Space

An ancient star casts new light on the birth of the universe 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- May 22, 2021
A distant star may be one of the oldest astronomers have seen, and its discovery reveals details about the very first stars.

By David Aragorn
What if The Heart of The Milky Way Isn’t Actually a Black Hole Like We Thought?0
- From Around the Web, Space
- May 21, 2021
We sort-of take it for granted that there’s a supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way galaxy, but we can’t really go there and check. What if something else is actually lurking in this messy, dusty region?

By David Aragorn
Astronomers Detect Nickel in Coma of Interstellar Comet 2I/Borisov 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- May 20, 2021
Using spectroscopic observations from ESO’s Very Large Telescope, a duo of astronomers from Poland has detected atomic nickel vapor in the cold coma of 2I/Borisov, an interstellar comet discovered on August 30, 2019 by amateur astronomer Gennady Borisov.

By David Aragorn
China’s first Mars rover has landed and is sending its first pictures 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- May 20, 2021
The rover marks China’s first landing on the Red Planet

By David Aragorn
This Jaw-Dropping Simulation Gives Us Our Best Look Yet at Baby Stars Being Born 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- May 20, 2021
The birth of a star is a wild and magnificent thing.

By David Aragorn
Two Asteroids That Could Be As Big As Football Fields to Zip Past Earth 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- May 19, 2021
This week, two asteroids that could be as large as football fields will fly safely past the Earth.

By David Aragorn
Voyager 1 Detects Plasma Waves in Interstellar Medium 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- May 19, 2021
Launched in September 1977, NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft flew by Jupiter in 1979 and then Saturn in late 1980. In August 2012, it crossed the heliopause and became the first in situ probe of the very local interstellar medium. Now, using data from the Plasma Wave System on Voyager 1, a team of researchers from Cornell University and the University of Iowa has detected very weak plasma wave emission in the interstellar medium.

By David Aragorn
The Milky Way may have grown up faster than astronomers suspected 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- May 19, 2021
Most of the galaxy’s disk was in place before a major collision 10 billion years ago

By David Aragorn
Scientists find liquid water inside a meteorite, revealing clues about the early solar system 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- May 18, 2021
Scientists have spotted water in a primitive meteorite, expanding our understanding of the ancient solar system.

By David Aragorn
Where do meteorites come from? We tracked hundreds of fireballs streaking through the sky to find out 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- May 18, 2021
If asked where meteorites come from, you might reply “from comets.” But according to our new research, which tracked hundreds of fireballs on their journey through the Australian skies, you would be wrong.

By David Aragorn