space

‘Alien’ grain offers clues to early solar system 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- May 2, 2019
Scientists have discovered a grain of dust left over from a stellar explosion that predated our solar system.

By David Aragorn
Astronomers discover 2,000-year-old remnant of a nova 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- May 1, 2019
For the first time, a European research team involving the University of Göttingen has discovered the remains of a nova in a galactic globular cluster. The remnant is located near the centre of the globular cluster Messier 22 and has recently been observed using modern instruments. The results will be published in the journal Astronomy & Astrophysics.

By David Aragorn
Magma is the key to the moon’s makeup 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- May 1, 2019
For more than a century, scientists have squabbled over how Earth’s moon formed. But researchers at Yale and in Japan say they may have the answer.

By David Aragorn
Skepticism grows over whether the first known exomoon exists 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- April 30, 2019
New analyses of Kepler and Hubble data dig into evidence for Kepler 1625b’s satellite

By David Aragorn
Check out the first pics of the asteroid crater made by a Japanese spacecraft 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- April 30, 2019
Hayabusa2 found its explosive creation

By David Aragorn
What a dying star’s ashes tell us about the birth of our solar system 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- April 30, 2019
A grain of dust forged in the death throes of a long-gone star was discovered by a team of researchers led by the University of Arizona.

By David Aragorn
Nasa to pretend asteroid is about to smash into Earth 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- April 29, 2019
‘Tabletop exercise’ will ensure US government is ready to respond to any real asteroids that could be on their way to destroy us

By David Aragorn
New Hubble measurements confirm universe is expanding faster than expected 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- April 27, 2019
New measurements from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope confirm that the Universe is expanding about 9% faster than expected based on its trajectory seen shortly after the big bang, astronomers say.

By David Aragorn
Pluto’s Atmosphere Predicted to Collapse by 2030 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- April 26, 2019
The tenuous nitrogen atmosphere of the dwarf planet Pluto is predicted to ultimately collapse and freeze over.

By David Aragorn
Nuclear weapons might save the world from an asteroid strike 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- April 26, 2019
But we need to change the law first

By David Aragorn