Study explores how active management relates to Australian forest management
Phys.org - Wed 28 Aug 24Acting President of Forestry Australia Dr. Bill Jackson says "active management" is a common term in Government and forest stakeholder reports, policies, and strategies in Australia and around ...
200 Martian meteorites on Earth came from just 5 craters, claim scientists
Interesting Engineering - Wed 28 Aug 24 Solar-powered box extracts 264 gallons of drinking water from air per day, Interesting Engineering - Tue 27 Aug 24Water extracted from lunar soil: China’s method can produce H2O on moon at large scale, Interesting Engineering - Thu 22 Aug 24
China could develop rotating launcher on moon to send lunar resources to Earth, Interesting Engineering - Sun 18 Aug 24
100 flashes possible per hour during peak Perseid meteor shower in August, Interesting Engineering - Tue 6 Aug 24
Forests play a crucial role in clean drinking water, Earth.com - Wed 28 Aug 24
Springs are crucial habitats that are overlooked in conservation efforts, Earth.com - Wed 28 Aug 24
Public trust in drinking water safety has dwindled worldwide, Earth.com - Wed 28 Aug 24
Perseverance rover is making a steep ascent to reach unexplored Martian territory, CNN - Sat 24 Aug 24
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Milky Way's thin disk is billions of years older than we thought, Earth.com - Thu 1 Aug 24
Super-Jupiter exoplanet Eps Ind Ab directly imaged by Webb telescope, Earth.com - Fri 26 Jul 24
Water: 'Serious Harm' From Drinking Supply Feared by 52% of People, Newsweek - Tue 27 Aug 24
Moon Once Covered in Vast 'Magma Ocean,' Say Scientists, Newsweek - Fri 23 Aug 24
The Moon Needs A New Time Zone, Says International Astronomical Union, IFLScience - Mon 19 Aug 24
Video Shows Perseid Meteors, Northern Lights' Stunning Display Over US, Newsweek - Fri 16 Aug 24
Beautiful, Long-Lasting Sky Trains Left By Meteors Occur More Often Than We Thought, IFLScience - Wed 14 Aug 24
Full Sturgeon Moon 2024: When to See Upcoming August Supermoon, Newsweek - Tue 13 Aug 24
What Does O'Clock Actually Mean? And Why Do We Divide Days Into 24 Hours?, IFLScience - Mon 12 Aug 24
Stunning New Image Of Comet Olbers Shows Its Tail In All Its Wonky Glory, IFLScience - Fri 9 Aug 24
August Meteor Showers: Perseids, Kappa Cygnids, Alpha Aurigids—Here’s When to Watch the Skies, Techtimes - Fri 9 Aug 24
Most Spectacular Meteor Shower Of The Year Peaks In A Few Days, IFLScience - Fri 9 Aug 24
Perseids Meteor Shower to Light Up the Sky Next Week—How to Watch, Newsweek - Mon 5 Aug 24
What Is A K-Type Star? And Why Do They Matter?, IFLScience - Mon 5 Aug 24
August 2024: Astronomy Events Not to Miss in the Night Sky, Newsweek - Mon 5 Aug 24
Awesome Fossils Of New 69-Million-Year-Old Tyrannosaur Species, COVID-19 Vaccine Nasal Drops Could Stop Viral Transmission, And, IFLScience - Mon 5 Aug 24
Astronomers Stunned as Weird Star Reveals 'Insufficient' Understanding, Newsweek - Thu 1 Aug 24
One Star’s Rotation Is Unlike Any Others’ And We Don’t Know Why, IFLScience - Thu 1 Aug 24
What Is The Kardashev Scale, And Could It Help Us Find Alien Life?, IFLScience - Thu 1 Aug 24
Ancient Stars Found In Unlikely Region Of The Milky Way, IFLScience - Thu 1 Aug 24
Why Isn't The Earth Perfectly Round?, IFLScience - Wed 31 Jul 24
Saturn Likely Just Sent A Comet Hurtling Out Of The Solar System, IFLScience - Tue 30 Jul 24
Super-Jupiter Planet: NASA's Latest Discovery Explained, Newsweek - Fri 26 Jul 24
Nearest Super-Jupiter Snapped By JWST – And It's A Freezing Cold Giant, IFLScience - Wed 24 Jul 24
Behind Scenes At 2024 Mars 2020 Science Team Meeting, Mirage News - Fri 30 Aug 24
New Doppler Radar To Support Manjimup-Pemberton Region, Mirage News - Wed 28 Aug 24
Perseverance Kicks Off Crater Rim Campaign!, Mirage News - Tue 27 Aug 24
Public Trust In Drinking Water Safety Is Low Globally, Mirage News - Mon 26 Aug 24
Filtered Water Flushing Program 2024: Moama & Mathoura, Mirage News - Sun 25 Aug 24
New Materials Found to Shield Astronauts From Mars' Radiation, Mirage News - Fri 23 Aug 24
New Strategy Proposed for Moon Water Production, Mirage News - Thu 22 Aug 24
5 Sky Phenomena More Exciting Than Supermoons, Mirage News - Thu 15 Aug 24
Australia's First Dark Sky Community Rises in Carrickalinga, Mirage News - Wed 14 Aug 24
Next Full Moon Is Supermoon Blue Moon, Mirage News - Mon 12 Aug 24
What Time Is It On Moon?, Mirage News - Mon 12 Aug 24
Silent Air Pollution Crisis, Mirage News - Mon 12 Aug 24
Fang-tastic Films, Dalek Shopping, Tyre Steel, Tree Memory, Mirage News - Fri 9 Aug 24
Restoring Paris' Night Sky: 100 Years of Change, Mirage News - Fri 9 Aug 24
NASA: Why Solar Panel Technosignatures Remain Elusive, Mirage News - Fri 2 Aug 24
NASA's Perseverance rover on Mars begins steep climb to rim of a crater
Phys.org - Wed 28 Aug 24NASA's Perseverance rover is tackling a steep new challenge on Mars.
NASA's Perseverance rover on Mars begins steep climb to rim of a crater, The Hindu - Tue 27 Aug 24Self-contained solar-powered boxes pull drinking water from the air
New Atlas - Tue 27 Aug 24As one of the four basic things humans need to live, clean drinking water is obviously of the utmost importance. While rainfall and rivers and lakes are the traditional go-to sources, climate ...
Simple technique removes over 98% of nanoplastic particles from water
New Atlas - Mon 26 Aug 24Microplastics. We've found them in the Arctic sea and even frozen into the ice. The Mariana Trench, the deepest part of all our oceans, is polluted with plastic debris. Mount Everest has microplastic ...
Public trust in drinking water safety is low globally: Study finds association with perceptions of public corruption
Phys.org - Mon 26 Aug 24A new study finds more than half of adults surveyed worldwide expect to be seriously harmed by their water within the next two years. Led by global health experts at Northwestern University ...
Public trust in drinking water safety is low globally, ScienceDaily - Mon 26 Aug 24Public trust in drinking water safety is low globally, Eurekalert - Mon 26 Aug 24
Scientists develop new method to convert Moon soil into drinking water
The Independent - Mon 26 Aug 24Technique may help produce enough drinking water for 50 astronauts for one day, researchers say
Researchers identify effective materials for protecting astronauts from harmful cosmic radiation on Mars
Phys.org - Fri 23 Aug 24Researchers have identified specific materials, including certain plastics, rubber, and synthetic fibers, as well as Martian soil (regolith), which would effectively protect astronauts by blocking ...
