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A lunar magnetic field may have lasted for only a short time 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- August 11, 2021
Apollo-era samples suggest that any lunar magnetosphere endured no more than 500 million years

By David Aragorn
Origin of dinosaur-ending asteroid possibly found. And it’s dark.0
- Ancient Archeology, From Around the Web, Space
- August 10, 2021
About 66 million years ago, an estimated 6-mile-wide (9.6 kilometers) object slammed into Earth, triggering a cataclysmic series of events that resulted in the demise of non-avian dinosaurs.

By David Aragorn
This Blasted Star Is Getting the Hell Out of the Milky Way 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- August 9, 2021
An ancient explosion sent a white dwarf star speeding through the galaxy.

By David Aragorn
Mars helicopter Ingenuity captures 3D view of Raised Ridges on the Red Planet 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- August 7, 2021
NASA’s Mars helicopter Ingenuity captured stunning new aerial views of its landing site Jezero Crater during its most complex flight yet.

By David Aragorn
NASA is Recruiting for Yearlong Simulated Mars Mission 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- August 7, 2021
Mars is calling! NASA is seeking applicants for participation as a crew member during the first one-year analog mission in a habitat to simulate life on a distant world, set to begin in Fall 2022.

By David Aragorn
Elon Musk shows off fully stacked SpaceX Starship and Super Heavy rocket 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- August 6, 2021
It’s a “dream come true” for the SpaceX founder who has his sights set on Mars.

By David Aragorn
Spitzer Discovers Five Dust-Obscured Supernovae 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- August 5, 2021
Astronomers using data from NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope have looked for dust-extinguished supernovae in the nuclear regions of 40 luminous and ultra-luminous infrared galaxies within 200 Mpc (652 million light-years).

By David Aragorn
A bounty of potential gravitational wave events hints at exciting possibilities 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- August 5, 2021
Most are probably false alarms, but some could be spacetime ripples that are extra hard to spot

By David Aragorn
Space station mishap with Russian module more serious than NASA first reported 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- August 5, 2021
The space station spun far more than the reported 45 degrees, according to NASA flight director Zebulon Scoville.

By David Aragorn
Astronomers spot light from behind a black hole for the first time — proving Einstein right, again 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- August 5, 2021
For the first time ever, astronomers have directly detected light from behind a supermassive black hole. The discovery proves Albert Einstein’s theory of general relativity was right — again.

By David Aragorn