space

When stars collide: Solving the 16-year mystery of the Blue Ring Nebula 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- November 19, 2020
Two stars merged, spewing out debris in opposite directions to form two glowing cones

By David Aragorn
‘SpaceX, this is Resilience’: Four astronauts begin six-month stay on space station 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- November 18, 2020
Four astronauts riding a newly-designed spacecraft from Elon Musk’s rocket company SpaceX greeted their new crewmates aboard the International Space Station on Tuesday after successfully docking in a landmark achievement for private space travel.

By David Aragorn
Orbits of ancient stars prompt rethink on Milky Way evolution 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- November 18, 2020
Theories on how the Milky Way formed are set to be rewritten following discoveries about the behavior of some of its oldest stars.

By David Aragorn
Scientists spot a ‘kilonova’ flash so bright they can barely explain it 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- November 17, 2020
It may be from a magnetar born in a neutron star crash.

By David Aragorn
Apophis asteroid might be more likely to strike Earth in 2068 than thought 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- November 17, 2020
David Tholen, an astronomer at the University of Hawaii, recently reported on the status of asteroid Apophis during a virtual meeting of the American Astronomical Society’s Division for Planetary Sciences. During his presentation, he outlined research he and his team conducted regarding the path of the asteroid and the likelihood that it will strike Earth.

By David Aragorn
Rock of ages: how asteroid dust may reveal secrets of life on Earth 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- November 17, 2020
A six-year mission will soon bring back a few grains of soil that could explain how water arrived on our planet

By David Aragorn
NASA’s MAVEN Spacecraft Tracks Massive Water Loss From Ancient Mars 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- November 14, 2020
Dust storms triggered the loss of massive amounts of water from high in Mars’ atmosphere, according to new analysis of data collected by NASA’s MAVEN spacecraft. For the first time, water has been tracked all the way into Mars’ upper atmosphere, say the authors of a new paper appearing in the journal Science.

By David Aragorn
Hundreds witness bright fireball blazing across the US Northeast Sunday night 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- November 14, 2020
Over 300 witnesses reported this amazing sight! Did you spot it?

By David Aragorn
NASA’s first SpaceX operational Crew Dragon mission edges closer to launch 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- November 13, 2020
The six-month mission is the first crew rotation flight on a US commercial spacecraft

By David Aragorn
300 million habitable planets in our Milky Way galaxy, say scientists 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- November 13, 2020
There are at least 300 million habitable planets in the Milky Way, new NASA research has shown – hinting that it’s less likely that humanity is alone in the universe.

By David Aragorn