Researchers identify effective materials for protecting astronauts from harmful cosmic radiation on Mars, Scienmag - Fri 23 Aug 24Researchers identify effective materials for protecting astronauts from harmful cosmic radiation on Mars, Eurekalert - Fri 23 Aug 24
Novel strategy proposed for massive water production on the moon
Phys.org - Thu 22 Aug 24Water plays a crucial role in human survival on the lunar surface, thus attracting extensive research attention. Prof. Wang Junqiang's team at the Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and ...
Novel strategy proposed for massive water production on moon, Eurekalert - Thu 22 Aug 24First analysis of soil near the moon's south pole suggests its surface was once covered in molten magma
Phys.org - Thu 22 Aug 24India's Chandrayaan-3 mission was launched last summer and its Vikram lander touched down on the moon's surface last August. Shortly thereafter, it released a rover called Pragyan. Since that ...
India’s pioneering mission bolsters idea that Moon’s surface was molten
Nature News - Wed 21 Aug 24Nature, Published online: 21 August 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-02695-wFirst-ever analysis of soil from around the Moon’s south pole was performed using data from the Chandrayaan-3 ...
The Moon was once covered in an ocean of magma
Cosmos Magazine - Wed 21 Aug 24Data from India’s Pragyan lunar rover points to the existence of an ancient ocean of magma on our Moon. Pragyan emerged from the Vikram lander which touched down in August last year near ...
Saturn's Moon Mimas May Be Way More Inhabitable Than We First Thought
Inverse - Sun 18 Aug 24— NASA/JPL/SPACE SCIENCE INSTITUTEThe outer solar system is awash with liquid water. A briny ocean is concealed beneath the icy crust of Jupiter’s fourth largest moon, Europa — with ...
Juice spacecraft to pass over Earth in ‘world first’ fly-by
The Independent - Sun 18 Aug 24The mission aims to investigate whether Jupiter’s three moons – Callisto, Europa and Ganymede – can support life in its oceans.
Juice spacecraft to pass over Earth in ‘world first’ fly-by, The Independent - Sat 17 Aug 24Could this prototype become Australia's first Moon rover?
ABC Science - Thu 15 Aug 24An Australian-made rover called Roo-ver will be part of an upcoming NASA mission to the Moon to help extract oxygen and metals from lunar soil.
August's supermoon kicks off four months of lunar spectacles. Here's how to watch
Phys.org - Thu 15 Aug 24The first of four supermoons this year rises next week, providing tantalizing views of Earth's constant companion.
International astronomy group joins calls for a lunar clock to keep time on the moon
Phys.org - Thu 15 Aug 24Time moves a tad faster on the moon. Now an international group of astronomers has joined calls to give the moon its own clock so that future space missions can keep track of minutes on the ...
Researchers develop a test bed for separating valuable material on the moon
Phys.org - Thu 15 Aug 24It's often better to flesh out technologies fully on Earth's surface before they're used in space. That is doubly true if that technology is part of the critical infrastructure keeping astronauts ...
Jupiter mission will attempt first-ever fly-by that harnesses Earth and Moon’s gravity
Nature News - Thu 15 Aug 24Nature, Published online: 15 August 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-02619-8The JUICE spacecraft will slingshot around the Moon and Earth in quick succession on its way to Jupiter’s ...
LUNARSABER: Statue of Liberty-sized streetlights form Moon power grid
New Atlas - Thu 15 Aug 24If you’re on the Moon and your phone is about to die, there aren’t many places to plug in the charger. But Honeybee Robotics has outlined a plan to build a kind of power grid up there, with ...
The time has come to set a standardized Moon time
Science - Wed 14 Aug 24Science speaks with a physicist who helped calculate what time it is on the lunar surface
There's No Wind or Rain On The Moon, But There Are Extreme Temperatures
Discover Magazine - Wed 14 Aug 24What is weather like on the moon? Studying the moon's extreme temperatures could help astronauts prepare for Mars.
Atomic clocks on the Moon could create ‘lunar positioning system’
Physics World - Wed 14 Aug 24Atomic clocks on the Moon. It might sound like a futuristic concept, but atomic clocks already abound in space. They can be found on Earth-orbiting satellites that provide precision timing for ...
'Dark skies have always been home': How light pollution affects my connection to First Nations culture
ABC Science - Tue 13 Aug 24The dark night sky has special meaning for Krystal de Napoli, an astrophysicist and Gomeroi woman, but light pollution is erasing constellations from view that have guided her peoples' ...
Can meteor showers be dangerous to spacecraft?
Phys.org - Tue 13 Aug 24We've all read the advice that during a meteor shower there is no equipment needed. All you need to do is lay back and wonder at one of the most spectacular sights the universe has to offer. ...
Stargazing in August: The magical sight of meteors
The Independent - Tue 13 Aug 24The sky is putting on an action-packed show this month, writes Nigel Henbest
Northern Lights and Perseid meteor shower put on dazzling display
The Independent - Tue 13 Aug 24People across the country were able to catch a glimpse of nature showing off on Monday night.
Northern Lights and Perseid meteor shower put on dazzling display, The Independent - Tue 13 Aug 24Northern Lights and Perseid meteor shower put on dazzling display, The Independent - Tue 13 Aug 24
The JUICE spacecraft may be visible on a near-Earth flyby next week
Newscientist - Mon 12 Aug 24On 19 and 20 August, the JUICE mission will make the first ever attempt to get a gravitational boost from both Earth and the moon on its way to Jupiter
Don’t worry if you missed the Perseids meteor shower, here are the other times to catch it in 2024
The Independent - Mon 12 Aug 24The Perseids continue until the end of this month and another shower is due to take place next month
The next full moon is a supermoon blue moon
Phys.org - Mon 12 Aug 24The next full moon is a supermoon, a blue moon; the sturgeon moon; the red, corn, green corn, barley, herb, grain, or dog moon; Raksha Bandhan or Rakhi Purnima; and Tu B'Av.
Look Up! A Blue Supermoon Will Light Up the Sky, SciTechDaily - Thu 15 Aug 24How to watch the last night of the perseid meteor shower as it peaks
The Independent - Mon 12 Aug 24The display should be at its best and brightness from sunset on Monday into Tuesday
See the Perseid Meteor Shower in Photos
TIME - Mon 12 Aug 24If you saw some meteors streaking across the sky last night, that was the Perseid meteor shower. The shower, which happens once a year, usually starts in mid-July, but is hardly noticeable ...
What time is it on the moon? Researchers develop a plan for precise timekeeping
Phys.org - Mon 12 Aug 24For decades, the moon's subtle gravitational pull has posed a vexing challenge—atomic clocks on its surface would tick faster than those on Earth by about 56 microseconds per day. This extremely ...
Perseid meteor shower to light up night sky
The Independent - Mon 12 Aug 24The display should be visible across the UK from around sunset on Monday until the early hours of Tuesday.
