From Around the Web

Saturn’s ocean moon Enceladus has fresh ice in unexpected place 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- September 22, 2020
Enceladus may be even more interesting than we thought.

By David Aragorn
Astronomers Find Two Massive Exoplanets in Nearby Binary System 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- September 22, 2020
Astronomers have discovered two planets orbiting a bright dwarf star in the binary stellar system Gliese 414.

By David Aragorn
Comet discovered to have its own northern lights 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- September 22, 2020
An atmospheric light show previously relegated to planets and Jupiter moons is found on comet using data from ESA’s Rosetta spacecraft

By David Aragorn
This is what life on Venus might look like – and how we’ll find it 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- September 21, 2020
The discovery of phosphine on Venus hints at life in its clouds, but finding out won’t be easy

By David Aragorn
NASA Invites Media to Launch of Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich Satellite from West Coast 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- September 19, 2020
Media accreditation is open for the launch of the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite, an international collaboration between NASA and several partners. This is the first of two identical satellites to be launched sequentially to continue observations of sea level change for at least the next decade. The spacecraft is targeted for liftoff Nov. 10 at 2:31 p.m. EST (11:31 a.m. PST) from Vandenberg Air Force Base (VAFB) in California.

By David Aragorn
Carbide Planets May Be Made Of Silica and Diamonds 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- September 19, 2020
Extrasolar planets hosted by stars with sufficiently high carbon-to-oxygen ratios could be made of diamonds and silica, according to new research by Arizona State University and the University of Chicago.

By David Aragorn
Next SpaceX launch will wait for improved ocean conditions 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- September 19, 2020
The launch of SpaceX’s next 60 Starlink satellites will wait for better weather and sea conditions after currents were too strong for the company’s rocket landing platform to hold position in the Atlantic Ocean for a launch attempt Thursday.

By David Aragorn
Venus is a Russian planet — say the Russians 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- September 19, 2020
No longer confined to territories here on Earth, Russia has now staked its claim on Venus, saying it is a “Russian planet.”

By David Aragorn
These 120,000-year-old footprints offer early evidence for humans in Arabia 0
- Ancient Archeology, From Around the Web
- September 18, 2020
One day about 120,000 years ago, a few humans wandered along the shore of an ancient lake in what is now the Nefud Desert in Saudi Arabia. They may have paused for a drink of fresh water or to track herds of elephants, wild asses, and camels that were trampling the mudflats. Within hours of passing through, the humans’ and animals’ footprints dried out and eventually fossilized.

By David Aragorn
NASA says Jupiter’s Great Red Spot has a cousin and it’s changing color 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- September 18, 2020
NASA has published the most recent up-close image of Jupiter, the massive planet covered with beautiful, terrifying storms.

By David Aragorn