Space

The One Ring In Space 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- June 27, 2018
One small step for a Hobbit…

By David Aragorn
An asteroid exploded over Russia this week 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- June 26, 2018
Images and video of the daylight meteor seen over Russia on June 21. The small asteroid exploded in the air; fragments may have reached Earth. Plus … why are so many large meteors seen over Russia?

By David Aragorn
Moon walking: Ex-Nasa astronauts describe lunar experience 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- June 22, 2018
The last US mission to the Moon, Apollo 17, blasted off shortly before midnight on 7 December 1972. Its crew spent three days on the lunar surface, collecting samples and conducting experiments.

By David Aragorn
Theorized Planet Nine Might Actually Be A Cluster Of Little Rocks 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- June 22, 2018
There might be a ninth planet lurking at the edges of our solar system.

By David Aragorn
Einstein Was Right! Scientists Confirm General Relativity Works With Distant Galaxy 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology, Space
- June 21, 2018
A new study validates Einstein’s theory of general relativity in a distant galaxy for the first time. This study supports our current understanding of gravity and provides more evidence for the existence of dark matter and dark energy — two mysterious concepts that scientists know about only indirectly by observing their effects on cosmic objects. Albert

By David Aragorn
Volcanic Eruptions Spawned Mysterious Medusae Fossae Formation on Mars 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- June 21, 2018
Explosive volcanic eruptions are the likely source of the Medusae Fossae Formation, a massive, unusual deposit of soft rock near Mars’ equator, with undulating hills and abrupt mesas, according to a study published in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets.

By David Aragorn
The proposed Space Force isn’t the first time the United States has tried to militarize space 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- June 20, 2018
In 1966, the Air Force sent an uncrewed space station into orbit

By David Aragorn
Ceres Has Even More Organic Molecules on it Than Previously Thought 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- June 19, 2018
In March of 2015, NASA’s Dawn mission became the first spacecraft to visit the protoplanet Ceres, the largest body in the Main Asteroid Belt.

By David Aragorn
Vast Black Hole Swarm May Surround Milky Way’s Heart 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- June 19, 2018
A swarm of thousands of black holes may surround the giant black hole at the heart of our galaxy, a new study finds.

By David Aragorn
Will we ever colonize an asteroid?0
- From Around the Web, Space
- June 16, 2018
The asteroid belt is rich with precious metals. There are already plans for asteroid mining but could we ever build a colony on one?

By David Aragorn