BlogHide Resteemszathras (66)in newslink • 5 years agoNewslink: 2 Studies, 1 Planet! Inside a Race to Discover a Water Vapor WorldWater vapor, and likely clouds that rain liquid water, have been discovered on an exoplanet that lies in the habitable zone of its star. But there's an issue.zathras (66)in newslink • 5 years agoNewslink: Watch an Asteroid Fly by Earth Today in a Live Webcast from Slooh!This weekend you can see live telescope views of an asteroid hurtling past Earth, thanks to astronomy broadcaster Slooh.zathras (66)in newslink • 5 years agoNewslink: 1st Color Photo of Interstellar Comet Reveals Its Fuzzy TailAstronomers have taken the first color photo of a potentially interstellar comet, and it looks spectacular.zathras (66)in newslink • 5 years agoNewslink: On Friday the 13th, Don't Be Freaked Out by the 'Micromoon'A full moon on Friday the 13th is spooky enough, but hold on to your black cats. September's full moon will also be a "micromoon."zathras (66)in newslink • 5 years agoNewslink: This Ridiculously Speedy Star Might Be Running Away from a Rare, Unproven Type of Black HoleAstronomers have discovered a bright, young star that is running away from home. Why?zathras (66)in newslink • 5 years agoNewslink: 2 Asteroids Will Harmlessly Fly By Earth This Weekend, But NASA Will Wave Hello Anyway!It's always nice to see old friends, and NASA's asteroid-monitoring team has a busy schedule this weekend (Sept. 13 and 14) doing just that.zathras (66)in newslink • 5 years agoNewslink: ‘Blue Stragglers’ in Space May Mask True Age of Star Clusters in Hubble ViewsBy spying on star clusters in a nearby galaxy, the Hubble Space Telescope has shown that star clusters aren't always as old as they appear.zathras (66)in newslink • 5 years agoNewslink: Gargantuan 'Bubbles' of Radio Energy Spotted at the Center of Our Galaxy. How'd They Get There?Two huge bubbles of radio energy swirling out of the Milky Way's middle could be evidence of an ancient cosmic explosion — or maybe the start of a new one.zathras (66)in newslink • 5 years agoNewslink: This Comet Might Be from Interstellar Space. Here's How We Could Find Out.At first, it was just another bright, fuzzy speck in the sky. But it may turn out to be something much more exciting: the second known object to hurtle through our solar system after leaving another…zathras (66)in newslink • 5 years agoNewslink: Jupiter's Volcanic Moon Io May Not Have a Magma Ocean After AllThe volcanic atmosphere may be all the moon needs.zathras (66)in newslink • 5 years agoNewslink: NASA's WFIRST Space Telescope, a Refurbished Spysat Eye, Passes Early ReviewNASA's repurposed spy telescope is ready for the next stage of development.zathras (66)in newslink • 5 years agoNewslink: Watch NASA's SLS Megarocket Get Ready for New US Moon Missions (Video)NASA is hard at work getting its new, moon-bound rocket and spacecraft ready for Artemis 1, the next mission of the agency's program, which aims to eventually land humans on the lunar surface.zathras (66)in newslink • 5 years agoNewslink: Right Again, Einstein! Wobbling Pulsar Confirms General RelativityA pulsar 25,000 light-years away is wobbling in a weird way. But Einstein's theory of general relativity predicted it more than a century ago.zathras (66)in newslink • 5 years agoNewslink: Discovery! Water Vapor — and Likely Clouds, Rain, Too — Found on Strange Alien PlanetIn a major first, scientists have detected water vapor and possibly even liquid water clouds that rain in the atmosphere of a strange exoplanet that lies in the habitable zone of its host star about…zathras (66)in newslink • 5 years agoNewslink: Is Interstellar Travel Really Possible?Interstellar flight is a real pain in the neck.zathras (66)in newslink • 5 years agoNewslink: Launchpad Fire Forces Japan to Call Off Cargo Ship Launch to Space Station: ReportJapan called off a planned cargo ship launch to the International Space Station today (Sept. 10) after a fire erupted on the launch platform for the mission's rocket, according to press reports.zathras (66)in newslink • 5 years agoNewslink: Europe's ArianeWorks Aims for Reusable Rockets (with a Very SpaceX Look)Europe's rocket-launching industry is gearing up to go reusable.zathras (66)in newslink • 5 years agoNewslink: Japan to Launch Robotic Cargo Ship to Space Station Today. Watch It LiveLiftoff is at 5:33 p.m. EDT (2133 GMT).zathras (66)in newslink • 5 years agoNewslink: Rare Meteorites May Have Formed During Large Impact on Wet MarsThe birthplace of two meteorites from Mars was apparently a zone with two craters: new findings that scientists might use to unlock secrets on the Red Planet.zathras (66)in newslink • 5 years agoNewslink: 3 Asteroids Are Zipping Past Earth TodayThree asteroids are expected to hurtle past Earth today (Sept. 9). One will pass as near as 310,000 miles (500,000 kilometers) — closer than any potential asteroid near-miss for the next three months.
