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Comet Ingredients Swallowed by an Asteroid, Found Sealed Inside a Meteorite 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- April 17, 2019
The raw materials from a comet have been found sealed inside a pristine, primitive meteorite.

By David Aragorn
First Meteor of Interstellar Origin Discovered by Scientists 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- April 17, 2019
The first meteor of interstellar origin has been discovered by scientists in the U.S., after a Harvard professor earlier found that an object seen over Papua New Guinea in 2014 likely came from a region of space beyond our solar system.

By David Aragorn
Meteoroid strikes eject precious water from moon 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- April 17, 2019
Researchers from NASA and the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory in Laurel, Maryland, report that streams of meteoroids striking the Moon infuse the thin lunar atmosphere with a short-lived water vapor.

By David Aragorn
Four Asteroids, The Largest Being 460 Feet Wide, Swooped Past Earth On Friday 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- April 16, 2019
While two of these space rocks are not coming back any time soon, the other two hit their closest approach to Earth for a long while to come.

By David Aragorn
NASA Chooses SpaceX to Launch Asteroid-Walloping Mission 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- April 15, 2019
April 10 was a very good day for SpaceX.

By David Aragorn
Scientists predict a new solar cycle is about to begin and that it might be stronger than the last one 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- April 13, 2019
The latest 11-year cycle of the sun is almost over and scientists have just released predictions for the next one.

By David Aragorn
The very strong case for an asteroid defense system 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- April 12, 2019
Climate change is a serious threat to human society. But even the most extreme worst-case future scenario wouldn’t wipe out humanity instantly. There’s only one thing that might do that — a major asteroid or comet impact.

By David Aragorn
Privately-owned Moon lander crashes in historic attempt 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- April 12, 2019
Israel’s dreams of a lunar landing will have to wait a little longer.

By David Aragorn
How scientists took the first picture of a black hole 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology, Space
- April 11, 2019
Scientists crunched data gathered by a global network of eight radio telescope observatories

By David Aragorn
First ever black hole image released 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- April 10, 2019
Astronomers have taken the first ever image of a black hole, which is located in a distant galaxy.

By David Aragorn