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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.

Inouye Solar Telescope Releases First Image of a Sunspot

Dec 8, 2020 | Asteroids, Astrobiology, Daily Space, JAXA, Moon, Physics, Space China, Space History, The Sun

The first sunspot image released by the not-yet-completed Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope is highly detailed and a sample of the images to come. Plus, all the sample return missions, how the Sun bends light, and building blocks for organic molecules found in meteorites.

Latest Gaia Telescope Data Release Gives More Insight Into Milky Way

Dec 8, 2020 | Asteroids, Book Club, Earth, ESA, Milky Way, Planetary Nebulae, Science, Stars

The release of the Gaia space telescope’s Early Data Release 3 has paved the way for a 3D map of the Milky Way, a glimpse at its history, and the acceleration of our own solar system. Plus, Alaskan volcanoes, the Stingray Nebula fades, and yes, that really was a Centaur rocket booster captured by the Earth. And we announce our first CosmoQuest Book Club selection!

Dark Energy Camera Takes Detailed Pics of Magellanic Clouds

Dec 4, 2020 | Daily Space, Galaxies, Guest Interview, Moon, Observatories

The Dark Energy Camera captures SMASHingly detailed images of the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds, assisting in an attempt to map the two structures and understand their history. Plus formation of the Moon, a new atlas of the Universe, and an interview with PSI scientist Dr. Jordan Steckloff.

BREAKING NEWS – Arecibo Telescope Platform Collapses

Dec 3, 2020 | Asteroids, Cosmology, Daily Space, Dark Matter, Galaxies, Moon, Neutron Stars / Pulsars, Observatories, Space China, Spacecraft, Stars, Supernovae, The Sun

Due to breaking news, our lead story is about the collapse of the Arecibo telescope platform and its dish. Plus magnetars, gamma-ray bursts, sunspots, asteroids, dark matter, and a Kickstarter to preserve an historic observatory in Japan.