space Headlines Save Big by Following @PurchDeals on Twitter! We put some of the best deals on space related merchandise and much more directly in front of you, getting you ready for an out of the world holiday season. Follow us today! Read More How Virtual Reality Could Help Astronauts on Mars Could virtual reality make the long trek to Mars more exciting and less stressful for astronauts?. Read More 'Star Trek' Postal Stamps Beaming in for 50th Anniversary  The U.S. Postal Service will release stamps in 2016 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of "Star Trek". Read More     3D-Printed Ceramics Could Build Next-Gen Spaceships Researchers have used a 3-D printer to make customized ceramic parts that have also overcome the Achilles' heel of ceramic objects: their tendency to crack. Could it be used in the design of spacecraft? NASA's Kepler Comes Roaring Back with 100 New Exoplanet Finds NASA's Kepler spacecraft has bounced back nicely from the malfunction that ended the observatory's original exoplanet hunt more than two years ago. Image of the Day Stick the Landing.   You are receiving this email because You've received this message because you've registered or accepted our invitation to receive email from SPACE.com To unsubscribe, click here Copyright 2016 Purch.com ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 150 Fifth Avenue, 9th Floor, New York, NY 10011 2425 Lincoln Ave. Ogden, UT 84003