This week we take a loot at Dark Comets, Io’s gooey mantle, the colonization of a Ryugu sample, galaxies growing too fast too early, and more.
Jan 3rd: Science Here & Far
EVSN Archive
Dec 27th: Impact Gardening Churns Surface of Saturn’s Moon Europa
Over tens of millions of years, Europa has been churned by impacts to the depth of 30 cm & the search for biosignatures must below that zone.
Dec 20th: Searching for Dark Energy in Black Holes
From baby planets to ancient black holes, let’s look at the week’s space news.
Dec 13th: Eccentric Minor Planet to Make Close Pass to Saturn’s Orbit in 2030
Astronomers will have a chance to observe a rare trans-Neptunian object from up close when 2014 UN271 make a close pass to Saturn’s orbit at the end of the decade
Dec 6th: Trojan Asteroids: Understanding the Past to Explore the Future
Nov 29th: Pluto’s Atmosphere Freezing Out as Pluto Moves Away
Stellar occultation when Pluto passed in front of a distant star gives info that Pluto’s atmosphere is freezing
Nov 22nd: Mars Could Have Supported Life Longer Than Thought
Astronomers discovered that Climate in Mars three billion years ago was similar to Earth now, with a stable ocean in the northern hemisphere
Nov 15th: Aerospace vs Climate Change
Nov 8th: Aquatic Planets Like Earth Could Abound in Milky Way
The formation of rocky worlds from dust particles containing ice & carbon, increasing the possibility of Milky Way filled with aquatic planets
Nov 1st: Hera & Clipper Plan With Other Worlds
Join us today as we deep dive into Hera and Clippers journey to look at other worlds, also news from black holes.