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Neutron Star in Supernova 1987A May Have Been Found

Neutron Star in Supernova 1987A May Have Been Found

Mar 1, 2021 | Daily Space, Earth, Galaxies, Mars, Moon, Neutron Stars / Pulsars, Perseverance, Sky Watching, Supernovae, Venus

Scientists have been looking for the reclusive neutron star expected to be at the center of supernova 1987A for over thirty years, and they may have finally found it in new images from the Chandra and NuSTAR observatories. Plus, a look at conflicting papers on the...
Hubble Telescope Finds Cluster of Black Holes

Hubble Telescope Finds Cluster of Black Holes

Feb 22, 2021 | Black Holes (Stellar), Daily Space, Exoplanets, Galaxies, Guest Interview, Mars, Milky Way, Our Solar System, Supernovae, White Dwarfs

While searching for an intermediate-mass black hole, scientists instead found a cluster of smaller black holes in the globular cluster NGC 6397. Plus, supernovae, meteorites, and an interview about mapping water ice on Mars with guests Gareth Morgan and Than Putzig...
Climate Change Affects Harvest, Rocks, Shorelines… and Truffles?

Climate Change Affects Harvest, Rocks, Shorelines… and Truffles?

Jan 18, 2021 | AAS, Daily Space, Earth, Galaxies, Stars, Supermassive Black Holes, Supernovae, Supernovae Remnants

Media Listen on LibsynWatch on YouTube Summary Climate change is a leading problem in today’s society, and today we have a quartet of stories on its effect on the world around us. Plus, more coverage from the AAS meeting with three stories on black holes, as well as...
Missing Black Hole Continues to Mystify Scientists

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

Media Listen on Libsyn Watch on Twitch  Summary 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,...
BREAKING NEWS – Arecibo Telescope Platform Collapses

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

Media Listen on Libsyn Watch on Twitch  Summary 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...
New Pieces Placed in Milky Way Formation and Evolution Puzzle

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

Media Listen on Libsyn Watch on Twitch  Transcript (not included due  to technical issues) 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...
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