space

Hubble’s Contentious Constant 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- November 23, 2017
There are two leading ways to measure the universe’s rate of expansion, and for fifteen years, they more or less agreed with one another. Not anymore, and that’s a big deal.

By David Aragorn
One of the Oldest and Most Distant Objects in the Universe Has Been Discovered 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- November 21, 2017
A star-forming galaxy 12.8 billion light-years away offers insight into the early days of our universe after the Big Bang roughly 13.7 billion years ago.

By David Aragorn
Solar System’s First Interstellar Visitor Dazzles Scientists 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- November 21, 2017
Astronomers recently scrambled to observe an intriguing asteroid that zipped through the solar system on a steep trajectory from interstellar space—the first confirmed object from another star.

By David Aragorn
Space dust may transport life between worlds 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- November 21, 2017
Life on our planet might have originated from biological particles brought to Earth in streams of space dust, a study suggests.

By David Aragorn
Origami in Orbit: Ancient Art Inspires Efficient Spacecraft 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology, Space
- November 21, 2017
The ancient art of origami has inspired designs for numerous pieces of hardware on NASA missions, allowing scientists to pack more technology into smaller space-bound packages.

By David Aragorn
This is the Most Detailed Map of the Universe to Date 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- November 20, 2017
This map of the universe spans more than 500 million light-years and contains more than 100,000 galaxies.

By David Aragorn
We just sent a message to try to talk to aliens on another world 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- November 19, 2017
Are you there, aliens? It’s us, Earth. Astronomers have sent a radio message to a neighbouring star system – one of the closest known to contain a potentially habitable planet – and it’s nearby enough that we could receive a reply in less than 25 years.

By David Aragorn
Is the Sun Getting Brighter?0
- From Around the Web, Space
- November 17, 2017
What does the data tell us about the sun, and should we be worried?

By David Aragorn
NASA’s Mars 2020 Mission Performs First Supersonic Parachute Test 0
- From Around the Web
- November 17, 2017
Landing on Mars is difficult and not always successful.

By David Aragorn
On The Alien Question: Where Are They?0
- From Around the Web, Space, UFO News
- November 17, 2017
From the outset, we must state two essential facts: first, that we have no concrete evidence that intelligent aliens have ever visited our planet; and, second, that we have no evidence that there is life outside Earth, intelligent or not.

By David Aragorn