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Discovery of Twin Supernovae Could Open Up Dark Energy Experiments

May 12, 2021 | Asteroids, Daily Space, Exoplanets, Galaxies, Mars, OSIRIS-REx, Planets, Star Forming Region, Supernovae, Voyager I & II

Researchers found that among about 50 supernovae, many had nearly identical spectra, paving the way for making more accurate distance calculations. These calculations, in turn, open up the possibility of using supernovae to better search for dark energy. Plus,...

Star Formation Occurs in Competitive Environment

Apr 22, 2021 | Asteroids, Bennu Mapper, Climate Change, Daily Space, Earth, Fast Radio Bursts, Mars, Neutron Stars / Pulsars, OSIRIS-REx, Spacecraft, Star Forming Region, Stars, Supernovae

A survey of the stellar nursery in the Orion Nebula Cluster provides evidence that stars compete for material and their size depends on what they gather rather than their initial core size. Plus, NASA mission updates, fast radio bursts, neutron stars, visible novae,...

The Tibet ASγ Experiment Finds Evidence of PeVatrons

Apr 8, 2021 | Asteroids, Comets, Earth, Jupiter, Mars, OSIRIS-REx, Our Solar System, Perseverance, Physics

Using substantial ground arrays and underground muon detectors, the Tibet ASγ Collaboration has captured evidence of ultra-high-energy gamma rays that are thought to be the result of nuclear interactions between cosmic rays and interstellar gas. Plus, OSIRIS-REx,...

LPSC: Studying Microorganisms Trapped in Salt as Martian Analog

Mar 29, 2021 | Asteroids, Astrobiology, Bennu Mapper, Daily Space, Earth, ESA, Guest Interview, LPSC, Moon, OSIRIS-REx, Perseverance, Rovers, Space China, Space Policy, Supermassive Black Holes

We interview a pair of scientists who have examined microorganisms embedded in halite crystals to determine the feasibility of finding similar evidence of past life in return samples from Mars. Plus, ‘Oumuamua, Bennu, Ryugu, winds on Jupiter and a space jellyfish....

LPSC: Water on Mars Never Left After All

Mar 22, 2021 | Asteroids, Astrobiology, Daily Space, Earth, Galaxies, LPSC, Mars, OSIRIS-REx, Quasar, Science, Sky Watching, The Sun

New research shows that most of the water once thought to have escaped Mars is actually still trapped in the minerals in the crust. And life may still be present and accessible on the red planet. Plus, a cosmic lens, Bennu, volcanoes, more news from LPSC 2021, and our...

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...