Space

Failed stars may act more like giant planets 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- August 23, 2017
They form the same as stars, but have the kind of wild weather typically seen on Jupiter or Neptune.

By David Aragorn
Nibiru ECLIPSE? Planet X collision date ‘revealed… and not by conspiracy theorists 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- August 23, 2017
THE date the mythical Planet X or Nibiru could crash into Earth, destroying all life, has been “revealed” by a group of researchers… who remarkably claim they are not conspiracy theorists.

By David Aragorn
September 23, 2017? What’s going to happen?0
- Earth Mysteries, From Around the Web, Space
- August 22, 2017
Missionary Evangelist Robert Breaker talks about September 23, 2017, and the big “sign” in the heavens that many are talking about and how it might tie into the stars, and even the date of September 23, 2015.

By David Aragorn
Darkness Will Reveal the Sun’s Mysterious Corona 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- August 21, 2017
When the moon slides in front of the sun Monday, millions of viewers will catch a glimpse of the sun’s corona, which will appear as a hazy glow outlining the solid shadow in front of our star.

By David Aragorn
Yes, the Solar Eclipse Is Worth the Hype (Trust Those Who Have Seen One)0
- From Around the Web, Space
- August 19, 2017
Pictures of the sun in total eclipse make it obvious the event is unusual. What is normally a blindingly bright disk is utterly black and crowned with a pearly halo against a dark sky. The eclipsed sun looks, in fact, like a hole punched in the sky.

By David Aragorn
Perseid Meteor Shower Wows Stargazer with ‘One-in-a-Million’ Fireball 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- August 19, 2017
When the Perseid meteor shower peaked over the weekend, no one was expecting an amazing show. After all, the August moon had just passed its full phase and threatened to outshine all but the brightest Perseid fireballs.

By David Aragorn
How Eclipses Reveal Information About Alien Worlds, Light-Years Away 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- August 18, 2017
The 2017 solar eclipse is nearly upon us. The path of totality will travel across 14 states, starting in Oregon and ending in South Carolina, and may trigger what some have called a “zombie apocalypse” across the contiguous U.S. as people flood the roads, skies and rails to travel to their viewing locations.

By David Aragorn
Eclipses Were Regarded As Omens in the Ancient World 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- August 18, 2017
On Monday, Aug. 21, people living in the continental United States will be able to see a total solar eclipse.

Humans have been alternatively amused, puzzled, bewildered and sometimes even terrified at the sight of this celestial phenomenon. A range of social and cultural reactions accompanies the observation of an eclipse. In ancient Mesopotamia (roughly modern Iraq), eclipses were in fact regarded as omens, as signs of things to come.

By David Aragorn
Supernova collides with nearby star, taking astrophysicists by surprise 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- August 17, 2017
In the 2009 film “Star Trek,” a supernova hurtles through space and obliterates a planet unfortunate enough to be in its path. Fiction, of course, but it turns out the notion is not so farfetched.

By David Aragorn
Calling the Moon: Startup to Put Cellphone Tower on the Moon 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- August 17, 2017
An astronaut wandering the moon next year could use a smartphone to call home. A German startup is preparing to set up the first telecommunication infrastructure on the lunar surface.

By David Aragorn