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Triangle Singularity Effect Finally Observed in CERN Data

Aug 20, 2021 | Climate Change, Daily Space, Earth, JAXA, Jupiter, Mars, Milky Way, Observatories, Physics, Sky Watching, The Sun

We’re talking about particle physics today! An effect called the “triangle singularity” has been observed, and it describes how particles change identities by exchanging quarks. Plus, climate change news, and in this week’s What’s Up, Jupiter is at opposition.

Light Observed From Behind Black Hole for First Time

Jul 30, 2021 | Daily Space, Exoplanets, Physics, Sky Watching, Supermassive Black Holes

Once again, science has proved Einstein’s theories correct. This time, observations taken with ESA’s XMM-Newton and NASA’s NuSTAR space telescopes have seen x-ray flashes bent from behind a black hole. Plus, so many exoplanet stories (Beth was left in charge) and this week’s What’s Up.

Eccentric Minor Planet to Make Close Pass to Saturn’s Orbit in 2030

Jun 23, 2021 | Agencies, Comets, Daily Space, Earth, Jupiter, Milky Way, Our Solar System, Physics, Venus

Minor planet 2014 UN271, discovered in data collected by the Dark Energy Survey, is set to make a close pass to Saturn’s orbit at the end of the decade, giving astronomers a chance to observe a rare trans-Neptunian object from up close…ish. Plus, Venus, Jupiter, the Milky Way, and an invisible galactic structure discovered quite by accident.

NASA Working to Restore Hubble Telescope’s Payload Computer

Jun 19, 2021 | Daily Space, Dark Matter, Exoplanets, Galaxies, KBOs, Spacecraft, Stars

The payload computer aboard the Hubble Space Telescope stopped running on Sunday, June 13, 2021, and now the operations team is working to either save the module or switch to a backup. Plus, a protoplanetary disk, stellar mega-flares, missing dark matter, trans-Neptunian objects, and a review of Brandon Sanderson’s novel Skyward.

Craters in Northern Canada Offer Clues to Titan

Jun 18, 2021 | Daily Space, Dark Matter, Earth, Galaxies, Milky Way, Stars, Titan

New research presented at the Workshop on Terrestrial Analogs for Planetary Exploration used the Haughton impact crater in Arctic Canada as a potential analog for impact craters on Titan, one of the targets of the upcoming Dragonfly mission. Plus, giant spinning structures, the slowing of the Milky Way, a blinking star, and volcanoes here on Earth.

New Measurements Released From the Dark Energy Survey

Jun 9, 2021 | AAS, Daily Space, Dark Matter, Earth, ESA, Galaxies, Jupiter, Mars, Nebulae, Spacecraft, Star Forming Region, Stars, Venus, White Dwarfs

The most precise measurements of the universe’s composition and growth have been reported in almost thirty new papers based on Dark Energy Survey observations of 229 million galaxies and covering one-eighth of the sky. Plus, stories from the first day of the AAS conference, all the volcanoes, and mission updates.