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Moon Rock Samples Show Signs of Late Volcanism

Moon Rock Samples Show Signs of Late Volcanism

Oct 8, 2021 | Active Galaxies, Climate Change, Comets, Daily Space, Earth, Mercury, Moon, Sky Watching, Spacecraft, Stars

An analysis of the most recent sample taken from the Moon and returned by the Chang’e-5 mission shows that the basaltic rock is about two billion years old. This age implies a previously unknown heat source in the region. Plus, how plants and animals record climate change and this week’s What’s Up.

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Rocket Roundup for October 6, 2021

Rocket Roundup for October 6, 2021

Oct 7, 2021 | Crewed Space, Daily Space, JAXA, Random Space Fact, Rockets, ROSCOSMOS, Soyuz, Space History, Spacecraft, SpaceX

On this week’s Rocket Roundup: the latest crewed Soyuz launch, MS-19; a Cargo Dragon brings back science for NASA; and a JPL robot competes in a DARPA competition. Plus, this week in rocket history, we cover the grandparent of them all – Sputnik 1.

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Pluto’s Atmosphere Freezing Out as Pluto Moves Away

Pluto’s Atmosphere Freezing Out as Pluto Moves Away

Oct 6, 2021 | Asteroids, Comets, Daily Space, Mars, Our Solar System, Pluto & Charon, TNOs

Scientists analyzed the results of a stellar occultation when Pluto passed in front of a distant star and found that Pluto’s atmosphere is freezing to the surface as the planet moves away from the Sun. Plus, an interview with Dr. Kat Volk regarding Transneptunian space and the possibility of Planet 9.

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Climate Change: Oxygen, Dinosaurs, Ice, and Earth

Climate Change: Oxygen, Dinosaurs, Ice, and Earth

Oct 4, 2021 | Climate Change, Daily Space, Earth, Exoplanets, Mars, Our Solar System, Review, Starlink

From the Great Oxidation Event to how Earth is dimming, we look at a selection of stories about how climate changes have affected the Earth in the distant past, the recent past, and the current time. Plus, we review an app called MeteorActive.

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Large Comet Discovered; Won’t Get Past Jupiter

Large Comet Discovered; Won’t Get Past Jupiter

Oct 1, 2021 | Comets, Daily Space, ESA, Exoplanets, Jupiter, Mars, Moon, Sky Watching

Contrary to recent clickbait headlines, a recently discovered comet that likely originated in the Oort Cloud will not be coming near Earth. The closest point of the icy body’s orbit is between Saturn and Jupiter. Plus, how floods shaped Mars, how microbes helped clover grow, and this week’s What’s Up.

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Rocket Roundup for September 29th, 2021

Rocket Roundup for September 29th, 2021

Sep 30, 2021 | Crewed Space, Daily Space, Random Space Fact, Rockets, Space China, Space History, Space Policy, Spacecraft

For Rocket Roundup, we have the latest in a long series of US weather satellites, a Chinese remote sensing satellite on a small rocket’s return to flight, and another secret Chinese satellite launched into an unusual orbit. Plus, this week in rocket history we look back at the first competition flight of SpaceShipOne.

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