How common are Tatooine worlds?0
- From Around the Web, Space
- March 18, 2020
Luke Skywalker’s home planet is not so sci-fi after all.
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SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket Shuts Down During Starlink Satellite Constellation Launch0
- From Around the Web, Space
- March 17, 2020
The rocket’s onboard computer triggered an abort after detecting an issue with one of its engines.
A Star-Bursting Galaxy Born from the Collision of Dwarfs0
- From Around the Web, Space
- March 17, 2020
What happens when the large-scale drama of a violent galaxy merger plays out on small scales for a pair of dwarf galaxies? New observations document the scene of a recent dwarf-galaxy collision.
Scientists discover pulsating remains of a star in an eclipsing double star system0
- From Around the Web, Space
- March 16, 2020
Scientists from the University of Sheffield have discovered a pulsating ancient star in a double star system, which will allow them to access important information on the history of how stars like our Sun evolve and eventually die.
European Gateway Experiment will Monitor Radiation in Deep Space0
- From Around the Web, Space
- March 14, 2020
The first science experiments that will be hosted on the Gateway, the international research outpost orbiting the Moon, have been selected by ESA and NASA. Europe’s contribution will monitor radiation to gain a complete understanding of cosmic and solar rays in unexplored areas as the orbital outpost is assembled around the Moon.
‘Minor planet’ bonanza: 139 new objects discovered beyond Neptune0
- From Around the Web, Space
- March 14, 2020
The discoveries help boost scientists’ odds of finding the solar system’s putative Planet Nine.
#BeAnAstronaut: NASA Seeks Applicants to Explore Moon, Mars0
- From Around the Web, Space
- March 13, 2020
For the first time in more than four years, NASA began accepting applications Monday for future astronauts. Aspiring Moon to Mars explorers have until 11:59 p.m. EDT Tuesday, March 31, to apply.
Something strange is going on with the North Star0
- Earth Mysteries, From Around the Web, Space
- March 13, 2020
It keeps breaking astronomer’s models of how stars are supposed to act.
Scientists identify rain of molten iron on distant exoplanet0
- From Around the Web, Space
- March 12, 2020
Conditions on Wasp-76b in Pisces include temperatures of 2,400C and 10,000mph winds
Betelgeuse Isn’t Exploding: Mysterious Dimming Turns Out to Be Giant Dust Sneeze0
- From Around the Web, Space
- March 12, 2020
The official verdict is in. As the red supergiant Betelgeuse once again returns to normal brightness levels, astronomers have taken the star’s temperature to identify the cause of its recent dimming.
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