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Free-Floating Exoplanets May Outnumber Stars in Milky Way 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- August 26, 2020
Free-floating, or rogue, exoplanets — free-floating planetary-mass objects that do not orbit a star and instead travel through space — could be surprisingly common in our Milky Way Galaxy; and NASA’s upcoming Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope (Roman) will detect at least 250 such free-floating planets with masses down to that of Mars, according to a new paper published in the Astronomical Journal.

By David Aragorn
Ancient star explosions revealed in deep-sea sediments 0
- Ancient Archeology, From Around the Web, Space
- August 26, 2020
A mystery surrounding the space around our solar system is unfolding thanks to evidence of supernovae found in deep-sea sediments.

By David Aragorn
Space station crew spend extra night in Russian segment as air leak investigation continues 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- August 25, 2020
But there’s nothing to worry about, NASA officials stressed.

By David Aragorn
Here’s The Real Truth About That ‘Election Day’ Asteroid on Its Way to Earth 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- August 25, 2020
If you’ve looked at the news today, you’d be forgiven for thinking a huge asteroid is on track to collide with Earth the day before the 2020 US Presidential election.

By David Aragorn
Cliff collapse reveals 313-million-year-old fossil footprints in Grand Canyon National Park 0
- Ancient Archeology, From Around the Web
- August 25, 2020
Paleontological research has confirmed a series of recently discovered fossils tracks are the oldest recorded tracks of their kind to date within Grand Canyon National Park.

By David Aragorn
Massive stone structures in Saudi Arabia may be some of oldest monuments in the world 0
- Ancient Archeology, From Around the Web
- August 25, 2020
They number in the hundreds and can be larger than an NFL football field.

By David Aragorn
‘Space guests’: Russian cosmonaut shares video showing apparent UFOs 0
- From Around the Web, UFO News
- August 25, 2020
A Russian cosmonaut aboard the International Space Station (ISS) has shared footage of what he describes as “space guests,” or UFOs, that made an unexpected appearance in a time-lapse video he captured of the southern lights.

By David Aragorn
Peculiar catch baffles fisherman in Newfoundland and Labrador 0
- Earth Mysteries, From Around the Web
- August 24, 2020
These days, the oceans still offer plenty of surprises for even the most experienced sailors.

By David Aragorn
Hubble snaps close-up of celebrity comet NEOWISE 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- August 22, 2020
NASA Hubble Space Telescope images of comet NEOWISE, taken on Aug. 8, zero in on the visitor’s coma, the gossamer shell of gas and dust that surrounds its nucleus as it is heated by the Sun. This is the first time Hubble has photographed a comet of this brightness at such resolution after this close of a pass by the Sun.

By David Aragorn
Pentagon’s New UFO Task Force Shows Issue Being Taken ‘Seriously’, Expert Says 0
- From Around the Web, UFO News
- August 22, 2020
The expert said “many questions” still remain over the task force.

By David Aragorn