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NASA Fixed Mars InSight Lander by Making It Hit Itself With Shovel 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- March 19, 2020
NASA told its InSight lander to thwack its shovel free of the Martian soil, and it worked.

By David Aragorn
Humans Really Are Made of Stardust, and a New Study Proves It 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology, Space
- March 18, 2020
For decades, science popularizers have said humans are made of stardust, and now, a new survey of 150,000 stars shows just how true the old cliché is: Humans and their galaxy have about 97 percent of the same kind of atoms, and the elements of life appear to be more prevalent toward the galaxy’s center, the research found.

By David Aragorn
The asteroid Ryugu has a texture like freeze-dried coffee 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- March 18, 2020
This porous space rock could reveal details of how planets formed

By David Aragorn
How common are Tatooine worlds?0
- From Around the Web, Space
- March 18, 2020
Luke Skywalker’s home planet is not so sci-fi after all.

By David Aragorn
SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket Shuts Down During Starlink Satellite Constellation Launch 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- March 17, 2020
The rocket’s onboard computer triggered an abort after detecting an issue with one of its engines.

By David Aragorn
A Star-Bursting Galaxy Born from the Collision of Dwarfs 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- March 17, 2020
What happens when the large-scale drama of a violent galaxy merger plays out on small scales for a pair of dwarf galaxies? New observations document the scene of a recent dwarf-galaxy collision.

By David Aragorn
Scientists discover pulsating remains of a star in an eclipsing double star system 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- March 16, 2020
Scientists from the University of Sheffield have discovered a pulsating ancient star in a double star system, which will allow them to access important information on the history of how stars like our Sun evolve and eventually die.

By David Aragorn
European Gateway Experiment will Monitor Radiation in Deep Space 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- March 14, 2020
The first science experiments that will be hosted on the Gateway, the international research outpost orbiting the Moon, have been selected by ESA and NASA. Europe’s contribution will monitor radiation to gain a complete understanding of cosmic and solar rays in unexplored areas as the orbital outpost is assembled around the Moon.

By David Aragorn
‘Minor planet’ bonanza: 139 new objects discovered beyond Neptune 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- March 14, 2020
The discoveries help boost scientists’ odds of finding the solar system’s putative Planet Nine.

By David Aragorn
#BeAnAstronaut: NASA Seeks Applicants to Explore Moon, Mars 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- March 13, 2020
For the first time in more than four years, NASA began accepting applications Monday for future astronauts. Aspiring Moon to Mars explorers have until 11:59 p.m. EDT Tuesday, March 31, to apply.

By David Aragorn