space

Scientists discover a black hole that shouldn’t exist 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- July 12, 2019
This supermassive black hole weighs approximately 250 million times more than the Sun

By David Aragorn
Japan’s Hayabusa2 touches down on asteroid again, collects first-ever subsurface samples 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- July 12, 2019
The space probe Hayabusa2 successfully touched down for the second time on the asteroid Ryugu, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) said Thursday, adding that it believes subsurface samples have been collected for the first-ever time.

By David Aragorn
Hubble spots black hole surrounded by material that shouldn’t be there 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- July 12, 2019
The Hubble Space Telescope, which is operated by NASA and the ESA, is fantastic for spotting objects residing in the distant reaches of space. Black holes, which are impossible to actually see, give their position away thanks to the galaxies that often surround them, but a new survey has revealed a black hole with a disc of material that, according to what we think we know about black holes, shouldn’t even be there.

By David Aragorn
Dust storms swirl at Mars’ north pole 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- July 11, 2019
Over the last month, ESA’s Mars Express has been watching dust storms brew at the planet’s north pole and disperse toward the equator.

By David Aragorn
Tiny Lightsail 2 will soon sail through space on rays of light 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- July 11, 2019
Tagging along on SpaceX’s latest Falcon Heavy launch was a special little satellite, designed by the biggest space advocacy group in the world, the Planetary Society.

By David Aragorn
NASA won’t launch a mission to hunt deadly asteroids 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- July 10, 2019
NASA says it can’t afford to build a space telescope considered the fastest way to identify asteroids that might impact the Earth with terrible consequences.

By David Aragorn
Massive, kilometer-sized asteroid was just found orbiting the Sun 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- July 10, 2019
A newly found asteroid has been spotted orbiting the Sun, whizzing past the star every 151 days, the shortest orbit of any space rock on record.

By David Aragorn
How NASA Will Prolong the Lives of the Voyager Probes, 11 Billion Miles From Earth 1
- From Around the Web, Space
- July 10, 2019
Launched 42 years ago, the Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 space probes are now exploring the outer realms of our solar system. Sadly, the end of the mission is now firmly in sight, but NASA has a plan to keep the probes operational for as long as possible before their power finally runs out.

By David Aragorn
Secretive X-37B space plane caught on camera 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- July 9, 2019
For the first time, someone has managed to snap an image of the enigmatic mini-shuttle in Earth’s orbit.

By David Aragorn
Large unknown mass discovered on the Moon 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- July 9, 2019
Scientists have identified a large, anomalous mass embedded deep beneath the Moon’s largest crater.

By David Aragorn