Astronomy Cast Ep. 484: Transfer Orbits and Gravitational Assists
If you want to get around in the Solar System, you'll want to take advantage of natural gravitational speed boosts…
Wow, Elon Musk Just Deleted the Facebook Pages for SpaceX and Tesla
In response to the news of the Facebook data breach, SpaceX and Tesla founder Elon Musk has chosen to delete…
About 2.3 Billion Years Ago, a Firehose of Oxygen was Released Into the Atmosphere
According to a new study by an international team of scientists, oxygen was introduced rather rapidly to Earth's atmosphere over…
Carnival of Space #554
This week's Carnival of Space is hosted by Allen Versfeld at his Urban Astronomer blog. Click here to read Carnival…
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Will Touch the Sun — So Can You
Join NASA's most daring mission to the Sun by sending your name along for the ride on the Parker Solar…
That Interstellar Asteroid ‘Oumuamua Probably Came From a Binary Star System
According to a new study by a team of Canadian astronomers, the interstellar asteroid 'Oumuamua likely came from a binary…
China is Working on a Rocket as Powerful as the Saturn V, Could Launch by 2030
As part of their goal to conduct a crewed mission to the Moon, China is busy developing the Long March…
Volcanoes on Mars Helped Form its Early Oceans
According to a new study by a team from UC Berkeley, the existence of oceans on Mars may have had…
70,000 Years Ago a Nearby Star Messed With the Orbits Of Comets and Asteroids in our Solar System
70,000 years ago, Scholz's Star visited our neighbourhood, and changed the trajectories of hundreds of objects in out Solar System.
Researchers Create the Most Detailed Simulation of the Universe Ever Made
The team behind Illustris have now released the first results of their IllustrisTNG simulation, the most accurate simulation of the…