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More From ESA’s Gaia: Weird White Dwarf News

Mar 28, 2022 | Cosmology, Crewed Space, Daily Space, ESA, JAXA, Review, ROSCOSMOS, Spacecraft, White Dwarfs

Researchers use data from ESA’s Gaia telescope to discover that white dwarf stars have two different distributions both in how they move and how bright they shine. Plus, all the International Space Station news, simulated JWST observations, and a review of a macro lens from Venus Optics.

ESA’s Gaia Observatory Dates Milky Way’s Evolution

Mar 25, 2022 | Citizen Science, Climate Change, Daily Space, Earth, ESA, Exoplanets, Galaxies, Mars, Milky Way, Perseverance, Sky Watching, Spacecraft

Stellar formation and evolution data collected from ESA’s Gaia telescope has allowed scientists to create a timeline of the evolution of our own galaxy, the Milky Way. Plus, an ancient ice age, sound on Mars, a new exoplanet, and What’s Up.

Rubble Pile Asteroids May Be Extinct Comets

Mar 24, 2022 | Asteroids, Cassini, Crewed Space, Daily Space, Galaxies, Gemini North, JAXA, Random Space Fact, Rockets, Saturn, Science, Space History, Spacecraft

After detecting high levels of organic matter using remote sensors at the asteroid Ryugu, numerical models show that it’s possible that rubble pile asteroids are actually extinct comets. Plus, the Cosmic Optical Background, Enceladus’s tiger stripes, and this week in rocket history, we look back at STS-45.

Earth’s Climate Proves More Resilient Than Thought

Mar 23, 2022 | Climate Change, Daily Space, Earth, Exoplanets, Galaxies, Mercury, Moon, Observatories, Space Policy, SpaceX, Spitzer

Computer models of the effects of an eruption event similar to the Columbia River Flood Basalt show that, despite massive injections of sulfur dioxide into the atmosphere, Earth’s climate rebounded much more quickly than expected. Plus, ORCs, lunar swirls, exoplanets, and diamonds.

Long-Awaited Rollout of the First Space Launch System

Mar 21, 2022 | Artemis, Asteroids, Climate Change, Crewed Space, Daily Space, Earth, ESA, JWST, Mars, Rockets, ROSCOSMOS, Soyuz, Spacecraft, SpaceX

The first SLS was rolled out of the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) High Bay 3 on the Crawler Transporter on March 17, 2022, and is the first lunar rocket to emerge from the VAB since Apollo 17’s Saturn V in 1972. Plus, an asteroid impact, climate change, ancient volcanoes, spring on Mars, and a new Deep Sky Network dish.

Using the Moon to Detect Time-Space Changes

Mar 18, 2022 | Cassini, Daily Space, Earth, ESA, JWST, Mars, Moon, Physics, ROSCOSMOS, Rovers, Saturn, Sky Watching, The Sun

Scientists propose using changes in the distance from the Earth to the Moon and measured by lasers as a way to detect the phenomenon of gravitational waves. Plus, JWST is working, ExoMars is at risk, and in this week’s What’s Up, we learn about looking for zodiacal light.