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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.

Impact Gardening Churns Surface of Saturn’s Moon Europa

Jul 14, 2021 | Blue Origin, Crewed Space, Daily Space, Earth, Jupiter, Our Solar System, Saturn, Space China, Spacecraft, Virgin Orbit

Over tens of millions of years, the surface of Europa has been churned by impacts down to an average depth of 30 centimeters. This churning means that the search for chemical biosignatures must look below that zone. Plus, methane and icequakes at Enceladus, predicting underwater eruptions, Virgin Galactic’s flight, and a Chinese spacewalk.

Europa May Have Enough Heat for Seafloor Volcanoes

May 28, 2021 | Asteroids, Daily Space, Earth, Exoplanets, JAXA, Jupiter, Mars, Mercury, Saturn, Sky Watching, The Sun, Venus

Jupiter’s moon Europa, an icy world with a subsurface ocean that interests astrobiologists, may actually be hot enough to melt the interior rock and create volcanoes on the ocean floor. Plus, Ryugu, giant planets, fossil discoveries, Martian glaciers, and this week’s What’s Up!

Saturn’s Rings and Magnetic Fields Help Understand Planet’s Interior

May 10, 2021 | Book Club, Cassini, Earth, Neutron Stars / Pulsars, Physics, Saturn

Two new studies used data from Cassini’s Grand Finale observations of Saturn and found that the magnetic fields and a wave in the rings provide insight into the core structure and composition of the gas giant. Plus, cosmic rays, how Mayans shaped the Earth, and a review of books by Charles C. Mann.

“Missing” Matter Found in Intergalactic Space

Apr 5, 2021 | Astrobiology, Cosmology, Daily Space, Dark Matter, Earth, Mars, Mercury, Physics, Saturn, Space History, Spacecraft

New research looking to explain the “missing” portion of baryonic matter in the universe managed to locate the material lurking in intergalactic space as hot, low-density gas. Plus, supercontinents, Enceladus, and weird earthquakes.

Betelgeuse Smaller Than Previously Calculated, Still Mystery

Feb 11, 2021 | Cassini, Climate Change, Daily Space, Earth, Galaxies, Mars, OSIRIS-REx, Saturn, Stars

Scientists collected fresh data on Orion’s bright star Betelgeuse to try and understand this star that caused so much controversy last year. They found it’s smaller than previously calculated, and last year’s dimming was likely caused by dust, but it’s also more complex than thought. Plus, galaxies, Earth’s forests, ice on Mars, and Saturn’s moon Rhea.