Gemini North | The Daily Space

Dual quasars; tidal disruption events; and a halo for Andromeda

Aug 31, 2020 | Daily Space, Galaxies, Gemini North, Quasar, Supermassive Black Holes

Join us today as we examine observations for dual quasars in the process of merging and a star being torn apart by its supermassive black hole. Plus, Hubble data used to map a halo around the Andromeda galaxy.

Europa, Ganymede, and more pictures of Comet NEOWISE

Aug 26, 2020 | Comets, Daily Space, ESA, Gemini North, Jupiter, Our Solar System

Join us today as we look at how fractures on Europa’s surface are leading scientists to reevaluate the geologic past of the Jovian moon. Speaking of Jovian moons, Sweden has finished an instrument for the JUICE mission that will measure electromagnetic fields and map the oceans of Ganymede. And finally, Comet NEOWISE continues to make headlines with new images from Hubble and Gemini.

Short gamma-ray burst’s afterglow detected; young star found with spiral disk; red giants with starspots rotate quickly; machine learning helps predict survivability of planetary systems

Jul 14, 2020 | Cosmology, Daily Space, Exoplanets, Gemini North, Stars

First, we look at how researchers detected the afterglow of a short gamma ray burst a mere 3.8 billion years after the Big Bang. Then we examine the discoveries of a spiral structure in the disk of a young, heavy star and how red giant stars with large starspots spin faster than those without. And finally, we see how machine learning can be used to predict what planetary systems are most likely to survive.