Here are the Top 10 amazing things you've seen in the night sky. Now it's time to vote for your favourite
ABC Science - Sun 11 Aug 24What's filled you with awe in the night sky? We've narrowed it down to an incredible 10 things that have stunned and inspired you from auroras to shooting stars. Now it's time to vote! ...
Perseid meteor shower to peak tonight alongside northern lights
The Independent - Sun 11 Aug 24Biggest meteor shower of 2024 will see up to 100 ‘shooting stars’ appear each hour as aurora borealis stretches south
Perseid meteor shower to peak alongside northern lights this weekend, The Independent - Fri 9 Aug 24Want to boost your mental health? Step outside and look up at the night sky
ABC Science - Sat 10 Aug 24Do you feel at peace under the stars? That effect is supported by research, which links our connectedness to the night sky to general wellbeing.
Perseid Meteor Shower 2024: Peak Time and How to Watch This Weekend
New York Times - Fri 9 Aug 24Warm summer nights and swift colorful streaks make this meteor shower a crowd favorite, but this year, observers may have to compete with light from the moon.
Only 100 years ago the Milky Way was visible from central Paris—here's how we can get the night sky back
Phys.org - Fri 9 Aug 24For the more than 100,000 years, humans have been on Earth, we have looked up at night and seen the stars and our celestial home, the Milky Way galaxy. Cultures all around the world have stories ...
Where so see the northern lights in the UK and US this weekend
The Independent - Fri 9 Aug 24Celestial spectacle will coincide with the Perseid meteor shower
Shooting stars to light up night skies with up to 100 meteors every hour
The Independent - Thu 8 Aug 24The Perseid meteor shower should be visible across the UK from around sunset on the night of August 12.
Step into this suburban street and see how lights affect a magpie, glider and moth
ABC Science - Thu 8 Aug 24Neighbourhood lights can disrupt the lives of animals that are active during the day or night, but there are steps you can take to help them out.
The Annual Perseid Meteor Shower Peaks This Weekend and It Is A Must-See Event
Inverse - Thu 8 Aug 24— Anadolu/Anadolu/Getty ImagesThis weekend is the perfect time to catch the year’s most spectacular — and easiest to watch — meteor shower, the Perseids.The annual Perseid meteor shower ...
The Perseids are here. Here's how to see the 'fireballs' of summer's brightest meteor shower
Phys.org - Thu 8 Aug 24The Perseids are back to dazzle the sky with bursts of light and color.
Perseid meteor shower 2024: How to see a stunning fireball tonight
Science Focus - Wed 7 Aug 24The Perseids, one of 2024's most stunning meteor showers, is now in full swing – you may have already been lucky enough to catch a glimpse of the fast, bright shooting stars as they skim across ...
What Is the Perseid Meteor Shower and How Can You Watch It?
TIME - Tue 6 Aug 24The best time to watch what many call the best meteor shower of the year is coming up. The Perseid meteor shower has already begun, but the peak time to watch it in the U.S. is the ...
Astronomers discover new supergiant-rich stellar cluster
Phys.org - Tue 6 Aug 24Astronomers report the discovery of a new galactic stellar cluster located some 24,000 light years away. The newfound cluster, which received the designation Barbá 2, turns out to host at least ...
Auroras, lightning sprites, meteor showers — what is the most amazing thing you've seen in the night sky?
ABC Science - Mon 5 Aug 24It's almost Science Week, which means it's time to ask Australia an important question: What's filled you with awe in the night sky? Auroras, lightning sprites, the Milky Way, meteor ...
Scientists discuss why we might not spot solar panel technosignatures
Phys.org - Fri 2 Aug 24One of NASA's key priorities is understanding the potential for life elsewhere in the universe. NASA has not found any credible evidence of extraterrestrial life—but NASA is exploring the ...
Astronomers use AI to find elusive stars 'gobbling up' planets
Phys.org - Thu 1 Aug 24Astronomers have recently found hundreds of "polluted" white dwarf stars in our home galaxy, the Milky Way. These are white dwarfs caught actively consuming planets in their orbit. They are ...
A new 'guest star' will appear in the sky in 2024 − a space scientist explains how nova events work and where to look
Phys.org - Thu 1 Aug 24The stars aren't fixed and unchanging, unlike what many ancient people thought. Once in a while, a star appears where there wasn't one before, and then it fades away in a matter of days or weeks.
A new study shows how the sun could permanently capture rogue planets
Phys.org - Thu 1 Aug 24Interest in interstellar objects (ISOs) was ignited in 2017 when 'Oumuamua flew through our solar system and made a flyby of Earth. Roughly two years later, another ISO passed through our solar ...
TIC 441725813 is a hybrid pulsating subdwarf star, study finds
Phys.org - Thu 1 Aug 24Astronomers have employed NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) to observe a subdwarf star designated TIC 441725813. In result, they found that TIC 441725813 is a hybrid hot B ...
6 Exoplanets in our Universe That Could Support Life Other Than Earth
Discover Magazine - Wed 31 Jul 24Could we support life somewhere else in our universe? Researchers have identified some exoplanets that are promising.
Astronomers find anomalies in star V889 Herculis's rotation
Phys.org - Wed 31 Jul 24The sun rotates the fastest at the equator, whereas the rotation rate slows down at higher latitudes and is the slowest at the polar regions. But a nearby sun-like star—V889 Herculis, some ...
Astrophysicists build model to explain to rapid planet formation
Phys.org - Wed 31 Jul 24Our solar system is our immediate cosmic neighborhood. We know it well: the sun at the center; then the rocky planets Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars; and then the asteroid belt; followed by ...
Additional planet orbiting the star TOI-1408 discovered
Phys.org - Wed 31 Jul 24Using NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite, an international team of astronomers has detected a second planet orbiting a distant main sequence star known as TOI-1408. The newfound alien ...
The discovery of a new Earth-like planet could shed further light on what makes a planet habitable
Phys.org - Tue 30 Jul 24In an exciting breakthrough for astronomy and the search for extraterrestrial life, a team of international scientists has announced the discovery of Gliese 12 b, a temperate, Earth-sized exoplanet ...
How the Kardashev Scale Could Help Us Find Life on Other Planets
Discover Magazine - Tue 30 Jul 24The search for extraterrestrial life kicked off in the 1960s. The Kardashev Scale helps researchers figure out just how detectable that life might be.
Ever see a star explode? You're about to get a chance very soon
Phys.org - Mon 29 Jul 24Every clear night for the last three weeks, Bob Stephens has pointed his home telescope at the same two stars in hopes of witnessing one of the most violent events in the universe—a nova explosion ...
Ever see a star explode? You're about to get a chance very soon, L.A. Times - Mon 29 Jul 24The sun could capture rogue planets from 3.8 light years away
Newscientist - Mon 29 Jul 24A mathematical model suggests there is an unusual region of space where objects can get pulled into the sun’s orbit – meaning we may have to redraw the boundary of the solar system
Is this how you get hot Jupiters?
Phys.org - Fri 26 Jul 24When we think of Jupiter-type planets, we usually picture massive cloud-covered worlds orbiting far from their stars. That distance keeps their volatile gases from vaporizing from stellar heat, ...
