Carnival of Space #573
It's that time again! This week’s Carnival of Space is hosted by Pamela Hoffman at the Everyday Spacer blog. Click…
New Canadian Radio Telescope is Detecting Fast Radio Bursts
The Canadian Hydrogen Intensity Mapping Experiment (CHIME), a revolutionary new radio telescope, recently made its first-ever detection of a possible…
A Partial Solar Eclipse and the Perseids Round Out August
How about that Total Lunar Eclipse this past July 13th? It has been a busy year for astronomy for sure,…
It Looks Like Plate Tectonics Aren’t Required to Support Life
According to a new study, it is possible that extra-solar planets with no plate tectonics might be capable of supporting…
Five Teams Compete to Design a 3D Printed Mars Habitat for NASA
As part of their 3D-Printed Habitat Centennial Challenge, NASA recently awarded five teams with a total of $100,000 for their…
The Coldest Place in Space Has Been Created. Next Challenge, Coldest Place in the Universe
The Cold Atom Laboratory (CAL), which was installed aboard the ISS this past May, just reached a milestone by creating…
Look at This Adorable Pen-Sized Booster, Perfect for Tiny Satellites
The Fenix propulsion system, a pen-sized thruster designed by Italian tech company D-Orbit, could revolutionize the way CubeSats operate in…
Uh oh, Mars Doesn’t Have Enough Carbon Dioxide to be Terraformed
According to a new NASA-supported study, Mars does not have enough carbon dioxide to undergo the terraforming process
With All These New Planets Found in the Habitable Zone, Maybe it’s Time to Fine Tune the Habitable Zone
According to a new study from the Earth-Life Science Institute, it may be time to fine-tune what astronomers mean by…
Our Book: The Universe Today Ultimate Guide to Viewing the Cosmos
The Universe Today Ultimate Guide to Viewing the Cosmos is our practical book on how to get into astronomy, written…