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JWST Releases First Five Science Images

Jul 13, 2022 | Daily Space, ESA, Exoplanets, Galaxies, JWST, Nebulae, Planetary Nebulae, Star Forming Region, Stars

Starting with the stunning release of JWST’s first image of galaxy cluster SMACS 0723 on July 11, the bonanza continued the morning of July 12 with newly released images of Stephan’s Quintet, the Carina Nebula, the Southern Ring Nebula, and exoplanet WASP-96b. Plus, that controversial name and what’s ahead for the newest space observatory.

Solar System Rotation Rate Due to Subatomic Interactions

Jul 11, 2022 | Crewed Space, Daily Space, Earth, Exoplanets, JWST, Moon, Our Solar System, Review, Rockets, SpaceX, Starlink

Using a first-principles approach, researchers have discovered that the differences in the rotational rate of the solar system are due to the inward and outward flow of cations and electrons. Plus, JWST’s first list of observations, a Starlink launch, dinosaurs, raining sand, and a review of episode two of this season’s For All Mankind.

Wobbling Star Produces Fastest Nova Ever Discovered

Jun 17, 2022 | AAS, Asteroids, Daily Space, Earth, Exoplanets, Nebulae, Sky Watching, Spacecraft, Star Forming Region, Supernovae, The Sun, White Dwarfs

Observations of V1674 Hercules reveal a nova produced by the white dwarf star that dimmed in only one day. Additionally, the strange star wobbles every 501 seconds, producing flashes in visible and X-ray light. Plus, more results from the 240th meeting of the American Astronomical Society, a farewell to SOFIA, and What’s Up is the June solstice.

Rogue Black Hole Possibly Found in Milky Way

Jun 16, 2022 | Black Holes (Stellar), Crewed Space, Daily Space, Exoplanets, Moon, Random Space Fact, Rovers, Space China, Space History, Spacecraft, Stars, Venus

After six years of Hubble Space Telescope observations and the hypothesis that millions of black holes exist in the Milky Way, scientists have finally found direct evidence for the existence of one such black hole. Plus, planetary formation, a wandering star, and this week in rocket history, we look back at China’s first crewed space station docking.

New Method Finds Four Brown Dwarfs

Jun 13, 2022 | Brown Dwarf, Earth, Exoplanets, Globular Cluster, Review, Volcanoes

Using data from the fabulous Gaia mission, researchers have detected four new brown dwarfs as well as several other unusual companions to 25 stars in the Milky Way. Plus, Yellowstone, Earth’s magnetic field, hot Jupiters, and a review of the first episode of The Orville: New Horizons.

Chaos Reigned in Early Solar System

May 26, 2022 | Asteroids, Black Holes (Stellar), Crewed Space, Earth, Exoplanets, Galaxies, Our Solar System, Random Space Fact, Rockets, Space History, Spacecraft, Stars

Researchers using radioactive decay analysis have recreated the early history of some asteroids in our solar system, revealing a more chaotic phase than previously thought. Plus, a near-Earth asteroid, a trove of black holes, and this week in rocket history, we look back at Mercury-Atlas 7.