Astronomers Were Looking for a Planet, but They Didn't Expect This One
Inverse - Wed 24 Jul 24Episolon Indi is a trio of stars, which is a complicated situation already — but two of them aren’t even real stars; they’re brown dwarfs, objects just a smidgeon too small to be stars, ...
This glowing speck is a freezing exoplanet six times the size of Jupiter
Nature News - Wed 24 Jul 24Nature, Published online: 24 July 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-02440-3One of the closest extrasolar planets to our Solar System is the most frigid ever to be directly imaged.
Astronomers discover ‘super-Jupiter’ giant exoplanet
The Independent - Wed 24 Jul 24The planet has a mass more than six times that of Jupiter.
Massive cold exoplanet spotted close by with JWST
Cosmos Magazine - Wed 24 Jul 24An artist’s impression of the big, cold exoplanet. Credit: T. Müller (MPIA/HdA) Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have discovered a huge exoplanet less than 12 light-years ...
Webb images nearest super-Jupiter, opening a new window to exoplanet research
Phys.org - Wed 24 Jul 24Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), an MPIA-led team of astronomers imaged a new exoplanet that orbits a star in the nearby triple system Epsilon Indi. The planet is a cold super-Jupiter ...
Webb images nearest super-Jupiter, opening a new window to exoplanet research, Scienmag - Wed 24 Jul 24Mars Rover Is Finally Leaving the Crater It's Inhabited for Years
CNET Cutting Edge - Mon 2 Sep 24The plucky little Perseverance rover has spent the past 3.5 years collecting samples from a crater and is ready to move up to bigger things.
NASA's Perseverance rover begins ambitious ascent up a Mars crater rim
SPACE.com - Fri 30 Aug 24NASA's Perseverance Mars rover has started off on its most ambitious ascent yet to the rim of Jezero Crater. ...
NASA's Perseverance Is Finally Leaving the Mars Crater It's Inhabited for Years
CNET Cutting Edge - Thu 29 Aug 24The plucky little Mars rover has spent the last 3.5 years collecting samples from the bottom of a crater, and it's ready to move up to bigger things.
This YouTube video can help flush water out of your smartphone
Techspot - Wed 28 Aug 24Consumers are increasingly turning to YouTube videos that claim to be able to remove water from your device using sound. The idea works much like the water eject feature on the Apple Watch. ...
200 Mars Meteorites That Hit Earth Were Ejected From Just 5 Craters
ScienceAlert - Wed 28 Aug 24"Really amazing."
200 meteorites on Earth traced to 5 craters on Mars
Livescience - Tue 27 Aug 24Astronomers have traced the origins of 200 meteorites to five impact craters in two volcanic regions on Mars, known as Tharsis and Elysium. ...
200 meteorites on Earth traced to 5 craters on Mars , SPACE.com - Fri 23 Aug 24Our Moon Was Likely Covered in a Magma Ocean Long Ago, and New Data From India's Lunar Rover Supports That Theory
Smithsonian Magazine - Tue 27 Aug 24Soil composition measurements from the Chandrayaan-3 mission reveal white rock called ferroan anorthosite, which would have floated to the surface in an ocean of magma
How can we protect humans on Mars from radiation from solar storms?
SPACE.com - Mon 26 Aug 24As space agencies and private companies look toward sending human crews to Mars, they'll have to find ways to mitigate the dangers posed by high-energy radiation ...
Just 5 impacts on Mars sent hundreds of meteorites to Earth
Popular Science - Fri 23 Aug 24Meteorites that strike Earth don’t always come from the deepest regions of our solar system—sometimes they originate from one of our closest planetary neighbors. In fact, researchers over ...
Lunar Lander Proves An Ancient Ocean Of Magma Once Covered The Moon
HotHardware - Thu 22 Aug 24New findings by India’s Chandrayaan lunar probe seem to validate an idea called the Lunar Magma Ocean theory concerning how the Moon formed. Scientists have hypothesized that when the Moon ...
It's Official: Scientists Confirmed What's Inside The Moon
ScienceAlert - Wed 21 Aug 24The verdict is in.
The moon was once covered in an ocean of magma: new data supports theory
Popular Science - Wed 21 Aug 24Around 4.5 billion years ago, a Mars-sized protoplanet referred to as Theia had a very bad day. Its orbit set it on a collision course with another, larger protoplanet, and the two came together ...
Starpath accelerates moon water mining plans with $12M seed funding
TechCrunch - Tue 20 Aug 24NASA and the space industry are in agreement: if we want to establish a permanent human presence on the moon, we’ll need to make use of every native resource we can — and none are as important ...
Watch Chinese researchers test out new Mars and moon rover tech (video)
SPACE.com - Mon 19 Aug 24Researchers from universities across China are testing out their designs for rovers for exploring the moon and Mars. ...
With space agencies racing to the moon, scientists are making a lunar 'time zone'
SPACE.com - Mon 19 Aug 24Scientists aiming to build a lunar GPS are trying to create a new lunar 'time zone' that's standardized with Earth time. ...
Meteorites give the Moon its extremely thin atmosphere
Ars Technica - Sat 17 Aug 24Enlarge / Artist's rendition of the LADEE mission above the lunar surface. (credit: NASA/ Dana Berry) The Moon may not have much of an atmosphere, mostly because of its weak ...
Scientists predict Earth days could become 25 hours long as our moon drifts away
Daily Mail - Fri 16 Aug 24Scientists found that as the moon moves further away, its changing gravitational impact on the Earth is slowing the planet's rotation and making days incrementally longer.
How to See Two More Meteor Showers This Month
CNET Cutting Edge - Fri 16 Aug 24The Kappa Cygnids meteor shower is set to peak on Aug. 17, while Alpha Aurigids starts its peak on Aug. 31.
US agency develops a new standard for timekeeping on the Moon
Techspot - Thu 15 Aug 24While traditional atomic clocks are pushing the boundaries of time measurement precision with science fiction-like technological breakthroughs, those organizing the future of space exploration ...
Earth’s days were once 2 hours longer — and that may have triggered one of the biggest evolutionary explosions in history, study suggests
Livescience - Thu 15 Aug 24The moon was once thousands of miles farther away than it is now, and Earth's days were 2.2 hours longer, a new study finds. ...
The Supermoon Blue Moon is coming. Here's what to expect
SPACE.com - Thu 15 Aug 24Discover the August Supermoon Blue Moon. Learn what it is, when to see it, and what to expect from this stunning sight. ...
What do meteor showers look like?
ZME Science - Thu 15 Aug 24The Perseids (probably the most famous meteor shower) are peaking this week. But what do they look like?
1st 'blue supermoon' of 2024 rises Monday: How to see the 'Sturgeon Moon' at its biggest and best
Livescience - Thu 15 Aug 24The year's first supermoon is also the third full moon in a summer that includes four, making it a 'blue supermoon'. Here's how to see August's full Sturgeon Moon ...
Perseid meteor shower rains 'shooting stars' over Stonehenge in glorious astrophotography image
Livescience - Wed 14 Aug 24A UK-based astrophotographer captured this stunning composite image of the Perseid meteor shower raining "shooting stars" over Stonehenge. ...
