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Japan Might Be First to Ever Land on Mars’ Moon 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- February 21, 2020
Other attempts by the Soviet Union and Russia have failed, but Japan could be the first to land on Mars’ moon, Phobos.

By David Aragorn
New Horizons team uncovers a critical piece of the planetary formation puzzle 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- February 20, 2020
Data from NASA’s New Horizons mission are providing new insights into how planets and planetesimals — the building blocks of the planets — were formed.

By David Aragorn
These 11 Asteroids Might Collide With Earth, Says Neural Network 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology, Space
- February 19, 2020
A team of scientists at Leiden University in the Netherlands developed a neural network — called “Hazardous Object Identifier” — that they claim predicts asteroid collisions with Earth.

By David Aragorn
Space Adventures to fly tourists on Crew Dragon mission 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- February 19, 2020
Space Adventures announced Feb. 18 that it has an agreement with SpaceX to fly a dedicated Crew Dragon mission that would send four space tourists on a mission to a relatively high Earth orbit.

By David Aragorn
For the First Time, Molecular Oxygen Was Spotted Outside the Milky Way 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- February 19, 2020
Astronomers found oxygen beyond the Milky Way, in a galaxy not so far away.

By David Aragorn
Experts are scanning the stars for ‘technosignatures’ from alien civilisations 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- February 19, 2020
Alien hunters are scaling up their efforts in the search for an intelligent civilisation somewhere out in the void of space.

By David Aragorn
‘Not just a space potato’: Nasa unveils ‘astonishing’ details of most distant object ever visited 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- February 18, 2020
It’s red, it’s cold, it’s 4bn years old: Nasa data from Arrokoth reveals ‘profound truths’ about the solar system

By David Aragorn
Betelgeuse is Dimming and Changing Shape, New Image of Its Surface Reveals 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- February 15, 2020
The nearby red supergiant has been dimming for a while now, but its exact fate is still unknown.

By David Aragorn
NASA Will Communicate with Mars Astronauts through Lasers 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- February 15, 2020
The new technology was overdue a makeover for better deep-space communication.

By David Aragorn
Is Earth’s Doomsday Near? NASA Warns Killer Asteroid May Arrive on Earth in 5 Days 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- February 14, 2020
A large asteroid near Earth, which is predicted to approach the planet on Saturday, Feb. 15, is set one kilometer apart. An area rock of this size is estimated to kill millions in the region in just one stroke. The expected phenomenon would trigger a disaster on a global scale.

By David Aragorn