space

Building Blocks of Life Found on Mars 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- June 13, 2018
Two landmark discoveries reveal organic carbon on the red planet, shaping the future hunt for life on Mars.

By David Aragorn
Moon is Making Earth’s Days Longer: Study 0
- Earth Mysteries, From Around the Web, Space
- June 13, 2018
Around 1.4 billion years ago, a day on Earth lasted approximately 18.7 hours, according to a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. And this is at least in part because the Moon was closer and changed the way our planet spun around its axis.

By David Aragorn
The asteroid rush sending 21st-century prospectors into space 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- June 13, 2018
A race is on to mine billions of dollars in resources from the solar system’s asteroids, fuelling our future among the stars

By David Aragorn
Nanodiamonds responsible for mysterious source of microwaves across the Milky Way 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- June 13, 2018
For decades, astronomers have puzzled over the exact source of a peculiar type of faint microwave light emanating from a number of regions across the Milky Way.

By David Aragorn
X-Rays Pose No Threat to Alpha Centauri AB Exoplanets, Chandra Data Show 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- June 12, 2018
New observations by NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory indicate the two brightest stars in the triple-star system Alpha Centauri are not pummeling any orbiting exoplanets with large amounts of X-rays.

By David Aragorn
Curiosity finds that Mars’ methane changes with the seasons 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- June 9, 2018
The rover also discovered more signs of organic molecules

By David Aragorn
In a shocking turn of events, lightning strikes on Jupiter look a lot like our own 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- June 8, 2018
The lightning struck more than twice.

By David Aragorn
NASA Finds Ancient Organic Material, Mysterious Methane on Mars 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- June 7, 2018
NASA’s Curiosity rover has found new evidence preserved in rocks on Mars that suggests the planet could have supported ancient life, as well as new evidence in the Martian atmosphere that relates to the search for current life on the Red Planet.

By David Aragorn
Astronomers find a galaxy unchanged since the early universe 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- June 7, 2018
Researchers confirm the first detection of a relic galaxy with the Hubble Space Telescope.

By David Aragorn
The New Horizons probe is awake and ready for its next flyby 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- June 6, 2018
Hibernation season is over for NASA’s New Horizons probe.

By David Aragorn