space

From discovery to data: How astronomers track near-Earth asteroids 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- July 31, 2018
Once an asteroid has been identified, how do we know if it’s a threat?

By David Aragorn
You Might Be Less Excited About Colonising Mars After This New Study 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- July 31, 2018
Not ideal.

By David Aragorn
China’s Plan to Seize a Near-Earth Asteroid Sounds Surprisingly Feasible 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- July 30, 2018
For centuries, humans have extracted minerals from the Earth with reckless abandon, but it’s only a matter of time before our desire for gold, platinum, iron, tungsten, and other useful ores will exceed our planet’s ability to provide them.

By David Aragorn
NASA Unveils Radiation Maps of Europa 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- July 27, 2018
Jupiter’s moon Europa is one of the most compelling targets in the search for life beyond Earth. However, its water-ice surface is affected by the harsh radiation environment of Jupiter’s magnetosphere. New mapping of the radiation pummeling the icy moon reveals where astrobiologists should look when searching for signs of biosignatures.

By David Aragorn
Sweet Super-Puffs: These 2 Exoplanets Have the Density of Cotton Candy 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- July 26, 2018
It turns out, exoplanets can be as sweet as a trip to the state fair.

By David Aragorn
Moon May Have Had Conditions Suitable for Life, Astrobiologists Say 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- July 26, 2018
There may have been two windows of habitability for the Moon, according to new research by University of London’s Professor Ian Crawford and Dr. Dirk Schulze-Makuch of Washington State University.

By David Aragorn
Scientists Identify Source of Mars Dust Currently Threatening Rover 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- July 26, 2018
The Opportunity rover on Mars is trying to survive a massive dust storm that could put the craft out of operation — but where does all the dust in that storm come from?

By David Aragorn
NASA’s Bread-Loaf-Shaped Satellite Makes First Global Ice Cloud Map 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- July 26, 2018
In a new video, NASA announces a small satellite’s big milestone: It has produced the first map of ice clouds across the world.

By David Aragorn
The Edge of Space Just Crept 12 Miles Closer to Earth 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- July 25, 2018
Did you feel that? Does it suddenly feel a little bit stuffier in here to you? Does it feel like, I don’t know… outer space just got 12 miles (20 kilometers) closer?

By David Aragorn
Mars has tons of newly discovered water in a 12-mile-wide reservoir 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- July 25, 2018
Buried under an ice cap, the water is so deep scientists couldn’t probe to the bottom.

By David Aragorn