zathras(25)•in #newslink•2313 days agoNewslink: 2 Studies, 1 Planet! Inside a Race to Discover a Water Vapor Worldhttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/szMRpf8PvnAx2dsZ6rBq2j-1024-80.jpg > Water vapor, and likely clouds that rain liquid water, have been discovered on an exoplan...1zathras(25)•in newslink•2313 days agoNewslink: 2 Studies, 1 Planet! Inside a Race to Discover a Water Vapor Worldhttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/szMRpf8PvnAx2dsZ6rBq2j-1024-80.jpg > Water vapor, and likely clouds that rain liquid water, have been discovered on an exoplan...1
zathras(25)•in #newslink•2313 days agoNewslink: Watch an Asteroid Fly by Earth Today in a Live Webcast from Slooh!https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UVJDkMjfuEwJFuterLkv6a-1024-80.jpg > This weekend you can see live telescope views of an asteroid hurtling past Earth, thanks ...1zathras(25)•in newslink•2313 days agoNewslink: Watch an Asteroid Fly by Earth Today in a Live Webcast from Slooh!https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UVJDkMjfuEwJFuterLkv6a-1024-80.jpg > This weekend you can see live telescope views of an asteroid hurtling past Earth, thanks ...1
zathras(25)•in #newslink•2313 days agoNewslink: 1st Color Photo of Interstellar Comet Reveals Its Fuzzy Tailhttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Ae8wxUad7SW4mnWTX2MQJL-650-80.jpg > Astronomers have taken the first color photo of a potentially interstellar comet, and it l...1zathras(25)•in newslink•2313 days agoNewslink: 1st Color Photo of Interstellar Comet Reveals Its Fuzzy Tailhttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Ae8wxUad7SW4mnWTX2MQJL-650-80.jpg > Astronomers have taken the first color photo of a potentially interstellar comet, and it l...1
zathras(25)•in #newslink•2313 days agoNewslink: On Friday the 13th, Don't Be Freaked Out by the 'Micromoon'https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/DQAzJw6HQJTr7tdUnB6gkN-1024-80.jpg > A full moon on Friday the 13th is spooky enough, but hold on to your black cats. Septembe...1zathras(25)•in newslink•2313 days agoNewslink: On Friday the 13th, Don't Be Freaked Out by the 'Micromoon'https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/DQAzJw6HQJTr7tdUnB6gkN-1024-80.jpg > A full moon on Friday the 13th is spooky enough, but hold on to your black cats. Septembe...1
zathras(25)•in #newslink•2314 days agoNewslink: This Ridiculously Speedy Star Might Be Running Away from a Rare, Unproven Type of Black Holehttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/buDLCfD4qG5kzLJoEjzHjZ-1024-80.gif > Astronomers have discovered a bright, young star that is running away from home. Why? htt...1zathras(25)•in newslink•2314 days agoNewslink: This Ridiculously Speedy Star Might Be Running Away from a Rare, Unproven Type of Black Holehttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/buDLCfD4qG5kzLJoEjzHjZ-1024-80.gif > Astronomers have discovered a bright, young star that is running away from home. Why? htt...1
zathras(25)•in #newslink•2314 days agoNewslink: 2 Asteroids Will Harmlessly Fly By Earth This Weekend, But NASA Will Wave Hello Anyway!https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/X2ag5ahH2oCVgoJ3V2Aw5o-1024-80.jpg > It's always nice to see old friends, and NASA's asteroid-monitoring team has a busy sched...0zathras(25)•in newslink•2314 days agoNewslink: 2 Asteroids Will Harmlessly Fly By Earth This Weekend, But NASA Will Wave Hello Anyway!https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/X2ag5ahH2oCVgoJ3V2Aw5o-1024-80.jpg > It's always nice to see old friends, and NASA's asteroid-monitoring team has a busy sched...0
zathras(25)•in #newslink•2314 days agoNewslink: ‘Blue Stragglers’ in Space May Mask True Age of Star Clusters in Hubble Viewshttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Mqd3LpzY7AXaNtab56eo5K-650-80.jpg > By spying on star clusters in a nearby galaxy, the Hubble Space Telescope has shown that s...1zathras(25)•in newslink•2314 days agoNewslink: ‘Blue Stragglers’ in Space May Mask True Age of Star Clusters in Hubble Viewshttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Mqd3LpzY7AXaNtab56eo5K-650-80.jpg > By spying on star clusters in a nearby galaxy, the Hubble Space Telescope has shown that s...1
zathras(25)•in #newslink•2314 days agoNewslink: Gargantuan 'Bubbles' of Radio Energy Spotted at the Center of Our Galaxy. How'd They Get There?https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3NyTfSXstBMsANZjtCZt2b-1024-80.jpg > Two huge bubbles of radio energy swirling out of the Milky Way's middle could be evidence...1zathras(25)•in newslink•2314 days agoNewslink: Gargantuan 'Bubbles' of Radio Energy Spotted at the Center of Our Galaxy. How'd They Get There?https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3NyTfSXstBMsANZjtCZt2b-1024-80.jpg > Two huge bubbles of radio energy swirling out of the Milky Way's middle could be evidence...1
zathras(25)•in #newslink•2315 days agoNewslink: This Comet Might Be from Interstellar Space. Here's How We Could Find Out.https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/h7FZeCkrqjNmUS5Q84jv2M-1024-80.png > At first, it was just another bright, fuzzy speck in the sky. But it may turn out to be s...0zathras(25)•in newslink•2315 days agoNewslink: This Comet Might Be from Interstellar Space. Here's How We Could Find Out.https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/h7FZeCkrqjNmUS5Q84jv2M-1024-80.png > At first, it was just another bright, fuzzy speck in the sky. But it may turn out to be s...0
