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NASA Chooses 4 New Astronomy Space Missions for Additional Study NASA recently selected four new missions for development that will study gravitational waves, supernovae, relativistic jets, and exoplanet habitability. The post NASA Chooses 4 New Astronomy Space Missions for Additional Study appeared first on Universe Today. Universe Today Go to SourceRead More →
Another Incredible Picture of Mars, This Time From a Region Just Outside Valles Marineris An image taken by the MROs HiRISE camera showcases the types of terrain around part of Mars’ Valles Marineris canyon system. The post Another Incredible Picture of Mars, This Time From a Region Just Outside Valles Marineris appeared first on Universe Today. Universe Today Go to SourceRead More →
This is Foam, Made in Space Say hello to Space Foam. The ESA has a science lab on the International Space Station called Columbus. Inside that lab is the Fluid Science Laboratory, dedicated to studying the behaviour of fluids in microgravity. Currently, that lab is being used to study a substance most of us probably don’t spend much time thinking about: … Continue reading “This is Foam, Made in Space” The post This is Foam, Made in Space appeared first on Universe Today. Universe Today Go to SourceRead More →
Elon Musk says that SpaceX Has no Plans to Spin Off Starlink At the recent Satellite 2020 Conference & Exhibition, Elon Musk declared that Starlink will not become its own company in the foreseeable future. The post Elon Musk says that SpaceX Has no Plans to Spin Off Starlink appeared first on Universe Today. Universe Today Go to SourceRead More →
Blazar Found Blazing When the Universe was Only a Billion Years Old A team of European scientists have observed the most distant “blazar” to date, an active galaxy that was around when the Universe was less than 1 billion years old. The post Blazar Found Blazing When the Universe was Only a Billion Years Old appeared first on Universe Today. Universe Today Go to SourceRead More →
The Lunar Gateway is No Longer a Required Part of the Artemis Mission to Return to the Moon by 2024 As anticipated, NASA has announced that the Lunar Gateway will no longer be part of their “return to the Moon” with Project Artemis. The post The Lunar Gateway is No Longer a Required Part of the Artemis Mission to Return to the Moon by 2024 appeared first on Universe Today. Universe Today Go to SourceRead More →
Weekly Space Hangout: March 18, 2020 – Dr. Meng Jin and Modeling Coronal Mass Ejections Hosts: Fraser Cain (universetoday.com / @fcain) Beth Johnson (@planetarypan) Moiya McTier (https://www.moiyamctier.com/ / @GoAstroMo) Dr. Brian Koberlein (BrianKoberlein.com / @BrianKoberlein) This week we are pleased to welcome Dr. Meng Jin, Research Scientist at the SETI Institute, to the Weekly Space Hangout. Meng uses numerical modeling techniques to analyze Coronal Mass Ejections (CMEs) and related events [e.g., CME-Driven Shocks and Solar … Continue reading “Weekly Space Hangout: March 18, 2020 – Dr. Meng Jin and Modeling Coronal Mass Ejections” The post Weekly Space Hangout: March 18, 2020 – Dr. Meng Jin and Modeling Coronal Mass EjectionsRead More →
NASA tells Boeing to Make 61 Corrective Actions to Starliner Before the Program can Continue An independent review has found 61 issues that need to be fixed before Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner can take to space again. The post NASA tells Boeing to Make 61 Corrective Actions to Starliner Before the Program can Continue appeared first on Universe Today. Universe Today Go to SourceRead More →
Dawn Patrol: Following this Month’s ‘March of the Planets’ Are you hanging out at home this week, and looking to observe some naked eye planets? As we mentioned last week, while Venus is shining bright in the dusk sky, all of the other four naked eye planets of Mars, Saturn, Jupiter and Mercury are skulking in the early dawn sky. The post Dawn Patrol: Following this Month’s ‘March of the Planets’ appeared first on Universe Today. Universe Today Go to SourceRead More →
New Study Shows the Earth and Moon are not so Similar After All A new study shows that Earth and the Moon are not as similar as we thought, which helps resolve a major issue with the predominant theory of how the Moon formed. The post New Study Shows the Earth and Moon are not so Similar After All appeared first on Universe Today. Universe Today Go to SourceRead More →
The Intense Heat from the Sun Helps Ice Form on Mercury. Wait… What? While the scorching planet Mercury might not be the first place you’d think to look for ice, the MESSENGER mission confirmed in 2012 that the planet closest to the Sun does indeed hold water ice in the permanently-shadowed craters around the Mercury’s poles. But now a new study regarding Mercury’s ice provides even more counter-intuitive … Continue reading “The Intense Heat from the Sun Helps Ice Form on Mercury. Wait… What?” The post The Intense Heat from the Sun Helps Ice Form on Mercury. Wait… What? appeared first on Universe Today. UniverseRead More →
