SURPRISE ASTEROID FLYBY0
- From Around the Web, Space
- April 17, 2018
With little warning, a relatively large asteroid flew through the Earth-Moon system on April 15th only 192,200 km (0.5 LD) from our planet.
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The search for mysterious dark matter underdogs steps up0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology, Space
- April 17, 2018
Hypothetical subatomic particles called axions get their chance to shine
NASA’s incredible exoplanet-hunting telescope is about to launch0
- From Around the Web, Space
- April 16, 2018
TESS will give us a new view of our galactic neighborhood.
About 17,000 Big Near-Earth Asteroids Remain Undetected: How NASA Could Spot Them0
- From Around the Web, Space
- April 16, 2018
Humanity needs to step up its asteroid-hunting game.
NASA’s Juno Mission Provides Infrared Tour of Jupiter’s North Pole0
- From Around the Web, Space
- April 16, 2018
Scientists working on NASA’s Juno mission to Jupiter shared a 3-D infrared movie depicting densely packed cyclones and anticyclones that permeate the planet’s polar regions, and the first detailed view of a dynamo, or engine, powering the magnetic field for any planet beyond Earth.
Planetary nurseries are far more varied and beautiful than we expected0
- From Around the Web, Space
- April 12, 2018
Planets are basically just giant dust bunnies.
What is Alpha Centauri hiding? Searches for Earth-like planets ramp up around our nearest stellar neighbor0
- From Around the Web, Space
- April 11, 2018
Alpha Centauri, a three-star system just 4 light-years away that is the sun’s nearest neighbor, ought to be a great place to look for Earth-like planets. But last week, at a meeting of the European Astronomical Society (EAS) here, astronomers lamented the way the system has thwarted discovery efforts so far—and announced new efforts to probe it.
This is the COOLEST! Everything that’s Orbiting the Earth Right Now0
- From Around the Web, Space
- April 11, 2018
Okay, if you’ve got some spare time, check out this amazing website called Stuff in Space. It’s a simulation of every satellite (alive or dead), space station, and large piece of space junk orbiting the Earth right now.
Two asteroid missions will help shape the economy of the 21st century0
- From Around the Web, Space
- April 11, 2018
Later in 2018, two robotic probes, launched by NASA and the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) will each reach separate asteroids.
Researchers Find Evidence of Thousands of Black Holes in the Center of Our Galaxy0
- From Around the Web, Space
- April 10, 2018
New research finds potentially thousands of black holes orbiting within a few light-years of the galactic center.
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