Researchers have potentially found a Neptune-sized exomoon orbiting a Jupiter-sized planet in a system with a Sun-like star, making it the second such potential exomoon discovered to date.
Time for weekly news round up with @WSHCrew. This week the crew will discuss about local bubble, exomoon candidate, blood in space, and more at #365DaysofAstro
Time for 2021 highlight with @AwesomeAstroPod. Starting with usual Xmas frivolity to go to NASA’s coverage of Elon Musk’s Penetrating Explorer Neo Insertion System rocket delivering NASA’s Advanced Solar System probe to Uranus and look back at the astronomy and space exploration highlights of 2021.
Hypervelocity star almost kicked outta the Milky Way! And discussion with Alan Stern on what we have learned about Ultima Thule since New Horizons completed its flyby.
Strange Ice Spikes in Europa and can a moon has moons?
We have a new object in the Kuiper belt: 2015 TG387, “The Goblin”!