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Earth’s Climate Proves More Resilient Than Thought

Mar 23, 2022 | Climate Change, Daily Space, Earth, Exoplanets, Galaxies, Mercury, Moon, Observatories, Space Policy, SpaceX, Spitzer

Computer models of the effects of an eruption event similar to the Columbia River Flood Basalt show that, despite massive injections of sulfur dioxide into the atmosphere, Earth’s climate rebounded much more quickly than expected. Plus, ORCs, lunar swirls, exoplanets, and diamonds.

Magnetic Fields Help Find Ocean Worlds

Mar 12, 2022 | Daily Space, Earth, Galaxies, Our Solar System, Physics, Rockets, Spacecraft

Researchers have determined how to effectively measure the magnetic fields at Neptune to determine if any of the moons are ocean worlds… in just twelve minutes. Plus, lasers recreate galaxy cluster conditions, some mind-bending new math, how the Earth’s crust developed, and a look at the long history of Daylight Saving Time.

Science of the Weird: Black Holes, Astronaut Blood, and Alligators

Mar 11, 2022 | Active Galaxies, Crewed Space, Daily Space, Earth, Sky Watching, Stars, Supermassive Black Holes, The Sun

Today’s science stories run the gamut of the strange and the weird, with several black holes, the effects of space on astronaut blood cells, and how alligator mating dances added to solar science. Plus, this week’s What’s Up helps you choose binoculars for sky gazing.

Climate Change: Tsunami, Arctic Sea Ice, and Rising Temperatures

Mar 4, 2022 | Climate Change, Daily Space, Earth, ESA, Galaxies, Neutron Stars / Pulsars, Review, Rockets, Sky Watching, Spacecraft, SpaceX, Starlink, Stars

In the latest climate change news, ancient underwater landslides could help us understand tsunami risks in the Middle East, NASA now has a ‘Vanilla’ ice drone to study the Arctic, and lake temperatures are rising. Plus, we bring you joy with this week’s What’s Up and a review of Starlight Coke.

Pretty Pictures, Strange Exoplanets, and a New GOES Satellite

Mar 3, 2022 | Daily Space, ESA, Exoplanets, Galaxies, Kepler, Neutron Stars / Pulsars, Observatories, Random Space Fact, Rockets, Space History, Spacecraft

To bring some joy into a fraught world, we have rounded up a few of the latest image releases of star mergers and galaxies to brighten your day. Plus, we’ll look at a few strange exoplanetary systems and their amazing science, talk about the latest GOES satellite to launch, and this week in rocket history is all about Envisat.

Black Holes, Fast Radio Bursts, Dinosaurs and Rockets

Mar 2, 2022 | Asteroids, Black Holes (Stellar), Crewed Space, Daily Space, Earth, Fast Radio Bursts, Neutron Stars / Pulsars, Rocket Lab, Rockets, Space China, SpaceX, Starlink, Supermassive Black Holes

As we return from our mini-break, we bring you some highlights of stories that happened while we were away, including black holes spiraling toward each other, the possible origin of a fast radio burst, and more information on the demise of the dinosaurs. Plus, Erik Madaus brings us updates on quite a few rocket launches.