Ice loss in Greenland is Accelerating
The rate at which Greenland is losing its ice is accelerating. This unsurprising conclusion comes from a new study based…
On the Astronomy Trail in Nebraska
Most of us think of distant sites such as Death Valley, the Kalahari Desert or the Canary Islands when it…
New SPECULOOS Telescope Sees First Light. Soon it’ll be Seeing Habitable Planets Around Ultra-Cool Stars
Our newest planet-hunting telescope is up and running at the ESO's Paranal Observatory in the Atacama Desert in Chile. SPECULOOS,…
Good News: a SpaceX Cargo Resupply is Off to the Space Station. Bad News: Failed Hydraulics in the Grid Fins Caused the First Stage Booster to Crash Into the Ocean
SpaceX's sixteenth Commercial Resupply Services mission (CRS-16) successfully launched a Dragon spacecraft to orbit, but the first stage didn't quite…
The Large Hadron Collider has been Shut Down, and Will Stay Down for Two Years While they Perform Major Upgrades
The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is getting a big boost to its performance. Unfortunately, for fans of ground-breaking physics, the…
Weekly Space Hangout: Dec 05, 2018: Dr. Pamela Gay talks CosmoQuest Hangoutathon!
Hosts: Guest Host Dr. Pamela Gay (astronomycast.com / cosmoquest.org / @starstryder) Fraser Cain (universetoday.com / @fcain) Dr. Paul M. Sutter…
A Meteor may have Exploded in the Air 3,700 Years Ago, Obliterating Communities Near the Dead Sea
A meteor that exploded in the air near the Dead Sea 3,700 years ago may have wiped out communities, killed…
Building Gas Stations and McMurdo Scale Outposts on the Moon
When you go on a camping trip, when is it really tough? When are you really roughing it? It is…
New Gravitational Waves Detected From Four More Black Hole Mergers. Total Detections up to 11 Now
The LIGO and Virgo collaborations recently announced the detection of four more gravitational wave events, bringing the total to eleven.
Carnival of Space #589
It's that time again! This week’s Carnival of Space is hosted by Pamela Hoffman at the Everyday Spacer blog. Click…