space

The accretion disk around our galaxy’s black hole has been spotted at last 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- June 5, 2019
The finding confirms that gases are orbiting the Milky Way’s gravitational behemoth

By David Aragorn
ESA Draws Up Plans to Bring Back a Sample From Mars 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- June 5, 2019
NASA isn’t the only space agency with a hunger for the Red Planet. The European Space Agency would also like to snatch samples from Mars, and now they’re making their own plans for a mission that will bring back priceless pieces of our neighboring planet.

By David Aragorn
Solving the sun’s super-heating mystery with Parker Solar Probe 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- June 5, 2019
It’s one of the greatest and longest-running mysteries surrounding, quite literally, our sun — why is its outer atmosphere hotter than its fiery surface?

By David Aragorn
‘Fettuccine’ may be most obvious sign of life on Mars, researchers report 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- June 1, 2019
A rover scanning the surface of Mars for evidence of life might want to check for rocks that look like pasta, researchers report in the journal Astrobiology.

By David Aragorn
Spacewatch: Nasa awards first contract for lunar space station 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- May 31, 2019
Maxar wins $375m deal to build the Lunar Gateway’s power and propulsion element

By David Aragorn
Inspector general report warns of cost and schedule problems for Europa Clipper 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- May 31, 2019
As NASA prepares for a key review of the Europa Clipper mission, a report by the agency’s inspector general warns that the mission’s launch may face delays and significant cost increases.

By David Aragorn
Icy volcanoes on Pluto may have spewed organic-rich water 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- May 30, 2019
The dwarf planet has short-lived ammonia on its icy surface

By David Aragorn
Comets Might Provide Oxygen Source For Deep Space Exploration 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology, Space
- May 30, 2019
New chemical process could open up O2 production in space.

By David Aragorn
‘Forbidden’ planet found in Neptunian Desert 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- May 30, 2019
Astronomers have found a planet with an atmosphere in a region that was thought to be hostile to such worlds.

By David Aragorn
Photometric observations detect 28 new variable stars in NGC 4147 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- May 30, 2019
Using the Devasthal optical telescope in India, astronomers have conducted photometric observations of the globular cluster NGC 4147. The observational campaign yielded the discovery of 28 new variable stars in this cluster. The findings are detailed in a paper published May 20 on the arXiv pre-print server.

By David Aragorn