Two pieces of crucial astronomical news: one, judging by a sample size of one, Geminis should avoid the N train this morning; two, NASA is launching a new craft called NuSTAR today. From a lofty height in the heavens, NuSTAR will photograph OldSTARS. The Atlantic reports that the satellite “will be collecting data on high-energy X-rays, helping us to better understand the physics of black holes and the effects they have on the space around them. The first images should start beaming down to Earth through a space center in Malindi, Kenya, in just ten days.” (“Oh my God, that’s where I was born!” Barack Obama muttered under his breath. “What? I didn’t say anything. I thought you said something. Man, that was close. No! I did not say anything again!”)
NuSTAR’s human pals are particularly interested in observing how black holes grow. Unconfirmed reports from Earth suggest that black holes grow due to wine, an excess of time, a Facebook account, and mild curiosity about a professional or personal rival.