During Mass Extinction Events, Volcanoes Were Releasing About the Same Amount of CO2 as We Are Today
200 million years ago, a mass extinction event wiped out about 76% of all species on Earth—both terrestrial and marine.…
Weekly Space Hangout: April 15, 2020 – Rise of the Space Age Millennials with Laura Forczyk
https://youtu.be/Ji6it6hs8fQ Hosts: Fraser Cain (universetoday.com / @fcain) Dr. Brian Koberlein (BrianKoberlein.com / @BrianKoberlein) Beth Johnson (@planetarypan)) Michael Rodruck (@michaelrodruck) This week we are…
Even More Things That Saved Apollo 13, part 1: The Barbecue Roll
Apollo 13 was supposed to be the third mission to land humans on the Moon. But on the night of…
When Comets Break Up, the Fragments Can Be Devastating If They Hit the Earth
Comet breakups are a timely topic right now. The interstellar comet 2I/Borisov just broke into at least two pieces. And…
Carnival of Space #658-659
This week's Carnival of Space is hosted by Allen Versfeld at his Urban Astronomer blog. Click here to read Carnival…
This is How the ESA and NASA Will be Working Together to Bring Rocks Back From Mars
The ESA has entered into a lucrative collaboration to help NASA get its Martian rock samples back to Earth.
Trump Signs an Executive Order Allowing Mining the Moon and Asteroids
The Trump administration just signed an executive order that has given the green light to asteroid and lunar mining and…
NASA’s Plans For a Lunar Base Camp
In a recent report submitted to the National Space Council, NASA has detailed its plans for building a lunar base…
Interstellar Comet 2I/Borisov Appears to Have Broken in Half
In 2019, amateur astronomer Gennadiy Borisov discovered a comet, which now bears his name. There's a long history of amateur…
How Did the TRAPPIST-1 Planets Get Their Water?
A new study by an international team of astronomers raises questions about the existence of debris belts around red dwarf…