One Year, Almost 1,000 Planetary Candidates. An Update On TESS
NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Telescope launched back in April, 2018. After a few months of testing, it was ready to…
Dead Planets Around White Dwarfs Could Emit Radio Waves We Can Detect, Sending Out Signals for Billions of Years
A new study by a pair of astronomers has shown that planets orbiting white dwarfs will still be emitting radio…
The Story of the Apollo Guidance Computer, Part 3
During the development of the Apollo Guidance Computer (AGC) by the MIT Instrumentation Laboratory (see Part 1 and Part 2…
There May be Thick Ice Deposits on the Moon and Mercury
According to a new analysis of LRO and MESSENGER data, the ice deposits on the Moon and Mercury could be…
Maybe Dark Matter is Warm, Not Cold
A new study by an international team of scientists considers the possibility that dark matter might be "warm" instead of…
The Story of the Apollo Guidance Computer, Part 2
In the late 1950’s, before NASA had any intentions of going to the Moon – or needing a computer to…
Elon Musk Outlines the Next Few Weeks of Starship Tests
According to recent statements and images from their facilities, SpaceX is making progress and will have big news for us…
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,…