Weekly Space Hangout: Dec 19, 2018: News Roundup
Hosts: Fraser Cain (universetoday.com / @fcain) Dr. Paul M. Sutter (pmsutter.com / @PaulMattSutter) Dr. Kimberly Cartier (KimberlyCartier.org / @AstroKimCartier )…
Did You Know that the Earth Loses Several Hundred Tons of Atmosphere to Space Every Day?
Scientists have known for some time that Earth's atmosphere loses several hundred tons of oxygen each day. They understand how…
Messier 74 – the NGC 628 Spiral Galaxy
Located in the Pisces constellation, roughly 30 million light years from Earth, is the spiral galaxy known as Messier 74…
Just discovered! “Farout”, the Farthest Object Ever Seen in the Solar System
Astronomers have discovered a distant body that's more than 100 times farther from the Sun than Earth is. Its provisional…
Here are 20 Protoplanetary Disks, With Newly Forming Planets Carving Out Gaps in the Gas and Dust
A new survey by an ALMA collaboration has resulted in stunning images of 20 nearby protoplanetary disks, which shows the…
Here’s the First Image of the Sun from the Parker Solar Probe
It's been 124 days since the Parker Solar Probe was launched, and several weeks since it made the closest approach…
Rosetta Flew Through the Bow Shock of Comet 67P Several Times During its Mission
According to a new analysis of Rosetta data, the orbiter passed through the bow shock of Comet 67/P several times…
Of Course You’ll Want to See InSight’s First Selfie.
InSight has been on the Martian surface for almost three weeks, prepping itself for all the science it's going to…
You’re Looking at an Actual Image of a White Dwarf Feeding on Material from a Larger Red Giant, 650 Light Years from Earth.
The SPHERE planet-hunting instrument on the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope captured this image of a white dwarf feeding…
Exactly How We Would Send our First Laser-Powered Probe to Alpha Centauri
In a recent study, an international team of scientists present their concept for a lightsail and spacecraft that could make…