Space

A HYPERACTIVE COMET IS APPROACHING EARTH 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- November 29, 2018
Small but hyperactive Comet 46P/Wirtanen is approaching Earth and could soon become visible to the naked eye.

By David Aragorn
Morgan Stanley says 2019 could ‘be the year for space,’ led by the likes of SpaceX and Blue Origin 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- November 28, 2018
Two of the top companies on Morgan Stanley’s list are SpaceX and Blue Origin.

By David Aragorn
Giant 700-Foot-Wide Asteroid In Trajectory With Earth In 2023 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- November 28, 2018
According to a report in the Express, citing NASA and ESA sources, a giant 700-foot-wide Asteroid is heading toward Earth. Since it’s located on a risky trajectory, there is a small possibility that it could collide with Earth.

By David Aragorn
COMET PLUNGES INTO THE SUN 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- November 27, 2018
Subtract one from the Solar System’s total count of comets.

By David Aragorn
Touchdown on Mars: InSight probe completes historic landing 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- November 27, 2018
NASA’s Mars InSight probe has landed at what appears to be a beautifully boring location – a fortunate outcome that should expedite the mission’s primary aim of exploring the planet’s interior with seismic and other sensors, scientists said on Monday.

By David Aragorn
Huge crater discovered in Greenland – here’s how the impact may have wiped out the mammoths 0
- Ancient Archeology, From Around the Web, Space
- November 27, 2018
Scientists have discovered a 31km wide impact crater beneath the Hiawatha glacier in Greenland. The discovery, published in Science Advances, was made using airborne radar surveys which unveiled a circular bedrock depression beneath the ice. The presence of quartz and other grains and features on the ground helped the team confirm the finding – these

By David Aragorn
Ancient Egypt Discovered Variable Stars A Thousand Years Before European Astronomers 0
- Ancient Archeology, From Around the Web, Space
- November 27, 2018
Ancient Egyptian astronomers may have discovered variable stars, and calculated the period of a well-known one called Algol, thousands of years before Europeans.

By David Aragorn
With a Smirk, Official Says Russia Will Verify Moon Landings 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- November 27, 2018
The head of Russia’s Roscosmos space agency has said that a proposed Russian mission to the moon will be tasked with verifying that the American moon landings were real, though he appeared to be making a joke.

By David Aragorn
Mars InSight Live Satellite Interviews 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- November 26, 2018
The Nov. 26 live satellite interviews with NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine (NASA TV media channel, 6-10 a.m. EST) will have one-way audio only. Users will only be able to hear the administrator’s responses, not the interviewers’ questions.

By David Aragorn
This HAL 9000-Inspired AI Simulation Kept Its Virtual Astronauts Alive 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology, Space
- November 23, 2018
The supercomputer HAL 9000 in the science-fiction masterpiece “2001: A Space Odyssey” is best remembered for the chilling way it killed astronauts. Now, scientists are working on a HAL-like artificial intelligence to help astronauts without murdering them, and their prototype successfully controlled a simulated planetary base for hours.

By David Aragorn