Planetary nurseries are far more varied and beautiful than we expected0
- From Around the Web, Space
- April 12, 2018
Planets are basically just giant dust bunnies.
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What is Alpha Centauri hiding? Searches for Earth-like planets ramp up around our nearest stellar neighbor0
- From Around the Web, Space
- April 11, 2018
Alpha Centauri, a three-star system just 4 light-years away that is the sun’s nearest neighbor, ought to be a great place to look for Earth-like planets. But last week, at a meeting of the European Astronomical Society (EAS) here, astronomers lamented the way the system has thwarted discovery efforts so far—and announced new efforts to probe it.
This is the COOLEST! Everything that’s Orbiting the Earth Right Now0
- From Around the Web, Space
- April 11, 2018
Okay, if you’ve got some spare time, check out this amazing website called Stuff in Space. It’s a simulation of every satellite (alive or dead), space station, and large piece of space junk orbiting the Earth right now.
Barriers to Scientific Research Are Holding Back Innovation0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- April 11, 2018
Scientists waste countless hours navigating paywalls to access research papers, but major changes are underway
Science Is Getting Closer to Understanding What Goes on Inside The Mind When We Dream0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- April 11, 2018
Here’s why dreams matter.
Two asteroid missions will help shape the economy of the 21st century0
- From Around the Web, Space
- April 11, 2018
Later in 2018, two robotic probes, launched by NASA and the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) will each reach separate asteroids.
Researchers Find Evidence of Thousands of Black Holes in the Center of Our Galaxy0
- From Around the Web, Space
- April 10, 2018
New research finds potentially thousands of black holes orbiting within a few light-years of the galactic center.
All Galaxies Take a Billion Years to Rotate. Which Is Really Cool, and Totally Weird.0
- From Around the Web, Space
- April 10, 2018
Big or small, dense or empty, it’s one thing they all share.
This Space Junk Removal Experiment Will Harpoon & Net Debris in Orbit0
- From Around the Web, Space
- April 10, 2018
The first experiment designed to demonstrate active space-debris removal in orbit has just reached the International Space Station aboard SpaceX’s Dragon capsule.
X-rays could sterilize alien planets in (otherwise) habitable zones0
- From Around the Web, Space
- April 10, 2018
Intense radiation could strip away the ozone layer of Earth-like planets around other stars and render them uninhabitable, according to a new study.
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