Researchers want to build 'streetlights' on the moon — and they'd be taller than the Statue of Liberty
SPACE.com - Wed 14 Aug 24A private company has received funding from the U.S. government to build the first-ever "streetlights" on the moon — towering, Statue of Liberty-sized structures ...
Researchers figure out how to keep clocks on the Earth, Moon in sync
Ars Technica - Tue 13 Aug 24Enlarge / Without adjustments for relativity, clocks here and on the Moon would rapidly diverge. (credit: NASA) Timing is everything these days. Our communications and GPS ...
Watch a Perseid fireball light up the skies above Macedonia in this striking video
SPACE.com - Tue 13 Aug 24Watch a stunning Perseid fireball blaze over Lake Ohrid, Macedonia in this incredible video. ...
Rare supermoon set to light up the night sky this week - here's how you can spot the celestial wonder
Daily Mail - Tue 13 Aug 24The rare Sturgeon supermoon will light up the night sky this month - kicking off a series of back-to-back giant moons that we'll see over the next few months. Here's how you can see it.
Earth from space: High winds paint puzzling ice streaks across the sea in Antarctica
Livescience - Tue 13 Aug 24A 2021 satellite photo captured rare, wispy streaks of ice stretching across an ocean channel separating the Ronne Ice Shelf and a patch of multi-year sea ice in ...
Moon Cycles and Menstrual Cycles
The Scientist - Mon 12 Aug 24A long-term study finds that moon cycles and menstrual cycles align at certain times of women’s lives, shedding new light on the full moon and menstrual cycle relationship.
Our Moon May Have Had Mini Moons When It Was Brand-New
Extremetech - Mon 12 Aug 24So-called 'moonlets' might exist around distant exoplanets and their moons, a new study shows.
Rare Perseid meteor shower and northern lights display excites stargazers worldwide (photos, videos)
SPACE.com - Mon 12 Aug 24Witness the rare convergence of the Perseid meteor shower and the northern lights in these stunning photos from skywatchers worldwide. ...
Catch the Perseid meteor shower at its peak late tonight into tomorrow
Engadget - Sun 11 Aug 24The Perseid meteor shower is one we can count on every summer for a great show, weather permitting, and this year’s event reaches its peak tonight. Late Sunday night into the pre-dawn hours ...
How to Witness the Perseids Meteor Shower's Dazzling Peak Tonight
CNET - Sun 11 Aug 24It's been a memorable year for skygazers amid eclipses and auroras, and now here comes the annual meteor shower, which can produce up to 100 meteors per hour.
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 123 —The Mighty Perseids
SPACE.com - Sat 10 Aug 24On Episode 123 of This Week In Space, Rod and guest host Isaac Arthur talk with astronomer Steve Fentress about the Perseids meteor shower. ...
The Perseid meteor shower will dazzle the sky this weekend. Here's how to see it
Salon - Fri 9 Aug 24Peak views of the shooting stars, expected in the pre-dawn hours on Sunday, can be enjoyed all over the world
Beyond the horizon: Astrophotography under Kyrgyzstan's pristine dark skies
SPACE.com - Fri 9 Aug 24Here's what it's like to experience Kyrgyzstan's clear pristine skies, a stargazer's paradise. ...
No, You Can’t See the Great Wall of China from Space
Scientific American - Fri 9 Aug 24Reports of Earth-orbiting astronauts glimpsing the Great Wall of China and many other artificial structures are wildly exaggerated, but humanity’s planetary influence isn’t entirely ...
Perseid Meteor Shower Joins Stunning Mars and Jupiter Conjunction
Scientific American - Fri 9 Aug 24Early risers get a double sky treat: a Mars and Jupiter conjunction and the Perseid meteor shower at once
Get the Twinkly Squares Starter Kit for Just $160, an All-Time Low
CNET Cutting Edge - Fri 9 Aug 24These make for an excellent way to add a bit more color to any room.
How to tell the difference between meteor and satellite streaks in photos
SPACE.com - Fri 9 Aug 24Discover the key differences between meteor streaks and satellite streaks in photos. Learn how to identify each with these expert tips and tricks. ...
Yarlung Tsangpo: The deepest canyon on land hides a tree taller than the Statue of Liberty
Livescience - Fri 9 Aug 24The Yarlung Tsangpo Grand Canyon is Earth's largest terrestrial canyon, stretching 314 miles long and almost 20,000 feet from top to bottom at its deepest point ...
Two More Meteor Showers Are Coming: Here's How to See Them
CNET - Thu 8 Aug 24Kappa Cygnids is set to peak on Aug. 17 while Alpha Aurigids starts its peak on Aug. 31.
Where to Watch the 2024 Perseid Meteor Shower This Weekend
KQED Science - Thu 8 Aug 24The Perseid meteor shower is the most anticipated light show of the year. And while the Perseids have already been illuminating our dark skies as of late July, they’re expected to peak ...
How to watch the Perseid meteor shower live online this weekend
SPACE.com - Thu 8 Aug 24Find out where and when you can watch the peak of the Perseid meteor shower online for free. ...
Newborn moon may have had many mini-siblings in Earth orbit long ago
SPACE.com - Thu 8 Aug 24When Earth and our moon were much closer together than they are now, the duo could have had tiny companions, or a disk revolving around them in orbits around the ...
NASA tells Americans to flee cities during Perseid meteor shower this weekend
Daily Mail - Wed 7 Aug 24The most spectacular meteor shower of the year will peak this weekend. The Perseid meteor shower, set to peak from the evening of August 11 through August 12.
Group of ancient stars spotted near the sun could rewrite the Milky Way's history
SPACE.com - Wed 7 Aug 24Researchers using the Gaia space telescope studied some ancient stars near the sun, revealing that our corner of the Milky Way may be billions of years older than ...
Group of ancient stars spotted near the sun could rewrite the Milky Way's history , Livescience - Mon 5 Aug 24Night sky for tonight: Visible planets, stars and more in this evening's sky
SPACE.com - Wed 7 Aug 24Find out what you can see in the night sky for tonight, from planets and stars to dazzling meteor showers. ...
Powerful solar eruption temporarily rips 'tail' off Earth's magnetosphere
Livescience - Wed 7 Aug 24A massive disturbance in the solar wind caused Earth’s magnetosphere to fly without its usual tail. ...
Jupiter Mars conjunction: How to see the Red Planet and the Giant Planet side-by-side in the sky next week
Livescience - Wed 7 Aug 24Look east before dawn on Wednesday, Aug. 14, to see the giant planet and the Red Planet just a third of a degree from one another in a rare planetary conjunction. ...
Perseid Meteor Shower 2024 Is About to Hit Its Peak. Here's How to Watch.
ScienceAlert - Tue 6 Aug 24A summer spectacle you won't want to miss.
Stellar oddball: Nearby star rotates unlike any other
SPACE.com - Tue 6 Aug 24V889 Herculis is an oddball unlike any other star we've ever seen. The nearby sun-like star rotates in a strange way that defies prediction. ...
Perseid meteor shower 2024 peaks this weekend. Here's how to see summer's best 'shooting stars'
SPACE.com - Mon 5 Aug 24The 2024 Perseid meteor shower should reach its peak during the overnight hours of Aug. 11 into early Aug. 12, when there is almost no moon. ...
