Space Jellyfish Seen in Radio Wavelengths
Researchers using radio telescopes spotted what appears to be a jellyfish in space, and it’s a pretty good guess that the tentacles of light aren’t there to sting prey.
Another ‘Oumuamua Theory: Flattened Chunk of Nitrogen Ice
Researchers Steven Desch and Alan Jackson explain that ‘Oumuamua’s behavior near the Sun is consistent with it being a chunk of solid nitrogen gas.
President Biden Nominates Bill Nelson for NASA Administrator
President Biden had announced his pick for the new NASA administrator and deputy: former Florida senator and astronaut Bill Nelson and retired astronaut Colonel Pamela Melroy, respectively.
What’s Up: Spring Equinox
This Saturday, March 20, is the equinox. At 4:37am Central time, 5:37am Eastern, the Sun is going to shine straight down on the the Earth’s equator as our poles point perpendicular to the Sun-Earth line.
Data Analysis Shows Volcanic Lands Heat Before Eruptions
A 3.5-year analysis of ground surface temperatures around various volcanoes before they erupted shows a one degree Celcius increase over several years prior.
Determining the Subsurface Origin of Kīlauea’s Magma Source
Analysis of gases trapped in volcanic glasses from Kīlauea shows that the crystals may not come from the expected shallow reservoir but rather a deeper, older one.
Could There Be Life on Mars Now? Yes!
In a comment published this week in Nature Astronomy, Dr. Nathalie Cabrol from the SETI Institute hypothesized that life on Mars may not be as extinct as we currently claim. Instead, it may be abundant but underground.
LPSC: Mars’ Ancient Water Not Lost But Trapped in Minerals
Researchers have announced that a significant portion of Mars’ ancient water is not lost in space but rather locked up in minerals on the red planet.
LPSC: Ocean Worlds May Be Teeming With Subsurface Life
If researcher Alan Stern is right, the ocean worlds, including Pluto, Europa, Tritan, and many others, are actually better places for life to evolve than our own planet Earth.
LPSC: OSIRIS-REx Mission Finds Bennu Even More Loosely Bound That Thought
Instead of a gentle boop, OSIRIS-REx dramatically plunged into the surface of Bennu before pulling away with more rock than it ever expected to pick up.
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