Space

What does Mars’ lake mean for the search for life on the Red Planet?0
- From Around the Web, Space
- August 2, 2018
The water body, if confirmed, could potentially harbor microbes

By David Aragorn
NASA Awards Top Five Design Finalists in 3D Printed Martian Habitat Challenge 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- August 1, 2018
Future missions to Mars and beyond will require innovative options to shelter explorers. NASA’s 3D-Printed Habitat Challenge, a Centennial Challenges competition, seeks ways to create or develop the technologies needed to create such habitats on-site, and challenges citizen inventors to lead the way. Now a panel of experts from NASA, academia and industry has selected the top five teams to share a $100,000 prize in the Phase 3: Level 1 of the competition.

By David Aragorn
A star orbiting a black hole shows Einstein got gravity right — again 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- August 1, 2018
It’s the first time an effect of general relativity has been observed in such an environment

By David Aragorn
Meteorite Researchers Find Strong Evidence Early Sun Was Highly Active 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- August 1, 2018
By examining microscopic ice-blue crystals of mineral hibonite trapped inside a carbonaceous chondrite meteorite, an international team of scientists was able to figure out what the Sun was like before the Earth formed.

By David Aragorn
Blood-curdling video shows near-Earth asteroids spotted by NASA have skyrocketed in 20yrs 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- July 31, 2018
A mesmerising – and alarming – new animation from NASA demonstrates just how dramatic the increase in near-Earth asteroids entering our Solar System has become over the last 20 years.

By David Aragorn
From discovery to data: How astronomers track near-Earth asteroids 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- July 31, 2018
Once an asteroid has been identified, how do we know if it’s a threat?

By David Aragorn
You Might Be Less Excited About Colonising Mars After This New Study 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- July 31, 2018
Not ideal.

By David Aragorn
China’s Plan to Seize a Near-Earth Asteroid Sounds Surprisingly Feasible 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- July 30, 2018
For centuries, humans have extracted minerals from the Earth with reckless abandon, but it’s only a matter of time before our desire for gold, platinum, iron, tungsten, and other useful ores will exceed our planet’s ability to provide them.

By David Aragorn
NASA Unveils Radiation Maps of Europa 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- July 27, 2018
Jupiter’s moon Europa is one of the most compelling targets in the search for life beyond Earth. However, its water-ice surface is affected by the harsh radiation environment of Jupiter’s magnetosphere. New mapping of the radiation pummeling the icy moon reveals where astrobiologists should look when searching for signs of biosignatures.

By David Aragorn
Sweet Super-Puffs: These 2 Exoplanets Have the Density of Cotton Candy 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- July 26, 2018
It turns out, exoplanets can be as sweet as a trip to the state fair.

By David Aragorn