NASA test fires Orion service module engine
New Atlas - Thu 8 Aug 19NASA has put a key component of its Orion deep-space probe through its paces, conducting a static firing of the spacecraft's service module's main engine at the space agency's White Sands ...
A heavy-metal planet spits iron into space
Nature News - Tue 6 Aug 19Nature, Published online: 06 August 2019; doi:10.1038/d41586-019-02390-1The gassy exoplanet loses its hold over the heavy elements in its atmosphere.
Four new 'hot Jupiters' discovered
Phys.org - Mon 5 Aug 19Astronomers report the detection of four new "hot Jupiter" exoplanets as part of the WASP-south survey. The newfound alien worlds received designations: WASP-178b, WASP-184b, WASP-185b and WASP-192b. ...
Stars may keep spinning fast, long into old age
ScienceNews - Fri 2 Aug 19NASA’s TESS telescope has spotted an old star that spins too fast for theory to explain, suggesting that stars may have a magnetic midlife crisis.
Hubble Spots a Football-Shaped Planet Leaking Heavy Metals into Space
Discover Magazine - Thu 1 Aug 19WASP-121b is so hot that the planet has puffed up beyond its ability to hold onto its own atmosphere, and is instead streaming it away as it flies around its star every 30 hours. (Credit: NASA/ESA/J. ...
Hubble spots a football-shaped planet leaking heavy metals into space, Astronomy.com - Thu 1 Aug 19Distant 'heavy metal' gas planet is shaped like a football
Phys.org - Thu 1 Aug 19The scorching hot exoplanet WASP-121b may not be shredding any heavy metal guitar riffs, but it is sending heavy metals such as iron and magnesium into space. The distant planet's atmosphere ...
Distant "heavy metal" gas planet is shaped like a football, SpaceDaily - Mon 5 Aug 19Distant 'heavy metal' gas planet is shaped like a football, Eurekalert - Thu 1 Aug 19
The Rocket Engine for NASA's New Orion Spacecraft Just Aced a Critical Test (Video)
SPACE.com - Sun 11 Aug 19On Aug. 5, 2019, the Orion spacecraft's main engine successfully completed a critical propulsion test.
Incredible footage shows the immense power of NASA's Orion rocket engines
Daily Mail - Fri 9 Aug 19The test, conducted at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, proves that the Orion capsule is up to the task of launching astronauts into temporary orbit if the second stage rockets below ...
Watch: NASA’s Orion Spacecraft Completes Fiery Propulsion Test
Geek.com - Tue 6 Aug 19NASA's Orion spacecraft completed a critical propulsion test, which simulated the abort-to-orbit scenario. (Photo Credit: NASA / Radislav Sinyak) NASA ...
Watch NASA fire up Orion's engines for blazing hot moon mission test - CNET
CNET Cutting Edge - Tue 6 Aug 19It's getting scorching in here as NASA prepares Orion for the Artemis moon mission.
The heavy metal planet being ripped apart by its own star
Daily Mail - Mon 5 Aug 19The observations suggest the upper atmosphere of WASP-121b reaches temperatures upwards of 4,600 degrees Fahrenheit. This allows elements such as magnesium and iron to escape.
Take a Wild Ride on NASA's Orion Abort Test with This Stunning Video
SPACE.com - Sun 4 Aug 19Wanna fly like Superman? With an incredible new camera view, you can get a rare mid-air perspective and watch a spacecraft streaking through the atmosphere.
NASA's TESS Exoplanet Hunter Goes Above and Beyond in Mission's 1st Year
SPACE.com - Sat 3 Aug 19TESS team members recently provided insight and updates about the mission's first year of science operations.
Scientists Find a Boiling, Toxic Wasteland of an Exoplanet, and It's Shaped Liked a Football
Livescience - Fri 2 Aug 19This first-of-its-kind discovery reveals a new category of ultrahot exoplanet, one so thoroughly cooked that your cast-iron skillet would bubble, turn to gas and boil out of the atmosphere.
This Alien Planet Is So Hot It Bleeds Metal
Extremetech - Fri 2 Aug 19Even by the standards of a hot Jupiter, exoplanet WASP-121b is absolutely scorching. The post This Alien Planet Is So Hot It Bleeds Metal appeared first ...
Alien Planet Twice the Size of Earth May Be Able to Support Life
Livescience - Fri 2 Aug 19GJ 357d could have water on its surface.
NASA discovers 'extreme' alien planet that's shaped like a football
FOXNews - Fri 2 Aug 19Using NASA's Hubble Telescope, researchers have discovered a football-shaped exoplanet 900 light-years from Earth that is being described as "hotter than hot."
This Football-Shaped Planet Is Leaking Heavy Metal
Gizmodo - Thu 1 Aug 19This hot Jupiter is so close to its host star that gravitational forces are squeezing it into a football-like shape. Not only that, its temperatures are so extreme that heavy metal gases are ...
It's Good! Hubble Telescope Scores Big with Football-Shaped Alien Planet
SPACE.com - Thu 1 Aug 19Heavy metals were seen escaping from the top of this odd, football-shaped exoplanet.
Hubble Space Telescope Detects Hot ‘Heavy Metal’ Exoplanet
Geek.com - Thu 1 Aug 19The Hubble Space Telescope observed a faraway, "heavy metal" exoplanet that's shaped like a football. (Photo Credit: NASA / ESA / J. Olmsted - STScI) Things ...
Hubble telescope spots WASP-121b, a scorching hot 'heavy metal' planet - CNET
CNET Cutting Edge - Thu 1 Aug 19Bonus: the bizarre exoplanet is shaped like an American football.
Heavy metal gases observed streaming from football-shaped exoplanet
UPI - Thu 1 Aug 19Astronomers have detected heavy metal gases streaming away from an extremely hot, football-shaped exoplanet located 900 light-years from Earth.
Heavy metal gases observed streaming from football-shaped exoplanet, SpaceDaily - Fri 2 Aug 19Orion Service Module completes critical propulsion test
SpaceDaily - Fri 9 Aug 19White Sands NM (SPX) Aug 08, 2019 NASA is building a system to send astronauts to the Moon for Artemis missions, and that includes tests to make sure the Orion spacecraft is prepared to safely ...
Hubble uncovers a ‘heavy metal’ exoplanet shaped like a football
Science Blog - Fri 2 Aug 19How can a planet be “hotter than hot?” The answer is when heavy metals are detected escaping from the planet’s atmosphere, instead of condensing into clouds. Observations by ...
Hubble uncovers a 'heavy metal' exoplanet shaped like a football, ScienceDaily - Thu 1 Aug 19Hubble uncovers a 'heavy metal' exoplanet shaped like a football, Eurekalert - Thu 1 Aug 19