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NASA Photos Show Utah Monolith On Mars, Martian Moon Phobos 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- December 9, 2020
Monoliths on Phobos, Mars and the Utah Desert, May All Be Related Structures

By David Aragorn
New Isle of Wight monolith adds extra dimension to terrestrial trend 0
- Earth Mysteries, From Around the Web
- December 8, 2020
Another day, another strange monolith showing up out of nowhere — except this one has a point.

By David Aragorn
ASKAP Radio Telescope Maps Nearly Three Million Galaxies 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- December 8, 2020
Astronomers using CSIRO’s Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder (ASKAP) have mapped approximately 3,000,000 galaxies in the observable Universe.

By David Aragorn
Space Force opens SpaceWERX technology accelerator in Los Angeles 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology, Space
- December 8, 2020
Lt. Gen. Thompson: SpaceWERX will “help us ensure the Space Force can tap into cutting edge space technologies.”

By David Aragorn
See the Incredible First Image of a Sunspot From the Inouye Solar Telescope 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- December 8, 2020
The U.S. NSF’s Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope just released its first image of a sunspot. The telescope’s four-meter primary mirror will give the best views of the Sun from Earth throughout the next solar cycle. This image is an indication of the telescope’s advanced optics. The image is released along with the first of a series of Inouye-related articles featured in the Solar Physics Journal.

By David Aragorn
Revealed: Isaac Newton’s attempts to unlock secret code of pyramids 0
- Ancient Archeology, From Around the Web
- December 8, 2020
Unpublished notes show he believed ancient structures held key to the apocalypse

By David Aragorn
Japanese space officials eager to analyze asteroid samples 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- December 7, 2020
Japanese space officials said they are excited about the return of a capsule that landed safely in the Australian Outback on Sunday while carrying soil samples from a distant asteroid, and that they are eager to begin analyzing the “treasure” inside.

By David Aragorn
NASA reveals the companies that will collect extraterrestrial resources 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- December 5, 2020
NASA has announced the private companies it will use to collect ‘extraterrestrial resources.’ The space agency previously revealed intentions to tap commercial enterprises for space resource collection, underscoring its continued work with private businesses to speed up its missions and cut down costs. The arrangement will kick off with these companies collecting lunar regolith.

By David Aragorn
Study: Early Mars Likely Had Energy Source for Underground Life 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- December 5, 2020
According to a new study published in the journal Science Advances, the Martian subsurface would have been the most habitable region for simple life forms on the planet, likely due to underground melting of thick ice sheets fueled by geothermal heat.

By David Aragorn
Why losing Arecibo is a big deal for astronomy 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- December 5, 2020
The giant radio telescope had special features that aren’t easily replaced

By David Aragorn