Venus, Earth’s Evil Twin, Beckons Space Agencies0
- From Around the Web, Space
- June 14, 2019
Once a water-rich Eden, the hellish planet could reveal how to find habitable worlds around distant stars
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NASA’s Getting Ready to Explore the Corpse of an Ancient Planet in the Asteroid Belt0
- From Around the Web, Space
- June 14, 2019
The naked metallic core of a dead, early planet should soon get a visitor. Orbiting the sun between Mars and Jupiter, the bizarre space rock is the target of a NASA mission that just entered its final design phase this week.
Will a giant asteroid really hit Earth in 2019? The real chances, according to scientists0
- From Around the Web, Space
- June 13, 2019
Nasa has warned about the dangers of asteroids in the future – but not this one
Water on Europa—with a Pinch of Salt0
- From Around the Web, Space
- June 13, 2019
Much like Earth’s seas, the subsurface ocean of this icy moon of Jupiter contains sodium chloride, the main ingredient of table salt
Ancient asteroid crater located off coast of Scotland0
- Ancient Archeology, From Around the Web, Space
- June 13, 2019
Space object about a mile wide believed to have crashed into Earth around 1.2bn years ago
Canada’s Next-generation RADARSAT Satellite Constellation Successfully Launches to Space0
- From Around the Web, Space
- June 13, 2019
Canada’s RADARSAT Constellation Mission (RCM) was launched successfully into space aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket at 10:17 a.m. Eastern time from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California.
Close-passing Asteroid Provides Rich Scientific Opportunity0
- From Around the Web, Space
- June 12, 2019
Examining asteroids that come close to earth helps scientists understand our solar system.
ET ‘habitable zone’ is smaller than thought0
- From Around the Web, Space
- June 12, 2019
According to a new study, many planets in the so-called habitable zone can only support single-celled organisms.
SpaceX Falcon 9 set to loft three Canadian radar satellites0
- From Around the Web, Space
- June 12, 2019
SpaceX will deploy Canada’s Radarsat Constellation via a Falcon 9 launch Wednesday. Lifting off from California’s Vandenberg Air Force base at 07:17 Pacific Time (14:17 UTC), Falcon will deliver the three radar-imaging satellites to orbit a little over an hour later.
NASA Invests in Tech Concepts Aimed at Exploring Lunar Craters, Mining Asteroids0
- From Around the Web, Space
- June 12, 2019
Robotically surveying lunar craters in record time and mining resources in space could help NASA establish a sustained human presence at the Moon – part of the agency’s broader Moon to Mars exploration approach. Two mission concepts to explore these capabilities have been selected as the first-ever Phase III studies within the NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) program.
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