From Around the Web

Betelgeuse went dark, but didn’t go supernova. What happened?0
- From Around the Web, Space
- November 30, 2020
The bright star’s great dimming may have been a big dust burp

By David Aragorn
ESA Is Going To Spend $102 Million To Remove a Single Piece of Space Junk 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- November 28, 2020
How much would you be willing to spend to remove a piece of space debris? Does $102 million sound like enough? That is how much a contract between the European Space Agency (ESA) and a Swiss start-up named ClearSpace SA is worth, and the entire contract is to simply remove a single piece of space debris.

By David Aragorn
Amateur astronomer narrows down the culprit star of SETI’s famous 1977 Wow! signal 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- November 28, 2020
An astronomical mystery dating back to the year when director Steven Spielberg’s Close Encounters of the Third Kind was released might be one giant leap closer to being solved.

By David Aragorn
Atom smasher unearths surprises hidden with 2000-year-old mummy 0
- Ancient Archeology, From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- November 28, 2020
Thanks to a bit of help from a particle accelerator, scientists have discovered an unusual amulet interred with a 2000-year-old mummy.

By David Aragorn
When The Soviet Union Collapsed, A Cosmonaut Was Left Stranded In Space 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- November 28, 2020
On May 18, 1991, cosmonaut Sergei Krikalev departed Earth for the Soviet space station Mir. While he was up there, the country that had sent him ceased to exist, making Krikalev – for a few months at least – the “last Soviet citizen”.

By David Aragorn
HBO’s ‘Heaven’s Gate’ Offers A Look Into The Infamous UFO Cult That Felt Out Of This World 0
- From Around the Web, UFO News
- November 27, 2020
If you’ve spent every ounce of your spare time obsessively binge-watching HBO’s The Vow, then you’ll be happy to hear there’s a new cult-themed watch to add to your list.

By David Aragorn
NASA MOXIE device will create oxygen on Mars 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology, Space
- November 27, 2020
The NASA Perseverance Rover has a device aboard called MOXIE that will convert the air available on Mars into oxygen.

By David Aragorn
Earth’s Second Known Minimoon is Natural Object, Astronomers Say 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- November 27, 2020
In a new paper published in the Astronomical Journal, astronomers from the United States, Canada and Europe provide a detailed characterization of the physical properties and orbital evolution of the asteroid 2020 CD3 — Earth’s second discovered temporary natural satellite, or minimoon. Their results prove that 2020 CD3 is a natural body and not some relic piece of human-made space junk.

By David Aragorn
Forget Mysterious Monolith, UFO Spotted Heading Toward Stonehenge 0
- From Around the Web, UFO News
- November 27, 2020
The mysterious sighting has made several people believe that aliens are visiting structures like Stonehenge

By David Aragorn
Like Utah, mysterious monolith appeared in Seattle nearly two decades ago 0
- Earth Mysteries, From Around the Web
- November 27, 2020
Source: Kiro 7 Last week a nearly 12-foot monolith was discovered in a Utah desert. A crew from the Utah Department of Public Safety and Division of Wildlife Resources spotted the gleaming object. Officials said the smooth, tall structure was found during a helicopter survey of bighorn sheep in southeastern Utah.Content Continues Below Seattle also

By David Aragorn