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Stephen Hawking Says He Knows What Happened Before the Big Bang 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- March 7, 2018
At the time of the Big Bang, all the matter in the universe was smooshed into an incredibly hot, infinitely dense speck of matter.

By David Aragorn
The moon actually came from inside our planet, scientists believe 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- March 7, 2018
A new explanation for the moon’s origin suggests it actually formed inside our Earth – when our planet was still a seething, spinning cloud of rock, shaped like a doughnut. Previously, scientists believed that the moon formed as a result of a glancing blow between the early Earth and a Mars-size body, commonly called Theia.

By David Aragorn
THE WORSENING COSMIC RAY SITUATION 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- March 7, 2018
Cosmic rays are bad–and they’re getting worse. That’s the conclusion of a new paper just published in the research journal Space Weather.

By David Aragorn
New Research Details Mineralogy of Enormous Impact Crater on the Far Side of the Moon 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- March 6, 2018
A team of planetary scientists from Brown University and NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center has mapped the mineralogy of the South Pole-Aitken basin, a vast impact structure on the far side of the Moon. Published in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, the findings could help guide future exploration of the basin.

By David Aragorn
The moon used to spin out of control, and it was pretty hardcore 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- March 3, 2018
When you look up at the moon, it’s hard to believe this mystical glowing orb floating among the stars was once in the throes of chaos.

By David Aragorn
Will Asteroid 2018 AJ hit Earth? NASA warns space rock on uncertain path with planet Earth 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- March 2, 2018
NASA has said a newly-discovered space rock as big as a three-storey house is on an “uncertain” path with our planet – so will Asteroid 2018 AJ hit Earth?

By David Aragorn
Mysterious Particles Are Slamming Into Earth—But Why?0
- From Around the Web, Space
- March 1, 2018
New observations stir up debate over an abundance of antimatter found in our atmosphere.

By David Aragorn
The Closest Star to Our Solar System Has Suffered an Insane Eruption 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- March 1, 2018
10 times brighter than any flares from our Sun.

By David Aragorn
Scientists Find Bugs That Could Indicate There Is Hidden Life On Mars 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- March 1, 2018
Microbes can lie dormant for decades under Earth’s surface – and could be doing the same on Mars

By David Aragorn
Falcon Heavy May Have Drastically Increased the Number of Asteroids We Can Mine 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- March 1, 2018
Asteroid mining is about more than just heading up into space and bringing back a rock full of platinum—you actually need to land something on just the right asteroid.

By David Aragorn