space

NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft has finally arrived at asteroid Bennu 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- December 4, 2018
Scientists hope the probe will reveal if such space rocks helped kick-start life on Earth

By David Aragorn
Astronomers measure total starlight emitted over 13.7bn years 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- December 1, 2018
Stars have radiated 4×10^84 photons since the universe begun with formation peaking 11bn years ago

By David Aragorn
Watch NASA arrive at the asteroid on a potential collision course with Earth 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- November 30, 2018
NASA’s asteroid-chaser will reach its target, Bennu, on Dec. 3 and you don’t want to miss a thing.

By David Aragorn
Scientists discover new ‘pinwheel’ star system 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- November 30, 2018
An international team of scientists has discovered a new, massive star system — one that also challenges existing theories of how large stars eventually die.

By David Aragorn
InSight Successfully Lands on Mars, Sends First Images 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- November 29, 2018
After an almost seven-month, 300-million-mile (458 million km) journey from Earth, NASA’s InSight lander successfully touched down Monday, November 26, 2018, near Mars’ equator on the western side of a flat, smooth expanse of lava called Elysium Planitia, with a signal affirming a completed landing sequence at approximately 3 p.m. EST (12 p.m. PST, 8 p.m. GMT). The landing signal was relayed via one of NASA’s two small experimental Mars Cube One (MarCO) CubeSats.

By David Aragorn
A HYPERACTIVE COMET IS APPROACHING EARTH 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- November 29, 2018
Small but hyperactive Comet 46P/Wirtanen is approaching Earth and could soon become visible to the naked eye.

By David Aragorn
Morgan Stanley says 2019 could ‘be the year for space,’ led by the likes of SpaceX and Blue Origin 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- November 28, 2018
Two of the top companies on Morgan Stanley’s list are SpaceX and Blue Origin.

By David Aragorn
Giant 700-Foot-Wide Asteroid In Trajectory With Earth In 2023 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- November 28, 2018
According to a report in the Express, citing NASA and ESA sources, a giant 700-foot-wide Asteroid is heading toward Earth. Since it’s located on a risky trajectory, there is a small possibility that it could collide with Earth.

By David Aragorn
COMET PLUNGES INTO THE SUN 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- November 27, 2018
Subtract one from the Solar System’s total count of comets.

By David Aragorn
Touchdown on Mars: InSight probe completes historic landing 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- November 27, 2018
NASA’s Mars InSight probe has landed at what appears to be a beautifully boring location – a fortunate outcome that should expedite the mission’s primary aim of exploring the planet’s interior with seismic and other sensors, scientists said on Monday.

By David Aragorn