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SpaceX Launches Italian Radar Satellite

Feb 2, 2022 | Crewed Space, Daily Space, Exoplanets, Galaxies, Guest Interview, Mars, Nebulae, Rockets, Science, Spacecraft, SpaceX, Star Forming Region

After several weather-related (and one cruise ship-related) delays, SpaceX finally launched the COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation Flight 2 (CSG-2) satellite for the Italian government. Plus, some beautiful images to start your week and an interview with Dr. Núria Miret-Roig about free-floating planets.

Over 70 Free-Floating Planets Discovered in Region of Milky Way

Jan 8, 2022 | Active Galaxies, Astrobiology, Daily Space, Exoplanets, Nebulae, Observatories, Rockets, SpaceX, Star Forming Region, Starlink, Supernovae, Venus

Scientists examined over 80,000 images from large telescopes and their sensitive instruments and found over 70 free-floating planets with the possibility for even more. Plus, a red giant supernova, new images of the Flame Nebula, and a review of Netflix’s “Don’t Look Up”.

Sublimating Nitrogen Responsible for Pluto’s Icy Polygons

Dec 21, 2021 | Active Galaxies, Daily Space, Guest Interview, Pluto & Charon, Spacecraft, Star Forming Region, Stars, Supermassive Black Holes

New models of sublimating nitrogen show that the process creates enough heat to drive the formation and texture of the polygons in Sputnik Planitia. Plus, black holes, star formation, and an interview with Dr. Jonathan McDowell, orbital police.

Massive Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica at Risk of Collapse

Dec 17, 2021 | AGU, Climate Change, Curiosity, Daily Space, Earth, Mars, Our Solar System, Perseverance, Rovers, Sky Watching, Star Forming Region, The Sun, Venus

A team of scientists collected cores and modeled ice cliff failure and found that Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica is melting more quickly than ever and could be at risk of collapse, threatening global coastlines with almost a meter of sea-level rise. Plus, new results from Percy, and this week’s What’s Up.

Magnitude 7.2 Earthquake Strikes Haiti to Devastating Effect

Aug 18, 2021 | Asteroids, Daily Space, Earth, Mars, Saturn, Star Forming Region

A magnitude 7.2 earthquake shook the island nation of Haiti, destroying thousands of homes and resulting in the loss of over 1,400 people. Additionally, Tropical Depression Grace arrived and hampered rescue efforts. Plus, the asteroid Phaethon is outgassing sodium, studying Mars’ moons in the search for life, and how dust storms helped dry out Mars.

SOFIA Telescope Captures High-Resolution Images of Stellar Nursery

Jun 25, 2021 | Astrobiology, Daily Space, Earth, Exoplanets, Sky Watching, Star Forming Region

New high-resolution images captured by the SOFIA airborne telescope have given scientists the first clear view of a massive star-forming region here in the Milky Way, including an expanding bubble of gas. Plus, finding Earth-like exoplanets, detecting life on Earth, and this week’s What’s Up, featuring the Messier Catalogue.