How to Watch the Perseids, the 'Best Meteor Shower of the Year'
Smithsonian Magazine - Mon 5 Aug 24The annual celestial event is one of the year's most anticipated, and it will peak from August 11 to 12
The sun is a 'runaway world collector' that can trap passing rogue planets
SPACE.com - Mon 5 Aug 24The sun could collect rogue planets and hold them at the outskirts of the solar system for millions of years, occasionally trading them with neighboring star Alpha ...
See brilliant Venus, exquisite Earthshine and the Perseid meteor shower peak this week
SPACE.com - Mon 5 Aug 24Here's how to see a dazzlingly bright Venus, an eerie view of Earthshine and the peak of the Perseid meteor shower, this week. ...
What Is the Big Bang? The Beginning of the Universe, Explained
Extremetech - Mon 5 Aug 24We are the Universe trying to understand itself. How, and why, did we come to be? Why does the Universe take the shape it does? To understand our place in the cosmos, we look to what has gone ...
Do meteor showers threaten satellites and astronauts on the International Space Station?
SPACE.com - Mon 5 Aug 24We evaluate how the International Space Station is protected from the impacts of tiny meteoroids and the level of risk to smaller satellites. ...
JWST uncovers ancient galaxy, challenging cosmic theories and baffling scientists
Techspot - Mon 5 Aug 24Dubbed JADES-GS-z14-0, the galaxy was first spotted by Webb's Near InfraRed Spectrograph (NIRSpec) earlier this year. It formed around 300 million years after the Big Bang, estimated to be 13.8 ...
The moon and Venus join close together tonight
SPACE.com - Mon 5 Aug 24Of all of the monthly meetings between the moon and Venus this year, this one is by far the closest. ...
New moon of August 2024: Venus in conjunction
SPACE.com - Mon 5 Aug 24The day after the new moon , the moon will be in conjunction with Venus, passing just under the planet low on the horizon in the night sky. ...
Space photo of the week: A cosmic butterfly emerges from a star's violent death
Livescience - Mon 5 Aug 24A Hawaii telescope just captured a sun-like star's glowing remains after it collapsed in a supernova explosion. The resulting butterfly-shaped nebula is a sight ...
The Perseid meteor shower is about to peak. Here's when to see the most 'shooting stars'.
Livescience - Mon 5 Aug 24Up to 75 'shooting stars' per hour may be visible as the annual Perseid meteor shower peaks on Sunday and Monday (Aug. 11 and Aug. 12). The annual shower is linked ...
James Webb telescope confirms the earliest galaxy in the universe is bursting with way more stars than we thought possible
Livescience - Fri 2 Aug 24The light from the most distant galaxy in the known universe suggests that there's something off about our current cosmological models, a new James Webb Space Telescope ...
Once-in-a-lifetime nova explosion from T Coronae Borealis will create a 'new star' in the sky
Livescience - Fri 2 Aug 24The T Coronae Borealis nova will soon burst into life above our heads for the first time in 78 years. ...
How Do Stars Really Die?
Scientific American - Fri 2 Aug 24There’s more than one way for a star to die. Some go with a whimper, and some go with a very, very big bang
A 'New Star' Will Soon Appear in The Sky: Here's How to See It
ScienceAlert - Fri 2 Aug 24It's your once-in-a-lifetime chance.
What happens when you don’t have enough ingredients to make a planet?
Popular Science - Thu 1 Aug 24If you have a big pile of Lego blocks, there are a multitude of possibilities for what you can make. If you have just a handful of Legos, you can maybe assemble one creation before you run ...
Runaway 'failed star' races through the cosmos at 1.2 million mph
Livescience - Thu 1 Aug 24Citizen scientists have discovered what may be a brown dwarf racing through the cosmos at around 1.2 million miles per hour. Now astronomers want to know what launched ...
Nearby Earth-Sized Planet Discovered in Habitable Zone
ScienceAlert - Wed 31 Jul 24A close neighbor with potential for life.
Jupiter's surreal clouds swirl in new van Gogh-esque view from NASA's Juno probe
Livescience - Wed 31 Jul 24Vivid clouds swirl across Jupiter's skies like colorful brushstrokes in a new photo from NASA's Juno spacecraft. ...
NASA Retires Asteroid-Hunting Telescope
Scientific American - Wed 31 Jul 24NASA’s NEOWISE telescope has searched for asteroids, brown dwarfs and luminous galaxies. The spacecraft will soon burn up in Earth’s atmosphere
Key to rapid planet formation
idw-online - Wed 31 Jul 24Researchers at LMU, the ORIGINS Excellence Cluster, and the Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research (MPS) have developed a new model to explain the formation of giant planets such as ...
Key To Rapid Planet Formation, Mirage News - Fri 2 Aug 24Key to rapid planet formation, ScienceDaily - Thu 1 Aug 24
AI Helps Astronomers Spot Stars Gobbling Up Planets, Mirage News - Thu 1 Aug 24
Key to rapid planet formation, Eurekalert - Thu 1 Aug 24
Key to rapid planet formation, Scienmag - Thu 1 Aug 24
Secret to Fast Planet Formation Found, Mirage News - Thu 1 Aug 24
Astrophysics: Key to rapid planet formation, AlphaGalileo - Thu 1 Aug 24
New Guest Star to Appear in Sky 2024: Scientist Explains, Mirage News - Thu 1 Aug 24
Rotation Of Nearby Star Stuns Astronomers, Mirage News - Wed 31 Jul 24
Roadmap Unveiled to Boost Exoplanet Exploration with JWST, Mirage News - Wed 24 Jul 24
Discovery of ancient stars on the stellar thin disk of the Milky Way
idw-online - Wed 31 Jul 24Machine learning shed new light on the formation history of our Milky Way: a surprising discovery about the evolution of our galaxy using data from the Gaia mission found a large number of ancient ...
A star is about to explode. Here's how to watch it
L.A. Times - Mon 29 Jul 24Astronomers around the world are preparing for one of the most anticipated cosmic firework shows of the year — but you don't need a fancy telescope to join in.
New images reveal the truth about chilly giant exoplanet 12 light-years from Earth
Techspot - Sat 27 Jul 24Epsilon Indi Ab, located approximately 12 light-years from Earth, is several times the mass of Jupiter and orbits the K-type star Epsilon Indi A, which is similar in age to our Sun but slightly ...
Earth is wobbling and days are getting longer — and humans are to blame
SPACE.com - Sat 27 Jul 24New studies, which utilized AI to monitor the effects of climate change on Earth's spin, have shown that our days are getting increasingly longer and that our planet ...
James Webb Space Telescope Directly Images Coldest Planet Yet
Extremetech - Fri 26 Jul 24Astronomers have never been able to directly study an exoplanet like this one.
NASA's Image Of An Alien Planet 12 Light Years Away Gives Astronomers Chills
HotHardware - Thu 25 Jul 24An international team of astronomers using NASA’s Webb Space Telescope captured an exoplanet 12 light years away in a location that may be familiar to fans of science fiction. The alien planet ...
Webb directly images giant exoplanet that isn’t where it should be
Ars Technica - Wed 24 Jul 24Enlarge / Image of Epsilon Indi A at two wavelengths, with the position of its host star indicated by an asterisk. (credit: T. Müller (MPIA/HdA), E. Matthews (MPIA)) We ...
