space

If Pluto has a subsurface ocean, it may be old and deep 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- April 1, 2020
New research hints that liquid water might be common at the solar system’s edge

By David Aragorn
ALMA resolves gas impacted by young jets from supermassive black hole 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- March 31, 2020
Astronomers obtained the first resolved image of disturbed gaseous clouds in a galaxy 11 billion light-years away by using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA). The team found that the disruption is caused by young powerful jets ejected from a supermassive black hole residing at the center of the host galaxy. This result will cast light on the mystery of the evolutionary process of galaxies in the early Universe.

By David Aragorn
UFOs in Manitoba skies last weekend? Not quite, says planetarium manager 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology, Space
- March 30, 2020
Did you spot any strange lights in the Manitoba skies over the weekend?

By David Aragorn
US Space Force launches satellite after short delay 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- March 27, 2020
The US military’s newest branch has launched its first satellite, despite a short delay in the countdown.

By David Aragorn
A New Way to Test for Life on Mars 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- March 27, 2020
The presence of sulfur-rich organic compounds may help in the search for Martian biology.

By David Aragorn
Uranus is leaking gas 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- March 27, 2020
NASA’s Voyager 2 probe flew through a blob of charged gas called a plasmoid decades ago, and scientists only just now realized it.

By David Aragorn
Did Mercury once have the ingredients for life?0
- From Around the Web, Space
- March 27, 2020
Volatiles may have once cracked Mercury’s surface.

By David Aragorn
Curiosity Sends New Selfie from Red Planet 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- March 26, 2020
NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity captured a stunning new selfie on February 26, 2020 (the 2687th Martian day, or sol, of the mission).

By David Aragorn
Distant ‘quasar tsunamis’ are ripping their own galaxies apart 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- March 25, 2020
The most energetic objects in the universe may be stopping the biggest galaxies from growing bigger.

By David Aragorn
Mercury’s Extreme Daytime Heat May Help It Make Its Polar Ice 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- March 25, 2020
In 2011, NASA’s MESSENGER orbiter detected signals typical of glacial ice near the poles on Mercury. The ice was dingy and lurked in permanent shadows in numerous polar craters. According to new research led by Georgia Institute of Technology researchers, the extreme heat on Mercury, where daytime temperatures reach 400 degrees Celsius (750 degrees Fahrenheit), helps make some of that ice.

By David Aragorn