space

Bulging with a galaxy’s data 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- October 29, 2020
Astronomers get to the heart of the Milky Way.

By David Aragorn
Astronomers find new way to hunt the elusive Planet 9 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- October 29, 2020
Finding Planet Nine may require looking at telescope images in a different light.

By David Aragorn
NASA says its Mars 2020 Perseverance rover hit a fun milestone today 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- October 28, 2020
NASA’s Perseverance rover launched for Mars in late July, carrying with it a small helicopter and a suite of instruments to increase exploration of the Red Planet.

By David Aragorn
Ultraviolet shines light on origins of our solar system 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- October 28, 2020
In the search to discover the origins of our solar system, an international team of researchers has compared the composition of the sun to the composition of the most ancient materials that formed in our solar system: refractory inclusions in unmetamorphosed meteorites.

By David Aragorn
NorthStar and Thales Alenia Space begin work on satellites to combat space collisions 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- October 28, 2020
Canada’s NorthStar Earth & Space and Thales Alenia Space said on Tuesday they will begin work on a commercial satellite system to combat the threat of collisions in space.

By David Aragorn
Nuclear Thermal Propulsion engine could mean a three month trip to Mars 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology, Space
- October 28, 2020
A company from Seattle called Ultra Safe Nuclear Technologies (USNC-Tech) has developed a concept for a new type of propulsion unit and delivered details to NASA. The company claims that the new Nuclear Thermal Propulsion (NTP) engine is safer and more reliable than previous designs.

By David Aragorn
The Artemis Accords take shape 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- October 27, 2020
It was a signing ceremony for the Zoom era.

By David Aragorn
On the moon, water water everywhere and not a drop to drink (yet)0
- From Around the Web, Space
- October 26, 2020
The moon lacks the bodies of liquid water that are a hallmark of Earth but scientists said on Monday lunar water is more widespread than previously known, with water molecules trapped within mineral grains on the surface and more water perhaps hidden in ice patches residing in permanent shadows.

By David Aragorn
Earth could be seen by alien civilisations on nearby exoplanets, scientists find 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- October 24, 2020
Earth could be visible to alien civilisations on planets outside our solar system, scientists have found.

By David Aragorn
Asteroid samples escaping from jammed NASA spacecraft 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- October 24, 2020
A NASA spacecraft is stuffed with so much asteroid rubble from this week’s grab that it’s jammed open and precious particles are drifting away in space, scientists said Friday.

By David Aragorn