Arecibo Update
Preliminary inspection of the Arecibo Observatory didn’t reveal any damage. However, a careful inspection hasn’t yet been possible, as of the time of this writing, due to the steady stream of aftershocks. Like California, Puerto Rico is located on a plate boundary. In...
#AAS235: Distant Neighbors
DISTANT NEIGHBORS: A newfound cluster of young stars (blue star) sits on the periphery of the Milky Way. These stars probably formed from material originating from neighboring dwarf galaxies called the Magellanic Clouds. D. Nidever; NASA The Daily Space’s Pamela Gay...
#AAS235: Hatching Swans
Composite image of the Omega Nebula. SOFIA’s view reveals evidence that parts of the nebula formed separately to create the swan-like shape seen today. Image credit: NASA/SOFIA/De Buizer/Radomski/Lim;NASA/JPL-Caltech; ESA/Herschel In other news from the AAS meeting,...
#AAS235: Observatory named
The NSF Vera C. Rubin Observatory will significantly advance what we know about dark matter and dark energy. Rubin provided important evidence of the existence of dark matter. Here, she is shown operating the 2.1-meter telescope at NSF’s Kitt Peak National...
2019 in Spaceflight: A Quick Review
There were 97 successful rocket launches out of 102 total launches, which gives us a success rate of 95% — not perfect, but not too shabby either! So, who won the Space Race in 2019? If you guessed China, you’d be correct. According to Gunter Krebs’...
2019 in Spaceflight: From small to big
For the largest and smallest rockets of 2019, let's look at two of the newest members of the family! Weighing in at a massive 1,420,788 kg, SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy was the heaviest rocket launched last year. To put that number in perspective a bit, that’s 237 male...
2019 in Spaceflight: From Earth to Moon and beyond
There were three lunar attempts last year, one each by China, India, and SpaceIL. Unfortunately, only the Chinese lander had a successful soft landing. SpaceIL’s Beresheet and India’s Vikraam lander both crashed into the lunar surface. It’s not bad:...
Carnival of Space #645
This week’s Carnival of Space is hosted by me, Susie Murph, over at Universe Today. Check out this week's sampling of space-related stories from our colleagues and friends! Click here to read Carnival of Space #645. And if you’re interested in looking back, here’s an...
Carnival of Space #644
This week’s Carnival of Space is hosted by Zain Husain at the Brownspaceman.com blog. Check out this week's sampling of space-related stories from our colleagues and friends! Click here to read Carnival of Space #644. And if you’re interested in looking back, here’s...
Carnival of Space #643
Image credit: © Solarseven This week’s Carnival of Space is hosted by Allen Versfeld at his Urban Astronomer blog. Check out this week's sampling of space-related stories from our colleagues and friends! Click here to read Carnival of Space #643. And if you’re...
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