A century of astronomy revealed Earth’s place in the universe0
- From Around the Web, Space
- July 29, 2021
A series of revolutions in astronomy have bumped us from the center of things

A series of revolutions in astronomy have bumped us from the center of things

Hunt begins near Oslo for fragments after sightings of large space rock hurtling across night sky

Data from NASA’s InSight lander also hint at the thickness of the planet’s crust

Bezos claims Nasa’s decision will delay moon mission

Astronomers have discovered the largest known comet, and it’s about a thousand times more massive than others.

Are there intelligent extraterrestrial civilizations capable of building technologies that can travel between the stars? An international research project is poised to find out.

An “unusually large” meteor illuminated the night sky over southern Scandinavia early Sunday morning before at least some of it came rumbling down near Oslo, the capital of Norway.

Seismic waves from quakes detected by NASA’s robotic InSight lander have helped scientists decipher the anatomy of Mars, including the first estimates of the size of its large liquid metal core, thickness of its crust, and nature of its mantle.

The hidden fragment, dating as old as 1.3 billion years, is helping scientists trace the history of the mysterious “lost continent” of Zealandia.

SpaceX has successfully conducted a three-engine “static fire” test on the third iteration of its Super Heavy booster, one of the key components behind its ambitions for interplanetary travel.



