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Dark matter may be smoother than expected 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- December 10, 2016
This map of dark matter in the Universe was obtained from data from the KiDS survey, using the VLT Survey Telescope at ESO’s Paranal Observatory in Chile.

By David Aragorn
Under construction: Distant galaxy churning out stars at remarkable rate 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- December 9, 2016
Astronomers have used NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and other telescopes to show that a recently-discovered galaxy is undergoing an extraordinary boom of stellar construction.

By David Aragorn
New Cassini photos show the hexagon on Saturn’s north pole 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- December 8, 2016
The first images from the pentultimate phase of the mission

By David Aragorn
Ancient eclipse records show that days on Earth are getting just a little longer 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- December 8, 2016
The latest findings in Earth science are brought to you by ancient astronomers who observed the heavens as much as 2,700 years ago.

By David Aragorn
Curiosity Rover Team Examining New Drill Hiatus 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- December 7, 2016
NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover is studying its surroundings and monitoring the environment, rather than driving or using its arm for science, while the rover team diagnoses an issue with a motor that moves the rover’s drill.

By David Aragorn
2017 Predictions: Asteroid-Earth Impact Possible With 2012 TC4 Or 2013 TX68?0
- From Around the Web, Space
- December 6, 2016
What NASA Predicts About Meteors From Comets/Asteroid Belt Hitting Earth

By David Aragorn
Could there be life in Pluto’s ocean?0
- From Around the Web, Space
- December 6, 2016
Pluto is thought to possess a subsurface ocean, which is not so much a sign of water as it is a tremendous clue that other dwarf planets in deep space also may contain similarly exotic oceans, naturally leading to the question of life, said one co-investigator with NASA’s New Horizon mission to Pluto and the Kuiper Belt.

By David Aragorn
US military prepares for the next frontier: Space war 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- December 6, 2016
Since man first explored space, it has been a largely peaceful environment. But now US adversaries are deploying weapons beyond Earth’s atmosphere, leading the US military to prepare for the frightening prospect of war in space.

By David Aragorn
Alien life could thrive in the clouds of failed stars 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- December 5, 2016
The comfortably warm atmosphere of a brown dwarf is an underappreciated potential home for alien life, scientists say.

By David Aragorn
Is there an ancient civilisation on Mars?0
- From Around the Web, Space
- December 2, 2016
UFO hunters claim to have found ‘walled cities’ in Nasa images

By David Aragorn