Surprise Chinese Launch Sends Up TJSW-6 Satellite
At 15:36 UTC a Long March 3B launched from the Xichang launch site carrying the TJSW-6 satellite in a surprise Chinese launch.
SpaceX Launches 18th Batch of Starlink 1.0 Satellites
On February 4th at 06:19 UTC, a Falcon 9 with yet another batch of Starlink satellites took off from SLC-40 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
Possible Detection of Hydrazine in on Saturn’s Moon Rhea
A research team has found evidence in Cassini data for the presence of hydrazine at Saturn’s moon Rhea, but the formation remains unclear.
Modeling Mars’ North Polar Ice Cap to Understand Age
A new study models the interactions between Mars’ ice at the north pole and the climate to generate the ripples seen in HiRISE images.
Using Ancient Lava Deposits to Understand Earth’s Past Magnetic Field
Researchers sampled lava flows from around Mount Erebus in Antarctica and analyzed the magnetic properties of the rocks to understand the paleomagnetic field changes in the past.
Global Forest Watch Publishes Forest Carbon Flux Map
The Global Forest Watch published a new paper in Nature Climate Change last month that presented a current forest carbon flux map.
Bright Cluster Galaxy in Distant Galaxy Cluster Observed
A new paper discusses the central galaxy in the massive MACS 1931.8-2635 galaxy cluster, churning out nearly a hundred solar masses of stars per year.
SAMI Survey Releases Catalog of 3000 Galaxies
For the past seven years, the SAMI Survey has been taking detailed observations of galaxies in a wide range of circumstances to understand what factors literally shape them.
Betelgeuse Reanalyzed, Resized, and Still a Mystery
Scientists start from scratch to understand Betelgeuse — calculating their own values for the star’s temperature, size, and location in a consistent way.
What’s Up: February 5 – 11, 2021
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