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MASSIVE EXPLOSION ON THE FARSIDE OF THE SUN 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- July 25, 2017
On Sunday July 23rd, a spectacular CME emerged from the farside of the sun.

By David Aragorn
Ancient, massive asteroid impact could explain Martian geological mysteries 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- July 22, 2017
The origin and nature of Mars is mysterious. It has geologically distinct hemispheres, with smooth lowlands in the north and cratered, high-elevation terrain in the south. The red planet also has two small oddly-shaped oblong moons and a composition that sets it apart from that of the Earth.

By David Aragorn
Ross 128: Mystery Radio Signals Detected From Red Dwarf Star Just 11 Light-Years Away 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- July 21, 2017
Scientists have discovered mystery signals coming from a star 11 light-years away. The “very peculiar” pulses appear to be unique to the red dwarf, scientists say, with observations of similar nearby stars showing no similar behavior.

By David Aragorn
There’s a compelling reason scientists think we’ve never found aliens, and it suggests humans are already going extinct 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- July 21, 2017
Unchecked climate change would eventually lead to widespread devastation on Earth.

By David Aragorn
Space sound waves around Earth: Electrons whistle while they work?0
- From Around the Web, Space
- July 21, 2017
NASA’s Van Allen Probes have observed a new population of space sound waves, called plasmaspheric hiss, which are important in removing high-energy particles from around Earth that can damage satellites.

By David Aragorn
NASA just discovered the first food source for potential aliens 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- July 20, 2017
Searching for aliens is a tricky business. Most likely, the first alien life we discover will be hidden beneath miles of ocean on a distant world like Jupiter’s moon Europa or Saturn’s moon Enceladus.

By David Aragorn
Planets like Earth may have had muddy origins 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- July 20, 2017
Scientists have long held the belief that planets — including Earth — were built from rocky asteroids, but new research challenges that view.

By David Aragorn
There Might Be 100 Billion Brown Dwarfs in the Milky Way 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- July 20, 2017
A new study of a nearby cluster of newly formed stars reveals that brown dwarfs may rival stars in the Milky Way in number, with one brown dwarf for every two bona fide stars.

By David Aragorn
New Satellite “Mayak” Might Light Up the Sky 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- July 19, 2017
Russia’s first crowd-funded satellite, named Mayak (Russian for “beacon of light”), promises to be the “brightest object in the night sky next to the Moon.”

By David Aragorn
Astronomers have detected ‘strange signals’ coming from a star 11 light-years away 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- July 18, 2017
Astronomers say they’ve detected “strange signals” coming from the direction of a small, dim star located about 11 light-years from Earth.

By David Aragorn