Asymmetric neutron binary star system discovered; Planet 9 could be a black hole (really); Mars Curiosity and InSight catchup; Comet NEOWISE

Asymmetric neutron binary star system discovered; Planet 9 could be a black hole (really); Mars Curiosity and InSight catchup; Comet NEOWISE

Jul 13, 2020 | Black Holes (Stellar), Comets, Cosmology, Curiosity, Daily Space, Mars, Neutron Stars / Pulsars, Our Solar System

Today’s news comes from all over and starts with a pair of pulsars headed toward merger in 500 million years. This system will help us understand August 2017 observations of a neutron star merger. From one high mass object to another, we turn to look at Avi Loeb’s new idea that Planet Nine might actually be a primordial black hole, what to look for if it is. We also catch up on Mars and its current robot explorers: InSight and Curiosity. Finally, we discuss how to see naked eye comet NEOWISE in the evening sky.

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Fast Blue Optical Transients; Proxima b is real; Asteroids and comets in the news

Fast Blue Optical Transients; Proxima b is real; Asteroids and comets in the news

Jun 1, 2020 | AAS, Asteroids, Comets, Daily Space, Earth, Exoplanets, OSIRIS-REx, Supernovae

Join us today as we take a look at a possible new classification of high energy outbursts. Next, we examine the latest evidence that an exoplanet at our nearest stellar neighbor, Proxima Centauri, really exists. And finally, we go over a bunch of recent stories on asteroids and comets, including our own dinosaur-killer, Bennu, Ryugu, and Comet ATLAS.

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