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NASA launch sparks ‘alien invasion’ fears 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- April 9, 2019
A recent NASA rocket launch produced a strange and rather spectacular light show in the skies over Norway.

By David Aragorn
A ‘Self-Driving’ Spacecraft May Help Save Earth from Asteroid Collisions 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology, Space
- April 9, 2019
Europe’s next asteroid mission, which could launch in 2023, will rely on the same kind of navigation technology as self-driving cars.

By David Aragorn
A Star Passing The Black Hole at The Centre of Our Galaxy Is About to Test Einstein’s Theory 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- April 8, 2019
In a few months, astronomers are going to be pointing their telescopes to Sagittarius A*, the supermassive black hole at the centre of our galaxy.

By David Aragorn
Japanese spacecraft ‘bombs’ asteroid in scientific mission 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- April 5, 2019
Scientists hope samples from Hayabusa 2 will provide clues about origins of life on Earth

By David Aragorn
Curiosity captured two solar eclipses on Mars 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- April 5, 2019
When NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover landed in 2012, it brought along eclipse glasses. The solar filters on its Mast Camera (Mastcam) allow it to stare directly at the Sun. Over the past few weeks, Curiosity has been putting them to good use by sending back some spectacular imagery of solar eclipses caused by Phobos and Deimos, Mars’ two moons.

By David Aragorn
This planetary remnant somehow survived the death of its sun 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- April 5, 2019
A rare rocky relic orbiting a white dwarf may give insight into the future of our solar system

By David Aragorn
Calculating temperature inside moon to help reveal its inner structure 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- April 4, 2019
Little is known about the inner structure of the Moon, but a major step forward was made by a University of Rhode Island scientist who conducted experiments that enabled her to determine the temperature at the boundary of the Moon’s core and mantle.

By David Aragorn
NASA wants to land humans on Mars by 2033 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- April 4, 2019
The space agency is hoping to launch its first manned mission to the Red Planet within the next 14 years.

By David Aragorn
Dark matter is not made up of tiny black holes 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology, Space
- April 4, 2019
An international team of researchers has put a theory speculated by the late Stephen Hawking to its most rigorous test to date, and their results have ruled out the possibility that primordial black holes smaller than a tenth of a millimeter make up most of dark matter. Details of their study have been published in this week’s Nature Astronomy.

By David Aragorn
Why Haven’t We Found Aliens Yet?0
- From Around the Web, Space
- April 3, 2019
For a few decades now, the leading edge of science and especially astronomy has been at least partially dedicated to the search for one of the most fundamental philosophical questions we have — are we alone in the universe?

By David Aragorn