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Detection of High-Energy Particle Confirms Decades Old Theory

Mar 15, 2021 | Asteroids, Cosmology, Daily Space, Earth, Galaxies, Mars, Observatories, Physics, Sky Watching, Spacecraft, Supernovae Remnants

The IceCube Neutrino Observatory in Antarctica detected an electron antineutrino, confirming another piece of the Standard Model and proving that neutrino astronomy is feasible. Plus, a meteorite, wormholes, zodiacal light, and our weekly What’s Up segment.

Six-Exoplanet System in Resonance, Challenges Formation Theories

Jan 27, 2021 | Daily Space, Earth, Exoplanets, Galaxies, Kepler, Quantum, Supermassive Black Holes

It’s a day ending in ‘y’, and planetary formation theories are once again being challenged. This time the challenge comes from a six-planet system with five planets in resonance. Plus a cloudless Jupiter, TRAPPIST-1, volcanoes, and some science of the weird.

Powerful GRB is Actually Giant Flare From Magnetar in Nearby Galaxy

Jan 15, 2021 | AAS, Asteroids, Daily Space, Earth, Jupiter, Mars, Moon, Neutron Stars / Pulsars, Observatories, Physics, Spacecraft

Multiple international teams determine that a 2020 gamma-ray burst was actually a giant flare from a magnetar and that flare originated from a nearby galaxy. Plus, the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument is ready for a new survey, NASA extends two planetary missions, and What’s Up in the night sky this next week.

Rocky Planet Found Orbiting Extremely Old Milky Way Star

Jan 13, 2021 | AAS, Daily Space, Exoplanets, Galaxies, Gemini North, Kepler, Neutron Stars / Pulsars, Physics

Researchers using NASA’s TESS and the Keck Observatory found a rocky planet orbiting a 10-billion-year-old star in the Milky Way, up in the galaxy’s thick disk. Plus more planetary news from the AAS Winter Meeting, a magnetar, colliding galaxies, and gravitational wave news.

Hubble Space Telescope Releases Galaxy Merger Montage

Jan 9, 2021 | Asteroids, Brown Dwarf, Crewed Space, Daily Space, Exoplanets, Galaxies, Mars, Nebulae, Observatories, White Dwarfs

Hubble celebrates the new year with a release of six gorgeous galaxy mergers, imaged as a part of their investigation into star formation rates in such systems. Plus, a weird nebula, a big flare from a tiny star, wind on a brown dwarf, and more.

2021: A Look Ahead at the Night Sky, Space Flight, and Science

Jan 7, 2021 | Crewed Space, Daily Space, Jupiter, JWST, Mars, Mercury, Moon, Observatories, Our Solar System, Perseverance, Rockets, Rovers, Sky Watching, Spacecraft, The Sun

We’re going to kick off the year with a look at upcoming night sky events, as well as scheduled spacecraft milestones and exciting space flights. Expect to hear about planets, eclipses, space tourism, crewed space missions, and a new ground-based telescope getting ready to go online. This year sounds potentially exciting in a bunch of good ways!