Could Cyanobacteria Help to Terraform Mars?
A team of international scientists recently conducted a study that indicates that cyanobacteria can conduct photosynthesis in low-light conditions, which…
Astronomy Cast Ep. 496: Update on Stellar populations (I, II, & III)
Another update show, this time on the various generations of stars, let's get into it. We usually record Astronomy Cast…
Ceres Has Even More Organic Molecules on it Than Previously Thought
According to a new study from Brown University, it appears Ceres has more organic molecules on its surface than previously…
A Meteoroid Smashed Into the Side of a Crater on Mars and Then Started a Landslide
The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) recently captured an image of an impact crater on Mars that triggered an avalanche that…
The Black Hole Ultimate Solar System: a Supermassive Black Hole, 9 Stars and 550 Planets
Physicist Dr. Sean Raymond recently created a hypothetical system where 550 planets and 9 Suns orbit around a central black…
One Way to Find Aliens Would be to Search for Artificial Rings of Satellites: Clarke Belts
In a new study, astrophysicist Hector Socas-Navarro proposes searching for aliens by looking for signs of dense satellite rings around…
What Comes After James Webb and WFIRST? Four Amazing Future Space Telescopes
The Hubble Space Telescope has been in space for 28 years, producing some of the most beautiful and scientifically important…
A Powerful Dust Storm Has Darkened the Skies Over Opportunity on Mars
A massive Martian dust storm has settled in over the Opportunity rover's location in the Perseverance Valley, which could pose…
It Might Not be Planet 9 Causing Disruptions in the Kuiper Belt, Just the Collective Gravity of Everything Out There
According to a new study by a team from CU Boulder, Planet 9 may not be necessary to explain the…
Astronomy Cast Ep. 495: Update on Asteroids & Prospects of Asteroid Mining
Our knowledge of space is starting to match up with our ability to get out there an explore it. There…