Rocky Discovery Could Offer Clues to Moon’s Formation
An exploration of archival data of the Moon’s Imbrium Basin led to the remarkable discovery of rocks that are made of minerals that may have been lifted up from the Lunar mantle.
Australian Telescope Creates a New Atlas of the Universe
The Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder has imaged 83 percent of the visible sky, and in just 300 hours was able to map approximately three million galaxies in long radio wavelengths.
Chang’e 5 lands on moon, starts surface operations
An update on China’s Chang’e 5 lunar lander: It landed successfully landed on the Moon on December 1st at around 15:15 UTC.
Following several delays, Soyuz finally launches FalconEye 2 for UAE
FalconEye 2 finally took off at 01:33 UTC on December 2 on a Soyuz-2 from the Guiana Space Centre in French Guiana.
Japan launches joint military, scientific optical data relay satellite
On the 29th of November at 07:33 UTC, Japanese Data Relay Satellite-1, also known as JDRS-1, was launched from the Tanegashima Space Center on an H-IIA 202 rocket.
Historic Kwasan Observatory Launches Kickstarter Project to Avert Closure
A Kickstarter has been set up to raise US$10,000 for the historic Kwasan Observatory in Kyoto, Japan.
Gamma-Ray Binary System May Be Powered by a Magnetar Star
In a new paper, researchers look at the gamma-ray binary LS 5039 and, for the first time, found the companion star was a magnetar.
Gas Flowing Away from Young Star’s Asteroid Belt
In a new paper, researchers detail the observations of fast-moving carbon monoxide gas flowing away from a young, low-mass star.
Ambushing a Standard Candle in Its Own Nest
A new paper describes a fundamental plane for neutron stars that allows their luminosity to be predicted based on the duration of the X-ray plateau phase and the luminosity of the gamma-ray peak.
Student First to Spot Asteroid Speeding Past Earth
Western University grad student Cole Gregg noticed an object moving through his field of view that turned out to be an as-yet-undiscovered asteroid.
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