James Webb Space Telescope directly images its coldest exoplanet target yet
SPACE.com - Wed 24 Jul 24Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have investigated a super-Jupiter that is one of the coldest exoplanets ever directly imaged. ...
JWST Discovers a Super-Jupiter: Its First Directly Imaged Exoplanet
ScienceAlert - Wed 24 Jul 24Incredible!
JWST detects a new exoplanet six times larger than Jupiter
Popular Science - Wed 24 Jul 24In a new study published July 24 in Nature, a 19-member team of scientists from around the world report the discovery of a new supergiant exoplanet orbiting the star Eps Ind A. The planet—named ...
Jupiter-Sized Exoplanet Rains Glass and Smells Like Rotten Eggs
CNET Cutting Edge - Wed 24 Jul 24The atmosphere of this exoplanet is rife with hydrogen sulfide -- and it rains shards of molten glass.
The spinning of Earth's inner core is slowing down. Is this how it all ends?
L.A. Times - Wed 24 Jul 24A USC professor has confirmed what many scientists already believed. Rotation of the solid iron ball at Earth's center is slowing.
New study suggests we could give Mars a thicker atmosphere — using dust
Astronomy.com - Tue 27 Aug 24Wouldn’t it be nice if we could just snap our fingers and make Mars habitable? Admittedly, the challenges in the way of inhabiting the Red Planet are daunting. It’s cold, dry, and ...
India’s lunar rover found remnants of the Moon’s ancient global magma ocean
Astronomy.com - Wed 21 Aug 244.5 billion years ago, amid the chaos of the early solar system, the young Earth was rocked by a cataclysmic collision with another planet the size of Mars. The debris flung into space eventually ...
August's supermoon kicks off four months of lunar spectacles
Voice of America - Thu 15 Aug 24cape canaveral, florida — The first of four supermoons this year rises next week, providing tantalizing views of Earth's constant companion. Stargazers can catch the first act Monday as ...
Catch the Perseid meteor shower! This Week in Astronomy with Dave Eicher
Astronomy.com - Mon 12 Aug 24The best meteor shower of the year is here — the Perseids, peaking Aug. 12 and 13. All you need to do is go out under a clear sky, get away from city lights if possible, and look straight ...
Astronomy enthusiasts prepare for annual Perseid meteor shower
CBSNews - Mon 12 Aug 24Excitement is building for an annual meteor shower that is expected to peak this weekend. Brian Hackney reports. (8-9-24)
Mars and Jupiter get chummy in the night sky
Voice of America - Sat 10 Aug 24CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida — Mars and Jupiter are cozying up in the night sky for their closest rendezvous this decade. They’ll be so close Wednesday, at least from our perspective, that ...
The Sky This Week from August 9 to 16: A conjunction of Mars and Jupiter
Astronomy.com - Fri 9 Aug 24Friday, August 9Still about 50° high in the west some two hours after the Sun has set, our target for tonight is NGC 5962, a so-called “flocculent” spiral in the constellation Serpens Caput. ...
Good viewing conditions expected for peak of this week's Perseid meteor shower
UPI - Thu 8 Aug 24The annual Perseid meteor shower is set to peak later this week with ideal viewing conditions anticipated in most places, according to reports.
Good viewing conditions expected for peak of this week's Perseid meteor shower, SpaceDaily - Fri 9 Aug 24How to watch the Perseids, 2024’s best meteor shower
Astronomy.com - Thu 8 Aug 24With high rates of meteors and balmy summer temperatures, the Perseid meteor shower is one of the most celebrated of the year. Second in peak rate only to the December Geminids, the Perseid ...
How legendary dark-sky advocate David Crawford sparked the fight against light pollution
Astronomy.com - Mon 5 Aug 24David L. Crawford, an astronomer and one of the pioneers of the modern dark-sky movement, died peacefully July 22 in Carlsbad, California. During a decadeslong tenure at Kitt Peak National Observatory ...
Digging down to the oldest stars: Galactic archeology in the Sagittarius dwarf cluster
Astrobites - Mon 5 Aug 24Title: Pristine Inner Galaxy Survey (PIGS) IX: The largest detailed chemical analysis of very metal-poor stars in the Sagittarius dwarf galaxyAuthors: Federico Sestito, Sara Vitali, Paula Jofre, ...
See the Perseids and Southern Delta Aquariids in a Stunning Double Meteor Shower
Wired Science Blogs - Mon 5 Aug 24Across the Northern Hemisphere, August will see beautiful displays of meteors. Here's everything you need to know to enjoy them.
What is a light echo?
Astronomy.com - Fri 2 Aug 24In Hubble pictures taken just months apart of V838 Monocerotis, the dust ring around this star grows by several light-years during that time, called a “light echo.” How can something grow ...
Disk And Atmosphere Composition Of Multi-Planet Systems
Astrobiology - Wed 31 Jul 24In protoplanetary disks, small mm-cm-sized pebbles drift inwards which can aid planetary growth and influence the chemical composition of their natal disks. Gaps in protoplanetary disks can ...
Scorching Storms On Distant Worlds Revealed In New Detail By JWST
Astrobiology - Wed 31 Jul 24Astronomers have created the most detailed weather report so far for two distant worlds beyond our own solar system. The international study – the first of its kind – reveals the extreme ...
Star alignment and a Planet’s origin: Case of HIP 65426
Astrobites - Fri 26 Jul 24Title: HIP 65426 is a High-Frequency Delta Scuti Pulsator in Plausible Spin-Orbit Alignment with its Directly Imaged ExoplanetAuthors: Aldo G. Sepulveda, Daniel Huber, Timothy R. Bedding, Daniel ...
NASA telescope spots super Jupiter that takes more than a century to go around its star
Voice of America - Wed 24 Jul 24CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida — A super Jupiter has been spotted around a neighboring star by the Webb Space Telescope — and it has a super orbit. The planet is roughly the same diameter ...
JWST directly images a surprise super-Jupiter planet
Astronomy.com - Wed 24 Jul 24A case of cosmic mistaken identity led to astronomers finding a new exoplanet where an old one should have been. The world, Epsilon Indi Ab, now takes the place of a planet with the same designation ...
Webb Images Cold Exoplanet Epsilon Indi Ab 12 Light-Years Away
Astrobiology - Wed 24 Jul 24If alien astronomers in a nearby star system had a telescope like NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, and they pointed it toward our solar system, then Jupiter might look very much like this ...
Webb images new, cold exoplanet 12 light-years away
ESA - Wed 24 Jul 24An international team of astronomers using the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope have directly imaged an exoplanet roughly 12 light-years from Earth. While there were hints that the ...
Perseverance Kicks off the Crater Rim Campaign
SpaceDaily - Fri 30 Aug 24Pasadena CA (JPL) Aug 30, 2024 Perseverance is officially headed into a new phase of scientific investigation on the Jezero Crater rim! For the last 2 months, the Perseverance rover has ...
New UNLV startup is tapping “unseen river” of water hidden in ambient air
Eurekalert - Thu 29 Aug 24A newly launched UNLV startup advances the search for water sustainability solutions to the Southwest climate crisis.
