Space

The Pentagon Moves To Launch Its Own Experimental Mini Space Station 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- July 21, 2020
The goal is for the space-based platform to support various test, training, and other missions, possibly with humans aboard in the future.

By David Aragorn
New insight into the origin of water on the earth 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- July 21, 2020
Scientists have found the interstellar organic matter could produce an abundant supply of water by heating, suggesting that organic matter could be the source of terrestrial water.

By David Aragorn
NASA announces seven-month launch delay for JWST 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- July 18, 2020
NASA officials said Thursday the launch of the James Webb Space Telescope will be delayed seven months to Oct. 31, 2021, a schedule slip that takes into account work slowdowns caused by the coronavirus pandemic and the amount of testing required on the observatory before its shipment to French Guiana for liftoff on a European Ariane 5 rocket.

By David Aragorn
How A Supermassive Black Hole Can Kill Its Galaxy 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- July 18, 2020
Despite the vast numbers of galaxies we can study, astronomers have struggled to make sense of their evolution. In particular, there is the question of what causes some galaxies to “die”, ceasing star formation, but the galactic structure and black hole size may provide an answer.

By David Aragorn
Thermonuclear Supernova Ejects White Dwarf from Binary System 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- July 17, 2020
A white dwarf star called SDSS J124043.01+671034.68 (SDSS J1240+6710) is traveling at 900,000 km/h (559,234 mph) through our Milky Way Galaxy. It also has a particularly low mass for a white dwarf — only 40% the mass of our Sun — which would be consistent with the loss of mass from a partial supernova. According to new research, SDSS J1240+6710 was most likely a member of a binary system that survived a so-called thermonuclear supernova event, which sent it and its companion flying through the Milky Way in opposite directions.

By David Aragorn
New research of oldest light confirms age of the universe 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- July 17, 2020
Just how old is the universe? Astrophysicists have been debating this question for decades. In recent years, new scientific measurements have suggested the universe may be hundreds of millions of years younger than its previously estimated age of approximately 13.8 billions of years.

By David Aragorn
The closest images of the sun ever taken reveal ‘campfire’ flares 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- July 16, 2020
New pictures are the first from the Solar Orbiter spacecraft

By David Aragorn
Mars 2020 Team Using Australian Rocks in Search for Life on Mars 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology, Space
- July 16, 2020
Scientists are investigating evidence of ancient terrestrial microbes preserved in Australia as well as mineral maps derived from Mars orbiter data to shed light on how to search for life on Mars.

By David Aragorn
The moon is 85 million years younger than previously thought 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- July 16, 2020
It turns out the moon is a little younger than scientists previously thought — about 85 million years younger, to be precise.

By David Aragorn
NASA: Alien Life is ‘Highest Planetary Protection Priority’ for Mars Missions 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- July 16, 2020
NASA wants to explore Mars, but a new agency directive shows that avoiding “extraterrestrial life and bioactive molecules” hitching a ride back to Earth is a top priority.

By David Aragorn