Weekly Space Hangout: November 18, 2020 – Dr. Ralph Lorenz, Planetary Scientist and Dragonfly Mission Architect
https://youtu.be/0xPxhCP3tgA This week we are airing Fraser's pre-recorded interview with Dr. Ralph Lorenz, planetary scientist and aerospace engineer from the…
Some of the Milky Way’s oldest stars aren’t where they’re expected to be
Some of the oldest stars in our galaxy have orbits similar to the Sun, and we don't know why
Earth’s toughest bacteria can survive unprotected in space for at least a year
A remarkable microbe named Deinococcus radiodurans (the name comes from the Greek deinos meaning terrible, kokkos meaning grain or berry,…
An Iceberg the Size of South Georgia Island is on a Collision Course with… South Georgia Island
Back in July 2017, satellites watched as an enormous iceberg broke free from Antarctica's Larsen C ice shelf on the…
Past Supernovae Could be Written Into Tree Rings
A new study by CU Boulder geoscientist Robert Brakenridge shows how nearby supernovae could have disrupted Earth's climate in the…
Astronomers think they’ve seen a magnetar form for the first time; the collision of two neutron stars
Astronomers have seen how two neutron stars created the brightest kilonova ever observed.
There’s a Vast Microbial Ecosystem Underneath the Crater that Wiped Out the Dinosaurs
How did life arise on Earth? How did it survive the Hadean eon, a time when repeated massive impacts excavated…
The family tree of the Milky Way. The mergers that gave us the galaxy we see today
Galaxies build themselves up slowly over time by cannibalizing their neighbors. Using an advanced suite of computer simulations, researchers have…
Fast radio bursts within the Milky Way seem to be coming from magnetars
Fast radio bursts are some of the most mysterious events known in astronomy, but they are slowly becoming better understood.…
A Record Close Shave: Asteroid 2020 VT4 Just Skimmed by Earth
Wow. A low-flying space rock set a record last Friday (appropriately, the 13th), when 2020 VT4 passed just under 400…