Space

Venus-like exoplanet might have oxygen atmosphere, but not life 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- August 19, 2016
According to astronomers, the distant planet GJ 1132b has plenty of oxygen, but no life on the surface.

By David Aragorn
“Kitchen Smoke” Molecules in Nebula Offer Clues to the Building Blocks of Life 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- August 17, 2016
NASA inspects these “Kitchen Smoke” Molecules in the Nebula to get an idea on how life started.

By David Aragorn
Tagish Lake meteorite may have come from Kuiper belt 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- August 17, 2016
Since it fell sixteen years ago, scientists have been looking closely at the Tagish Lake meteorite, and it is made up of different materials from other meteorites.

By David Aragorn
NASA Space Robotics Challenge Prepares Robots for the Journey to Mars 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology, Space
- August 17, 2016
NASA, in partnership with Space Center Houston, the Official Visitor Center of NASA Johnson Space Center, and NineSigma, a global innovation consultant organization, has opened registration for a new competition — the Space Robotics Challenge. This event seeks to develop the capabilities of humanoid robots to help astronauts on the journey to Mars.

By David Aragorn
NASA’s Fermi Mission Expands its Search for Dark Matter 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- August 13, 2016
Using six or more years of data from NASA’s Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope, NASA has broadened the space mission’s hunt for dark matter.

By David Aragorn
Cassini finds flooded canyons on Saturn’s moon Titan 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- August 13, 2016
NASA’s Cassini spacecraft has found deep, steep-sided canyons on Saturn’s moon Titan that are flooded with liquid hydrocarbons. The finding represents the first direct evidence of the presence of liquid-filled channels on Titan, as well as the first observation of canyons hundreds of meters deep.

By David Aragorn
Kepler Watches Stellar Dancers in the Pleiades Cluster 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- August 13, 2016
Like cosmic ballet dancers, the stars of the Pleiades cluster are spinning. But these celestial dancers are all twirling at different speeds. Astronomers have long wondered what determines the rotation rates of these stars.

By David Aragorn
Remember When Bill Clinton Legitimized the Search for Life in Space?0
- From Around the Web, Space
- August 12, 2016
With a short 1996 speech, the President of the United States changed everything.

By Around the Web Editor
Much ado about nothing: Astronomers use empty space to study the universe 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- August 12, 2016
Researchers who are looking for new ways to probe the nature of gravity and dark energy in the universe have adopted a new strategy: looking at what’s not there.

By David Aragorn
1967 solar storm nearly took US to brink of war 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- August 12, 2016
A solar storm that jammed radar and radio communications at the height of the Cold War could have led to a disastrous military conflict if not for the U.S. Air Force’s budding efforts to monitor the sun’s activity, a new study finds.

By David Aragorn