Discover the Moon Like Never Before: Scientists Unveil World’s First High-Definition Geologic Atlas of the Entire Moon
SciTechDaily - Sun 25 Aug 24https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1044498 New lunar geologic atlas offers detailed maps and updated geological insights to aid in Moon exploration. The world’s first high-definition ...
How Scientists Are Turning Moon Dust Into Drinking Water
SciTechDaily - Sat 24 Aug 24Researchers have developed a method to produce significant amounts of water on the Moon by reacting lunar regolith with hydrogen. This innovative process could potentially yield over 50 kg of ...
Study identifies key materials for shielding astronauts from Mars radiation
SpaceDaily - Sat 24 Aug 24Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 26, 2024 Researchers have pinpointed a range of materials, including specific plastics, rubber, synthetic fibers, and Martian soil (regolith), as effective options ...
Proposed technique for large-scale water production on the Moon
SpaceDaily - Sat 24 Aug 24Sydney, Australia (SPX) Aug 23, 2024 Water is vital for human survival on the lunar surface, making it a significant focus of research. A team led by Prof. WANG Junqiang at the Ningbo Institute ...
Chandrayaan’s Pragyan rover offers evidence of magma ocean on young moon
The Hindu - Wed 21 Aug 24As Pragyan travelled around 100 m from the lander over two weeks, it occasionally stopped to observe moon dust with its instruments
Near-term NASA Mars and lunar in situ propellant production: complexity versus simplicity
Eurekalert - Wed 21 Aug 24Any plan to send a human crew to explore Moon or Mars requires many tons of propellant to blast off from Moon or Mars for return to Earth. Two propellants are needed: (a) a fuel, typically either ...
Crystalline Clues Unlock the Secrets of the Moon’s Interior
SciTechDaily - Wed 21 Aug 24Experimental investigations have been conducted on the partition coefficients of first-transition row elements between olivine and silicate melt. Olivine is the first mineral to crystallize ...
JUICE probe to perform critical Lunar-Earth flyby
SpaceDaily - Thu 15 Aug 24Berlin, Germany (SPX) Aug 15, 2024 The European Space Agency's (ESA) JUICE mission is set to undergo an important space maneuver called the Lunar-Earth Gravity Assist (LEGA). This complex ...
Creating a Unified Time System for the Moon
SpaceDaily - Wed 14 Aug 24Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 14, 2024 Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have devised a new timekeeping system specifically for the Moon, addressing the ...
Perseids meteor shower peaking from today
The Hindu - Sun 11 Aug 24The Perseid meteors are debris left behind by the comet Swift-Tuttle
Prepare for the Perseids and a pretty planetary pairing
SpaceDaily - Sat 10 Aug 24Washington DC (SPX) Aug 10, 2024 The year's long-awaited Perseid meteor shower will be accompanied by a graceful planetary conjunction. It's well worth staying up all night to watch. The ...
Secrets of Rapid Planet Formation: Protoplanetary Puzzles Solved at Hyper Speed
SciTechDaily - Tue 6 Aug 24Researchers have developed a new model for planet formation that shows how disturbances in protoplanetary disks can quickly form gas giants. This process is more...
Astronomers Propose New Technosignature: Silicon-Based Solar Panels
Sci.News - Fri 2 Aug 24In a new paper published in the Astrophysical Journal, Dr. Ravi Kopparapu and colleagues assessed the potential detectability of solar panels made of silicon on an Earth-like exoplanet as a ...
NASA scientists on why we might not spot solar panel technosignatures
Eurekalert - Fri 2 Aug 24A recent paper published May 24 in the Astrophysical Journal postulates that if advanced extraterrestrial civilizations exist, one reason they might be hard to detect with telescopes from ...
Key Insights into Rapid Formation of Giant Planets
SpaceDaily - Thu 1 Aug 24Berlin, Germany (SPX) Aug 02, 2024 A team of researchers at LMU has developed a novel model that explains the formation of giant planets like Jupiter. This model provides deeper insights ...
Milky Way’s Thin Disk Formed Less Than One Billion Years from Big Bang, New Study Suggests
Sci.News - Thu 1 Aug 24Using data from ESA’s Gaia mission, astronomers have found a large number of metal-poor stars older than 13 billion years on orbits similar to that of our Sun. The post Milky Way’s Thin ...
The rotation of a nearby star stuns astronomers
ScienceDaily - Wed 31 Jul 24Astronomers have found that the rotational profile of a nearby star, V889 Herculis, differs considerably from that of the Sun. The observation provides insights into the fundamental stellar ...
The rotation of a nearby star stuns astronomers, Scienmag - Wed 31 Jul 24The rotation of a nearby star stuns astronomers, Eurekalert - Wed 31 Jul 24
The rotation of a nearby star stuns astronomers, AlphaGalileo - Wed 31 Jul 24
Jupiter’s Twin? Webb Telescope Unveils a Frosty Look-Alike Just 12 Light-Years Away
SciTechDaily - Sat 27 Jul 24Epsilon Indi Ab is colder than any other imaged planet beyond our solar system. If alien astronomers in a nearby star system had a telescope...
Webb Spots Closest Super-Jupiter Paving Way for New Exoplanet Research
SpaceDaily - Thu 25 Jul 24Berlin, Germany (SPX) Jul 25, 2024 "We were excited when we realised we had imaged this new planet," said Elisabeth Matthews, a researcher at the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy in Heidelberg, ...
NASA's Webb Images Cold Exoplanet 12 Light-Years Away
Newswise - Wed 24 Jul 24If alien astronomers in a nearby star system had a telescope like NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, and they pointed it toward our solar system, then Jupiter might look very much like this ...
NASA’s Webb images cold exoplanet 12 light-years away, Scienmag - Wed 24 Jul 24NASA’s Webb images cold exoplanet 12 light-years away, Eurekalert - Wed 24 Jul 24
NASA's Webb Images Cold Exoplanet 12 Light-Years Away, Mirage News - Wed 24 Jul 24
Webb Captures Nearest Super-Jupiter, Pioneers Exoplanet Study, Mirage News - Wed 24 Jul 24
Producing "artificial stars" to calibrate telescopes
Newswise - Wed 24 Jul 24Astronomy professor Jonathan Gagne will be part of the Landolt space mission, which involves solving problems caused by errors in astronomical calibrations.
Webb Directly Images Temperate Super-Jupiter around Epsilon Indi A
Sci.News - Wed 24 Jul 24Astronomers using Webb’s MIRI (Mid-Infrared Instrument) have imaged Epsilon Indi Ab, a gas giant several times the mass of Jupiter located around 12 light-years away from Earth. The post ...
Images of nearest 'super-Jupiter' open a new window to exoplanet research
ScienceDaily - Wed 24 Jul 24Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), astronomers imaged a new exoplanet that orbits a star in the nearby triple system Epsilon Indi. The planet is a cold super-Jupiter exhibiting a temperature ...
Webb’s Super-Jupiter Breakthrough: Oldest and Coldest Exoplanet Ever Imaged
SciTechDaily - Wed 24 Jul 24Researchers using the JWST have captured a new image of Eps Ind Ab, a super-Jupiter with an orbital distance significantly greater than previously estimated. This...