Space

NASA Establishes Contact With STEREO Mission 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- August 23, 2016
Communications with STEREO-B were lost during a test of the spacecraft’s command loss timer, but then on Aug. 21, 2016, contact was reestablished.

By David Aragorn
Alien Megastructure? ‘Tabby’s Star’ Continues to Baffle Scientists 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- August 23, 2016
Nearly a year after first making headlines around the world, “Tabby’s star” is still guarding its secrets.

By David Aragorn
US Should Reenter Space-Based Hunt for Space-Time Ripples, Report Says 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- August 22, 2016
The United States could reenter a space-based hunt for ripples in space-time, if NASA decides to follow the recommendation of a new report from the National Academy of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine.

By David Aragorn
China Reveals That a Massive Alien Outpost and Mining Facility is Operating on the Moon 0
- Earth Mysteries, From Around the Web, Space
- August 22, 2016
Ever wondered why no one has set foot on the Moon for decades? And why there’s no permanent outpost already established there? Is it because the Moon is not a viable celestial body to harness, or maybe because all of the above mentioned are already happening, but we are not being told about it?

By David Aragorn
What Is Dark Matter Made Of? New Studies Slash Candidate Pool 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology, Space
- August 22, 2016
Scientists might not know what Dark Matter is made out of, they found out at least three things that Dark Matter isn’t.

By David Aragorn
Classical nova captured before, during and after exploding 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- August 19, 2016
A team of researchers affiliated with the Warsaw University Observatory has captured for the first time the events that led to a classical nova exploding, the explosion itself and then what happened afterwards. In their paper published in the journal Nature, the team describes how they happened to capture the star activity and why they believe it may help bolster the theory of star hibernation.

By David Aragorn
NASA Prepares to Launch First U.S. Asteroid Sample Return Mission 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- August 19, 2016
NASA is preparing to launch its first mission to return a sample of an asteroid to Earth. The mission will help scientists investigate how planets formed and how life began, as well as improve our understanding of asteroids that could impact Earth.

By David Aragorn
Venus-like exoplanet might have oxygen atmosphere, but not life 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- August 19, 2016
According to astronomers, the distant planet GJ 1132b has plenty of oxygen, but no life on the surface.

By David Aragorn
“Kitchen Smoke” Molecules in Nebula Offer Clues to the Building Blocks of Life 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- August 17, 2016
NASA inspects these “Kitchen Smoke” Molecules in the Nebula to get an idea on how life started.

By David Aragorn
Tagish Lake meteorite may have come from Kuiper belt 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- August 17, 2016
Since it fell sixteen years ago, scientists have been looking closely at the Tagish Lake meteorite, and it is made up of different materials from other meteorites.

By David Aragorn