space

Jupiter may have been smashed by head-on collision with massive young planet 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- August 16, 2019
An ancient impact with a planetary embryo changed the core of the gas giant forever.

By David Aragorn
Dark matter may be older than the Big Bang 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology, Space
- August 15, 2019
Dark matter, which researchers believe make up about 80% of the universe’s mass, is one of the most elusive mysteries in modern physics. What exactly it is and how it came to be is a mystery, but a new Johns Hopkins University study now suggests that dark matter may have existed before the Big Bang.

By David Aragorn
NASA Is Going Mythological With Asteroid Bennu 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- August 15, 2019
Asteroid Bennu is one of the Near-Earth Objects that is currently being studied by NASA.

By David Aragorn
NASA finds evidence of ‘interplanetary shock’ for first time 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- August 15, 2019
NASA has captured a phenomenon in space that has eluded humanity for centuries — an “interplanetary shock.”

By David Aragorn
Washington Monument-Sized Asteroid Will Zoom By Earth on Aug. 28 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- August 14, 2019
August’s asteroid activity is not over yet: According to NASA data, another “potentially hazardous” space rock about the size of the Washington Monument will fly by Earth at the end of the month.

By David Aragorn
Perseid meteor shower peaks tonight, but goes for several days 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- August 13, 2019
You’ll be able to see some of it for up to another week.

By David Aragorn
Jupiter’s Great Red Spot Is Behaving Strangely 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- August 12, 2019
For a time, it looked as though the planet’s defining feature might be on the verge of extinction.

By David Aragorn
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe is Zapping Back More Data Than Expected 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- August 10, 2019
The solar probe is helping us understand the effects of solar on Earth and other planets.

By David Aragorn
Curiosity Mars Rover: Dealing with Drill Sample Issues 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- August 9, 2019
NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover is now performing Sol 2491 tasks.

By David Aragorn
Astronomers uncover ‘invisible’ massive ancient galaxies 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- August 9, 2019
Although once invisible to us in the vast reaches of the universe, 39 massive ancient galaxies have been discovered by astronomers using multiple space and ground-based observatories. This is the first discovery of its kind, the researchers said.

By David Aragorn