Good News! The New Strategy of Using InSight’s Arm to Push the Mole Seems to be Making Progress. There’s at least one small bit of good news in these challenging Covid-19 times. And it’s playing out on the surface of Mars. In a brief Tweet, NASA says that using InSight’s robotic arm to push the Mole into the ground is working, somewhat. As the tweet makes clear, this is no quick fix. They’re … Continue reading “Good News! The New Strategy of Using InSight’s Arm to Push the Mole Seems to be Making Progress.” The post Good News! The New Strategy of Using InSight’s ArmRead More →
As Temperatures Increase, Forests are Having More Trouble Soaking up Carbon A new study by an international team from over 100 universities and organizations has shown that tropical rainforests will not slow global warming for much longer. The post As Temperatures Increase, Forests are Having More Trouble Soaking up Carbon appeared first on Universe Today. Universe Today Go to SourceRead More →
Greenland and Antarctica are Losing Their Ice 6 Times Faster than in the 1990s Is anybody listening? Smart people tell us that when it comes to conveying the reality of climate change, and the threat it poses, people don’t respond to facts. We respond to stories and narratives. We’re a narrative-driven species. But at Universe Today we know that facts underlie every good story. And the facts regarding ice … Continue reading “Greenland and Antarctica are Losing Their Ice 6 Times Faster than in the 1990s” The post Greenland and Antarctica are Losing Their Ice 6 Times Faster than in the 1990s appeared first onRead More →
Five Space and Astronomy Activities to do at Home During the Coronavirus Outbreak We’re in uncharted territory as the world faces the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. While the medical community is on the front lines of dealing with this, as well as others who provide critical services in our communities, the best thing many of us can do is to stay home (and wash our hands). If you’re looking … Continue reading “Five Space and Astronomy Activities to do at Home During the Coronavirus Outbreak” The post Five Space and Astronomy Activities to do at Home During the Coronavirus Outbreak appeared first on Universe Today. UniverseRead More →
A Star Has Been Found That Pulsates, But Only on One Side An international team of astronomers have found the first-ever example of a pulsar that emits energy from only one side – the tear-dropped HD 74423 The post A Star Has Been Found That Pulsates, But Only on One Side appeared first on Universe Today. Universe Today Go to SourceRead More →
Your Umbrella is Insufficient on a Planet Where it Rains Iron Imagine a planet where it rained iron. Sounds impossible. But on one distant exoplanet, which is tidally locked to its star, the nightside has to contend with a ferrous downpour. The planet is called WASP-76b and it’s about 390 light years away from us in the constellation Pisces. It was discovered in 2013, and it’s the … Continue reading “Your Umbrella is Insufficient on a Planet Where it Rains Iron” The post Your Umbrella is Insufficient on a Planet Where it Rains Iron appeared first on Universe Today. Universe Today Go to SourceRead More →
Slime Mold Grows the Same as the Large Scale Structure of the Universe Matter in the Universe is not distributed equally. It’s dominated by super-clusters and the filaments of matter that string them together, surrounded by huge voids. Galaxy super-clusters are at the top of the hierarchy. Inside those is everything else: galaxy groups and clusters, individual galaxies, and solar systems. This hierarchical structure is called the “Cosmic … Continue reading “Slime Mold Grows the Same as the Large Scale Structure of the Universe” The post Slime Mold Grows the Same as the Large Scale Structure of the Universe appeared first on Universe Today. UniverseRead More →
Over a Hundred New Large Objects Found in the Kuiper Belt Hey Pluto, Sedna, Haumea, Makemake Et al.: You’ve got company! While searching for distant galaxies and supernovae, the Dark Energy Survey’s powerful 570-megapixel digital camera spotted a few other moving “dots” in its field of view. Turns out, the DES has found more than 100 previously unknown trans-Neptunian objects (TNOs), minor planets located in Kuiper … Continue reading “Over a Hundred New Large Objects Found in the Kuiper Belt” The post Over a Hundred New Large Objects Found in the Kuiper Belt appeared first on Universe Today. Universe Today Go to SourceRead More →
Astronomers Spot Rare Brown Dwarf Pair Sometimes, the strangest stellar finds are right in our own cosmic neighborhood. Astronomers recently made an interesting discovery while putting a new set of telescopes through their paces: an eclipsing pair of sub-stellar brown dwarfs. The post Astronomers Spot Rare Brown Dwarf Pair appeared first on Universe Today. Universe Today Go to SourceRead More →
