Satellite swarms may outshine the night sky’s natural constellations0
- From Around the Web, Space
- September 24, 2021
“Mega-constellations” from those satellites will be visible to the naked eye, simulations suggest
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Astronomers Discover Mysterious 500-Light-Year-Wide Void in Space: ‘Absolutely Shocking’0
- From Around the Web, Space
- September 23, 2021
Source: Newsweek Astronomers have discovered a gigantic cavity in space while studying 3D maps of nearby star-forming clouds of gas and dust. The bubble-shaped void in the Milky Way is around 500 light-years wide and is located between the star-forming clusters of gas, or molecular clouds, in the Perseus and Taurus constellations. The research team
Hubble telescope discovers 6 mysteriously dead, massive galaxies from early universe0
- From Around the Web, Space
- September 23, 2021
Source: CBS News Scientists studying early galaxies were stunned earlier this year when they discovered six massive galaxies that seem to have died during the universe’s most active period of star birth. NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope spied the six galaxies, which appeared to have run out of the cold hydrogen gas needed to make stars
Next Mars rover will drill deeper underground than ever before to hunt for life0
- From Around the Web, Space
- September 23, 2021
Drilling in the dee-ee-eep. The ExoMars rover’s Earth-dwelling twin shows off its skills.
Nearly 900 years ago, astronomers spotted a strange, bright light in the sky. We finally know what caused it.0
- From Around the Web, Space
- September 22, 2021
The origins of the ancient supernova of A.D. 1181 remained a mystery for 840 years.
Amateur Astronomer Films the Moment Jupiter Is Hit by a Space Rock0
- From Around the Web, Space
- September 21, 2021
An amateur astronomer has captured the moment a space rock collided with Jupiter. The debris struck the gas giant, which is the solar system’s largest planet, at 6:39 pm EDT on Monday, creating a flash of light at its surface.
An Elusive ‘Missing Link’ Mass Black Hole Has Been Caught Devouring a Star0
- From Around the Web, Space
- September 21, 2021
The mess created by an encounter between a black hole and an unlucky star has yielded a rare and incredible treasure.
Sun-Like Stars Devour Planets in Chaotic Regions of Space0
- From Around the Web, Space
- September 17, 2021
Astronomers have discovered that as many as a quarter of stars like the Sun eventually consume their own planets, in findings which suggest that they have a chaotic and destructive history.
Astronaut Blood, Sweat, Tears, Urine and Space Dust Could Be Used To Build Homes on Mars0
- From Around the Web, Space
- September 16, 2021
Researchers have created a building material that could be made in space from space dust and astronauts’ bodily fluids such as blood, sweat, and tears.
Star Explodes After Black Hole Devours It From the Inside0
- From Around the Web, Space
- September 16, 2021
Astronomers have observed the signs of a star swallowing a compact object that they believe is a black hole, and that object then devouring the star’s core from the inside. The process resulted in an explosion that left the star obliterated and the black hole standing alone.
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