Space

Apophis: The asteroid we thought might hit us 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- September 27, 2021
Even though the asteroid Apophis won’t hit Earth for at least another century, its scientific impact will be tremendous.

By David Aragorn
NASA announces reorganization of human spaceflight directorate 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- September 24, 2021
NASA announced Tuesday that the agency’s human spaceflight division will split into two new mission directorates, one focused on space operations and another on deep space exploration, returning to the organizational structure of a decade ago.

By David Aragorn
Perseverance breathes fresh life into the mining and space sectors 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- September 24, 2021
Mars Rover Perseverance’s CO2-splitting MOXIE device draws the eye of the world’s biggest miners.

By David Aragorn
Satellite swarms may outshine the night sky’s natural constellations 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- September 24, 2021
“Mega-constellations” from those satellites will be visible to the naked eye, simulations suggest

By David Aragorn
Astronomers Discover Mysterious 500-Light-Year-Wide Void in Space: ‘Absolutely Shocking’0
- From Around the Web, Space
- September 23, 2021
Source: Newsweek Astronomers have discovered a gigantic cavity in space while studying 3D maps of nearby star-forming clouds of gas and dust. The bubble-shaped void in the Milky Way is around 500 light-years wide and is located between the star-forming clusters of gas, or molecular clouds, in the Perseus and Taurus constellations. The research team

By David Aragorn
Hubble telescope discovers 6 mysteriously dead, massive galaxies from early universe 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- September 23, 2021
Source: CBS News Scientists studying early galaxies were stunned earlier this year when they discovered six massive galaxies that seem to have died during the universe’s most active period of star birth. NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope spied the six galaxies, which appeared to have run out of the cold hydrogen gas needed to make stars

By David Aragorn
Next Mars rover will drill deeper underground than ever before to hunt for life 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- September 23, 2021
Drilling in the dee-ee-eep. The ExoMars rover’s Earth-dwelling twin shows off its skills.

By David Aragorn
Nearly 900 years ago, astronomers spotted a strange, bright light in the sky. We finally know what caused it.0
- From Around the Web, Space
- September 22, 2021
The origins of the ancient supernova of A.D. 1181 remained a mystery for 840 years.

By David Aragorn
Amateur Astronomer Films the Moment Jupiter Is Hit by a Space Rock 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- September 21, 2021
An amateur astronomer has captured the moment a space rock collided with Jupiter. The debris struck the gas giant, which is the solar system’s largest planet, at 6:39 pm EDT on Monday, creating a flash of light at its surface.

By David Aragorn
An Elusive ‘Missing Link’ Mass Black Hole Has Been Caught Devouring a Star 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- September 21, 2021
The mess created by an encounter between a black hole and an unlucky star has yielded a rare and incredible treasure.

By David Aragorn