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Dealing with Potentially Hazardous Asteroids

Oct 21, 2022 | Asteroids, Astrobiology, Curiosity, Daily Space, ESA, Galaxies, JAXA, JWST, Mars, OSIRIS-REx, Space History, Star Forming Region, Venus

A trio of asteroid-related stories crossed our emails this week: Bennu’s sample is on schedule for next year’s return, researchers have developed a tool to measure an asteroid’s density distribution, and 3200 Phaeton’s rotational period has accelerated. Plus, JWST’s new Pillars of Creation image, and this week in space history, we look back at Venera 4.

Saturn’s Rings are Made of a Broken-up Moon

Sep 17, 2022 | Astrobiology, Daily Space, Earth, Mars, Mars 2020, Perseverance, Review, Rocket Lab, Rockets, Saturn, Spacecraft, Volcanoes

Using computer simulations, researchers have pieced together a possible scenario where Titan caused another of Saturn’s moons to break up and become the beautiful ring system we see today. Plus, organic molecules on Mars, the death of the dinosaurs, and a review of Lightyear on Disney+.

Mount Sharp, Mars, Shaped by Water and Wind

Sep 16, 2022 | Climate Change, Cosmology, Curiosity, Daily Space, Earth, Exoplanets, JAXA, Mars, Moon, Physics, Quantum, Rockets, Space China, Space History, Spacecraft, Supernovae, White Dwarfs

Data and images from NASA’s Curiosity rover found evidence that wind played a key role in erosional processes on the red planet, despite the lower atmospheric volume. Plus, astrophysics and cosmology news, a baby exoplanet, and this week in space history, we look back at an uncrewed lunar mission from Japan.

SEASON PREMIERE: Catching up on news and rockets!

Sep 7, 2022 | Artemis, Blue Origin, Cosmology, Crewed Space, Daily Space, ESA, Exoplanets, Galaxies, ISRO, Jupiter, JWST, Mars, Mars 2020, Perseverance, Rocket Lab, Rockets, Space China, Space Policy, SpaceX, Starlink, Stars, The Sun

As we return from our summer hiatus, we are back with a rundown of some of the stories that came out during the break. On the planetary front, JWST has been taking amazing images and learning about exoplanets. On the astrophysics front, we’ve got stories on dark matter and Betelgeuse. And there were thirty orbital launches, including a whole lot of Starlinks… but not including Artemis.

Cosmic Manatee with a Particle Accelerator on its Head

Jul 6, 2022 | Daily Space, Galaxies, Mars, Moon, Nebulae, Neutron Stars / Pulsars, Rockets, Rovers, Space China, Virgin Orbit, Zhurong

Scientists observing the Manatee Nebula find that the supernova remnant contains a stellar-mass black hole that is emitting powerful, high-energy jets, creating the strange, double-lobed shape. Plus, rocket launches, mission updates from Mars and the Moon, and a spinning galaxy from the early universe.

Martian Sediments Reveal History of Flowing Water

Jun 24, 2022 | Climate Change, Cosmology, Curiosity, Daily Space, ESA, Galaxies, Mars, Neptune, Physics, Rockets, Sky Watching, Spacecraft

A basin region within Margaritifer Terra on Mars contains deposits of clay-bearing sediment that provide evidence of flowing water on the red planet as recently as 2.5 billion years ago. Plus, Mars mission updates, gravitational wave detection, rocket launches, and this week’s What’s Up.