space

Many gas giant exoplanets waiting to be discovered 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- September 28, 2019
There is an as-yet-unseen population of Jupiter-like planets orbiting nearby Sun-like stars, awaiting discovery by future missions like NASA’s WFIRST space telescope, according to new models of gas giant planet formation by Carnegie’s Alan Boss, described in an upcoming publication in The Astrophysical Journal. His models are supported by a new Science paper on the surprising discovery of a gas giant planet orbiting a low-mass star.

By David Aragorn
NASA plays Where’s Waldo? with India’s crashed Moon lander 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- September 28, 2019
You’d think spotting a crashed lander on the surface of the Moon would be easier, but NASA is discovering that the hunt can be trickier than you might expect. Searches for India’s Chandrayaan-2 lander, Vikram, have turned up empty-handed so far, with the failed mission so far escaping the high-resolution eye of NASA’s lunar satellites.

By David Aragorn
These three black holes are going to crash into each other 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- September 27, 2019
When galaxies collide, so do the supermassive black holes at the center of each galaxy. For the first time, astronomers have observed a triple collision of galaxies, which have sent their black holes on a collision course, according to a new study.

By David Aragorn
A Summer without Sunspots 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- September 27, 2019
Could northern summer 2019 go down in history as “the summer without sunspots”?

By David Aragorn
NASA’s $30 billion Artemis missions will attempt to set up a moon base 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- September 27, 2019
NASA announced its returned mission to the moon by 2024, titled Artemis it will cost an estimated $20-$30 billion.

By David Aragorn
NASA’s new black hole visualization shows ‘carnival mirror’ effect 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology, Space
- September 26, 2019
NASA has released a stunning new high-resolution visualization of a black hole, specifically how its gravity distorts the way it looks.

By David Aragorn
India’s first attempt to land on the moon appears to have failed 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- September 26, 2019
The Vikram lander likely crashed onto the lunar surface on September 6

By David Aragorn
Confirmed: Comet Borisov Is Another Interstellar Visitor 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- September 26, 2019
The first-ever comet from beyond our solar system, as imaged by the Gemini Observatory. The image of the newly discovered object, named 2I/Borisov, was taken on the night of Sept. 9-10, 2019 using the Gemini Multi-Object Spectrograph on the Gemini North Telescope from Hawaii’s Mauna Kea

By David Aragorn
NASA Faces Political Roadblock in Getting to Moon 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- September 25, 2019
NASA faces an uphill battle to sell its lunar initiative to Congress, and agency administrator Jim Bridenstine is lobbying hard for funding for the Artemis program, reports The Washington Post.

By David Aragorn
NASA and Lockheed Martin Finalize $2.7 Billion Contract Towards Lunar Expedition 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- September 25, 2019
NASA has just signed off on the production of six Orion spacecraft.

By David Aragorn