Carnival of Space #588
This week's Carnival of Space is hosted by me at the CosmoQuest blog. Click here to read Carnival of Space…
Messier 72 – the NGC 6981 Globular Cluster
Welcome back to Messier Monday! Today, we continue in our tribute to our dear friend, Tammy Plotner, by looking at…
The Earth’s Wandering Poles Could Have Caused the Ice Age
A new study by a team of Rice University geophysicists indicates that the Earth's wandering poles could have triggered the…
Name Change Alert! SpaceX’s BFR is Now Just Called “Starship”
In September of 2016, Musk treated the world to an early sneak-peak at his proposed super-heavy launch vehicle. Previously known…
Europe’s Vision of a Future Moon Base. Made out of Moon Dust.
We all know that the time is past due for a Moon base. But the cost of sending everything needed…
Massive Triple Star System Creates this Bizarre Swirling Pinwheel of Dust. And it Could be the Site of a Gamma Ray Burst
An international team of astronomers recently located a triple star system in our galaxy that will someday unleash a massive…
Lakes on Mars Filled up so Quickly They Would Overflow Catastrophically Carving Canyons Within Weeks
According to a new study, ancient lakes on Mars filled up so quickly that they overflowed, carving canyons in the…
Astronomers Detect Water in the Atmosphere of a Planet 179 Light-Years Away
Gathering detailed information on exoplanets is extremely difficult. The light from their host star overwhelms the light from the exoplanet,…
Astronomers Find One of the Sun’s Sibling Stars. Born From the Same Solar Nebula Billions of Years Ago
The AMBRE project, an international consortium of astronomers, was able to find a star that formed with our Sun (and…
It’s Decided, the Mars 2020 Rover Will Land in Jezero Crater
Jezero crater is the landing spot for NASA's upcoming 2020 rover. The crater is a rich geological site, and the…