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Secrets behind Pluto’s dunes revealed 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- June 2, 2018
Scientists have discovered dunes on Pluto, and say they are likely to have been formed of methane ice grains released into its rarefied atmosphere.

By David Aragorn
NASA Dives Deep into the Search for Life 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- June 2, 2018
Off the coast of Hawaii’s Big Island and more than 3,000 feet beneath the ocean surface lie the warm, bubbling springs of a volcano — a deep-sea location that may hold lessons for the search for extraterrestrial life.

By David Aragorn
See a cosmic spider caught spinning up brand new stars 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- June 1, 2018
The cosmic spider looms

By David Aragorn
Iron-Rich Rocks are Best Place to Seek Fossil Evidence of Martian Life, Scientists Say 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- June 1, 2018
Iron-rich rocks near ancient lake sites on Mars are the most promising and best understood astropaleontological targets, according to new research led by University of Edinburgh scientist Sean McMahon.

By David Aragorn
Cosmic collision lights up the darkness 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- June 1, 2018
Though it resembles a peaceful rose swirling in the darkness of the cosmos, NGC 3256 is actually the site of a violent clash. This distorted galaxy is the relic of a collision between two spiral galaxies, estimated to have occurred 500 million years ago. Today it is still reeling in the aftermath of this event.

By David Aragorn
Astronomer Names Minor Planet After Vancouver First Nation: the Tsawout Asteroid 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- May 31, 2018
Harvey Underwood is the proud Tsawout First Nation Chief who now gets to look up at the sky, knowing that the name of their community has a place among the stars.

By David Aragorn
Asteroid from another star system found orbiting wrong way near Jupiter 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- May 31, 2018
For the first time, a permanent member of our solar system has been found to have originated elsewhere

By David Aragorn
We Just Found The Best Target For Finding Fossils From Ancient Life on Mars 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- May 30, 2018
Ooooooooooh.

By David Aragorn
Astronomers scrutinized last year’s eclipse. Here’s what they’ve learned 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- May 29, 2018
New research is providing hints about what’s going on in the sun’s atmosphere

By David Aragorn
Pioneering NASA Satellite: What Happened With It after 2 Decades in Space?1
- Featured Articles, Science & Technology, Space
- May 29, 2018
After more than 20 years of serving its course on the pace, the satellite caved in on April 30, 2018.

By Leah Green