Here’s a First. Astronomers See a Moon Forming Around a Baby Exoplanet
Astronomers have discovered, for the first time, moons forming in the disk of debris around a large exoplanet. Astronomers have…
Carnival of Space #620
This week's Carnival of Space is hosted by me at the CosmoQuest blog. Click here to read Carnival of Space…
Hubble Spots “Impossible” Debris Disk Around a Black Hole
Using the Hubble Space Telescope, a team of astronomers recently observed a bright disk around a black hole that defies…
Researchers May Have Found the Missing Piece of Evidence that Explains the Origins of Life
A team of researchers have shown how the basic building blocks of life could have arose on a primordial Earth,…
Move Over SpaceX. Amazon Wants To Launch Thousands of Internet Satellites Too
Back in April 2019 Amazon signaled its intention to get into the internet satellite business. Following in the footsteps of…
Virgin Orbit Tests its Satellite-Delivery Rocket for the First Time
Virgin Orbit achieved a milestone with a successful drop test of their LauncherOne rocket. Once complete, this system will deliver…
There Should Be More Iron In Space. Why Can’t We See It?
Iron is one of the most abundant elements in the Universe, along with lighter elements like hydrogen, oxygen, and carbon.…
Two NASA Heads Demoted, Possibly as Part of a Shake-Up to Get Back to the Moon.
NASA is experiencing a shake-up, as evidenced by the recent announcement that two longtime program leaders have been demoted.
NASA has Figured Out How to Extend the Lives of the Voyagers Even Longer
Voyagers 1 and 2 have the distinction of being in space for 42 years and still operating. And even though…
New Study Shows How Breaching “Carbon Threshold” Could Trigger Mass Extinction in Earth’s Oceans
A NASA and NSF-supported study by an MIT geophysicist indicates that carbon emissions could push the Earth's oceans past a…