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Primordial Black Holes, Dark Matter, and… the Multiverse?

Jan 6, 2021 | Active Galaxies, Astrobiology, Cosmology, Daily Space, Earth, ESA, Mars, Science, Space History, Stars

Theoretical physicists have found a way to possibly detect primordial black holes which could lead to answers about dark matter and maybe even the existence of a multiverse. Plus the age of the Universe, a wobble in Mars’ axis, and that pesky candidate signal from Proxima Centauri.

Hawaii’s Kīlauea Volcano Wakes Up with Quake, Eruption

Dec 22, 2020 | Asteroids, Comets, Daily Space, Earth, JAXA, Jupiter, Observatories, Saturn, Science

USGS volcanologists and seismologists have been working around the clock to collect data on Kīlauea’s latest eruption after two years of dormancy. Plus, all the volcano news you can handle, as well as a meteorite, an asteroid, and a comet, oh my!

Missing Black Hole Continues to Mystify Scientists

Dec 21, 2020 | Curiosity, Daily Space, Earth, ESA, Galaxies, Mars, Neutron Stars / Pulsars, Stars, Supermassive Black Holes, Supernovae, White Dwarfs

A massive black hole should be in the galaxy cluster Abell 2261. Observations with Chandra and Hubble haven’t located it. Plus, classifying supernovae with AI, neutron stars, the lithium composition problem, and more planetary science.

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.