What Are Light Echoes? Using Reflections Of Light To See Even Further Back In Time
When we look outward into space, we’re looking backwards in time. That’s because light moves, at the speed of light.…
Carnival of Space #623
This week's Carnival of Space is hosted by Allen Versfeld at his Urban Astronomer blog. Click here to read Carnival…
Bright Fireball Explodes Over Ontario, Meteorite Fragments Might Have Reached the Ground
A meteorite recently was spotted in the Great Lakes region and could have left fragments in the area around Bancroft,…
Rock Almost Rolled Into This Crater on the Moon… Almost
The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter recently spotted a boulder that had rolled downhill inside the Antoniadi crater, very nearly landing in…
Snowball Exoplanets Might Be Better for Life Than We Thought
When astronomers discover a new exoplanet, one of the first considerations is if the planet is in the habitable zone,…
All Life on Earth is Made up of the Same 20 Amino Acids. Scientist Now Think They Know Why
A new study has shown that the building blocks of life (amino acids) may have come together more easily than…
The Light Sail is Working… It’s Working!
Good news from The Planetary Society: LightSail 2's solar sail is functioning as intended. After launching on June 25th, then…
How Habitable is Titan? NASA is Sending the Titan Dragonfly Helicopter to Find Out
There are few places in the Solar System which are as fascinating as Saturn’s moon Titan. It’s a world with…
NASA Promised More Smaller, Earth-size Exoplanets. TESS is Delivering.
When NASA launched TESS (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite) in 2018, it had a specific goal. While its predecessor, the Kepler…
The Moon is Older Than Scientists Thought
The most comprehensive and widely-held theory of how the Moon formed is called the 'giant impact hypothesis.' That hypothesis shows…