Space

NASA’s Juno Spacecraft Completes Flyby over Jupiter’s Great Red Spot 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- July 11, 2017
NASA’s Juno mission completed a close flyby of Jupiter and its Great Red Spot on July 10, during its sixth science orbit.

By David Aragorn
Did you Know There are X-rays Coming from Pluto? That’s Strange, What’s Causing it?0
- From Around the Web, Space
- July 11, 2017
Once held to be the outermost planet of the Solar System, Pluto‘s designation was changed by the International Astronomical Union in 2006, owing to the discovery of many new Kuiper Belt Objects that were comparable in size. In spite of this, Pluto remains a source of fascination and a focal point of much scientific interest. And even after the historic flyby conducted by the New Horizons probe in July of 2015, many mysteries remain.

By David Aragorn
Mars covered in toxic chemicals that can wipe out living organisms, tests reveal 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- July 10, 2017
Discovery has major implications for hunt for alien life on the red planet as it means any evidence is likely to be buried deep underground

By David Aragorn
Strange ‘stone circle’ spotted on Mars 0
- From Around the Web, Space, UFO News
- July 7, 2017
A mysterious ‘stone circle’ has been spotted on the surface of Mars, according to alien hunters.

By David Aragorn
Something big is warping the outer solar system 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- July 6, 2017
The plane of our solar system is warped in the outer reaches of the Kuiper Belt, suggesting the presence of an unknown Mars-to-Earth-mass planetary object far beyond Pluto—but much closer than Planet Nine.

By David Aragorn
NASA Politely Clarifies It Is Not Running A Child Slave Colony On Mars 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- July 6, 2017
NASA spokesman: “There’s only one stupid rumor on the internet? Now that’s news.”

By David Aragorn
Forget Coal: Asteroid Mining Is Coming Sooner Than You Think 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- July 5, 2017
Robots are paving the way toward lucrative space mining as NASA and private startups launch pioneering prospecting missions to precious metal-rich asteroids.

By David Aragorn
Mars Opportunity rover has image of unidentified metallic object, puts internet in a frenzy 0
- From Around the Web, Space, UFO News
- July 4, 2017
It’s shiny. It’s sharp. It’s on Mars. It must be aliens! What appears to be a chunk of metal photographed by the Opportunity Rover has UFO buffs in a spin.

By David Aragorn
New branch in family tree of exoplanets discovered 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- July 1, 2017
Since the mid-1990s, when the first planet around another sun-like star was discovered, astronomers have been amassing what is now a large collection of exoplanets—nearly 3,500 have been confirmed so far.

By David Aragorn
Is the Universe Conscious?0
- From Around the Web, Space
- June 30, 2017
Some of the world’s most renowned scientists are questioning whether the cosmos has an inner life similar to our own.

By David Aragorn