Space

Water on Europa—with a Pinch of Salt 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- June 13, 2019
Much like Earth’s seas, the subsurface ocean of this icy moon of Jupiter contains sodium chloride, the main ingredient of table salt

By David Aragorn
Ancient asteroid crater located off coast of Scotland 0
- Ancient Archeology, From Around the Web, Space
- June 13, 2019
Space object about a mile wide believed to have crashed into Earth around 1.2bn years ago

By David Aragorn
Canada’s Next-generation RADARSAT Satellite Constellation Successfully Launches to Space 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- June 13, 2019
Canada’s RADARSAT Constellation Mission (RCM) was launched successfully into space aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket at 10:17 a.m. Eastern time from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California.

By David Aragorn
Close-passing Asteroid Provides Rich Scientific Opportunity 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- June 12, 2019
Examining asteroids that come close to earth helps scientists understand our solar system.

By David Aragorn
ET ‘habitable zone’ is smaller than thought 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- June 12, 2019
According to a new study, many planets in the so-called habitable zone can only support single-celled organisms.

By David Aragorn
SpaceX Falcon 9 set to loft three Canadian radar satellites 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- June 12, 2019
SpaceX will deploy Canada’s Radarsat Constellation via a Falcon 9 launch Wednesday. Lifting off from California’s Vandenberg Air Force base at 07:17 Pacific Time (14:17 UTC), Falcon will deliver the three radar-imaging satellites to orbit a little over an hour later.

By David Aragorn
NASA Invests in Tech Concepts Aimed at Exploring Lunar Craters, Mining Asteroids 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- June 12, 2019
Robotically surveying lunar craters in record time and mining resources in space could help NASA establish a sustained human presence at the Moon – part of the agency’s broader Moon to Mars exploration approach. Two mission concepts to explore these capabilities have been selected as the first-ever Phase III studies within the NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) program.

By David Aragorn
Colonizing the Moon Could Be the Key to Saving the Earth, Says Jeff Bezos 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- June 11, 2019
Colonizing the moon may be far more beneficial to the future of space travel.

By David Aragorn
Site of biggest ever meteorite collision in the UK discovered 0
- Ancient Archeology, From Around the Web, Space
- June 10, 2019
Scientists believe they have discovered the site of the biggest meteorite impact ever to hit the British Isles.

By David Aragorn
Got $50 million for a vacation? NASA to open space station to private citizens 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- June 8, 2019
NASA will allow private citizens to stay at the International Space Station (ISS) for month-long getaways at a cost of about $35,000 per night, the U.S. space agency said on Friday.

By David Aragorn