Sextuple Eclipsing Binary System Found in TESS Data
TESS has found a single star system with six stars, arranged in pairs, that all appear to circle in the same plane on the sky.
What’s Up: January 29 – February 4, 2021
What’s Up: A look at why it’s called the Wolf Moon and how to see galaxies this time of year.
NASA Pays Tribute on Day of Remembrance
Today is NASA’s Day of Remembrance, and we honor the sacrifices and memories of those who gave their lives in the Apollo 1, Challenger, and Columbia missions.
Germany Struck by Double Asteroids in Miocene
Double crater in Germany now thought to be separate asteroid strikes, both in the Miocene, a couple hundred thousand years apart.
Assessing How Long-Term Weather Patterns Affect Crustal Strain
Scientists have taken GPS data collected between 2007 and 2019 and compared it to meteorological data from the same time period to determine the effect on earthquakes.
Intracluster Light Possible Linked to Dark Matter
Data from the Dark Energy Surveys uses intracluster light to trace out relatively dense areas of dark matter.
Narrowing the Mass Range of Dark Matter Particles
Researchers Xavier Calmet and Folkert Kuipers have worked out new limits on the mass of individual particles of dark matter.
Random Space Fact: 3000 Sols for Curiosity
Your random space fact for the week: sol 3000 for the Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity rover occurred on Mars at about 17:13 PST on January 12, 2021.
SpaceX Transporter 1 Launch Breaks Rideshare Record
On January 24 at 15:00 UTC, SpaceX launched the Transporter 1 mission from SLC-40 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
SpaceX Launches Another 60 Starlink Satellites
On January 20 at 13:02 UTC, SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 with another batch of Starlink internet satellites from LC-39A at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
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