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Current Neptunian Storm Reverses Direction and Sheds Fragment

Dec 18, 2020 | Asteroids, Brown Dwarf, Daily Space, Earth, Exoplanets, JAXA, Jupiter, Neptune, Planets, Saturn, Sky Watching, Space China, The Sun

Scientists using Hubble to track storms on Neptune found that a current storm has reversed direction and possibly shed a fragment. Plus, an update on Hayabusa2’s sample return, a non-technological radio emission from an exoplanet, This Week in Sky Watching, and more!

Strange Exoplanet Could Be Similar to Theoretical Planet 9

Dec 16, 2020 | Asteroids, Astrobiology, Book Club, Daily Space, Exoplanets, Galaxies, Guest Interview, JAXA, Jupiter, Mars, Our Solar System, Planets, Science, Sky Watching, Uranus

HD 106906 b is an exoplanet 336 light-years away, 11 times the size of Jupiter, and possibly an analog of our own not-yet-discovered Planet 9. Plus, a large body of water ice has been discovered on Mars, and we interview lead author Dan Berman of the Planetary Science Institute. Also included, stories on Jupiter, Uranus’s moons, a young galaxy, and how space weather impacts habitability.

Finding Primordial Ripples Using Gravitational Waves

Dec 11, 2020 | Asteroids, Citizen Science, Cosmology, Daily Space, Earth, Exoplanets, Galaxies, Jupiter, Physics, Saturn, Sky Watching, The Sun

Scientists have found a method to use gravitational waves for understanding the early universe. Plus, an exoplanet with no atmosphere, spiders in space (CW), citizen science, and X-ray bubbles in the Milky Way. And the first of our new weekly segment: This Week in Sky Watching.

Black Hole’s Dust Ring Casting Shadows

Nov 24, 2020 | Active Galaxies, Daily Space, Galaxies, Jupiter, Milky Way, Our Solar System, Saturn, Supermassive Black Holes, Very Large Array

Once again, we find that dust is the culprit, this time causing a black hole to cast shadows out from the heart of its galaxy. Plus, a fossil galaxy in the Milky Way, newborn jets, and more.

Cosmic Mystery Solved and Stellar Missing Link Discovered

Nov 24, 2020 | Daily Space, Earth, Jupiter, Mars, Nebulae, Observatories, Our Solar System, Saturn, Stars

Today’s top story focuses on the Blue Ring Nebula, which researchers say is the phase of a star merger never seen before, providing the missing link for merger progression. Plus, stories on Mars, laboratory supernovae, Steve (no, really), JUICE, gravity waves, and Enceladus.

New Pieces Placed in Milky Way Formation and Evolution Puzzle

Nov 24, 2020 | Astrobiology, Crewed Space, Daily Space, Fast Radio Bursts, Jupiter, Milky Way, Spacecraft, SpaceX, Supernovae

Two new research papers examine how the Milky Way galaxy was formed and how it evolved. Plus, we take a look at stories on the prospects for life elsewhere in the cosmos and on fast radio bursts and supernovae. Finally, just what was the zero-gravity indicator aboard the Crew-1 Dragon?