zathras(25)•in #newslink•2315 days agoNewslink: Jupiter's Volcanic Moon Io May Not Have a Magma Ocean After Allhttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vus6Fs7thdWfQybDDquEGf-1024-80.jpg > The volcanic atmosphere may be all the moon needs. https://www.space.com/jupiter-volcanic...1zathras(25)•in newslink•2315 days agoNewslink: Jupiter's Volcanic Moon Io May Not Have a Magma Ocean After Allhttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vus6Fs7thdWfQybDDquEGf-1024-80.jpg > The volcanic atmosphere may be all the moon needs. https://www.space.com/jupiter-volcanic...1
zathras(25)•in #newslink•2315 days agoNewslink: NASA's WFIRST Space Telescope, a Refurbished Spysat Eye, Passes Early Reviewhttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/oPdwMAg7zet83ofzyvzMBM-1024-80.jpg > NASA's repurposed spy telescope is ready for the next stage of development. https://www.s...1zathras(25)•in newslink•2315 days agoNewslink: NASA's WFIRST Space Telescope, a Refurbished Spysat Eye, Passes Early Reviewhttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/oPdwMAg7zet83ofzyvzMBM-1024-80.jpg > NASA's repurposed spy telescope is ready for the next stage of development. https://www.s...1
zathras(25)•in #newslink•2315 days agoNewslink: Watch NASA's SLS Megarocket Get Ready for New US Moon Missions (Video)https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/txQiC2LAsaC7kC4ZiL72AM-650-80.jpg > NASA is hard at work getting its new, moon-bound rocket and spacecraft ready for Artemis 1...1zathras(25)•in newslink•2315 days agoNewslink: Watch NASA's SLS Megarocket Get Ready for New US Moon Missions (Video)https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/txQiC2LAsaC7kC4ZiL72AM-650-80.jpg > NASA is hard at work getting its new, moon-bound rocket and spacecraft ready for Artemis 1...1
zathras(25)•in #newslink•2316 days agoNewslink: Right Again, Einstein! Wobbling Pulsar Confirms General Relativityhttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hSHyB2nPH2HbnMcDcHFXsm-1024-80.jpg > A pulsar 25,000 light-years away is wobbling in a weird way. But Einstein's theory of gen...0zathras(25)•in newslink•2316 days agoNewslink: Right Again, Einstein! Wobbling Pulsar Confirms General Relativityhttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hSHyB2nPH2HbnMcDcHFXsm-1024-80.jpg > A pulsar 25,000 light-years away is wobbling in a weird way. But Einstein's theory of gen...0
zathras(25)•in #newslink•2316 days agoNewslink: Discovery! Water Vapor — and Likely Clouds, Rain, Too — Found on Strange Alien Planethttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/szMRpf8PvnAx2dsZ6rBq2j-1024-80.jpg > In a major first, scientists have detected water vapor and possibly even liquid water clo...0zathras(25)•in newslink•2316 days agoNewslink: Discovery! Water Vapor — and Likely Clouds, Rain, Too — Found on Strange Alien Planethttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/szMRpf8PvnAx2dsZ6rBq2j-1024-80.jpg > In a major first, scientists have detected water vapor and possibly even liquid water clo...0
zathras(25)•in #newslink•2316 days agoNewslink: Is Interstellar Travel Really Possible?https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ckNjTjYcNNuLVUZwbjM643-1024-80.jpg > Interstellar flight is a real pain in the neck. https://www.space.com/is-interstellar-tra...1zathras(25)•in newslink•2316 days agoNewslink: Is Interstellar Travel Really Possible?https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ckNjTjYcNNuLVUZwbjM643-1024-80.jpg > Interstellar flight is a real pain in the neck. https://www.space.com/is-interstellar-tra...1
zathras(25)•in #newslink•2316 days agoNewslink: Launchpad Fire Forces Japan to Call Off Cargo Ship Launch to Space Station: Reporthttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ReZFGNRVMvLAPvyn6f8V3Y-1024-80.jpg > Japan called off a planned cargo ship launch to the International Space Station today (Se...1zathras(25)•in newslink•2316 days agoNewslink: Launchpad Fire Forces Japan to Call Off Cargo Ship Launch to Space Station: Reporthttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ReZFGNRVMvLAPvyn6f8V3Y-1024-80.jpg > Japan called off a planned cargo ship launch to the International Space Station today (Se...1
zathras(25)•in #newslink•2317 days agoNewslink: Europe's ArianeWorks Aims for Reusable Rockets (with a Very SpaceX Look)https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/NBiG3g2mXYJabV22TzzQ7k-450-80.jpg > Europe's rocket-launching industry is gearing up to go reusable. https://www.space.com/ari...1zathras(25)•in newslink•2317 days agoNewslink: Europe's ArianeWorks Aims for Reusable Rockets (with a Very SpaceX Look)https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/NBiG3g2mXYJabV22TzzQ7k-450-80.jpg > Europe's rocket-launching industry is gearing up to go reusable. https://www.space.com/ari...1
zathras(25)•in #newslink•2317 days agoNewslink: Japan to Launch Robotic Cargo Ship to Space Station Today. Watch It Livehttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ozZnbXh39owZMxHWc9hcwa-1024-80.jpg > Liftoff is at 5:33 p.m. EDT (2133 GMT). https://www.space.com/japan-htv-8-cargo-ship-laun...1zathras(25)•in newslink•2317 days agoNewslink: Japan to Launch Robotic Cargo Ship to Space Station Today. Watch It Livehttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ozZnbXh39owZMxHWc9hcwa-1024-80.jpg > Liftoff is at 5:33 p.m. EDT (2133 GMT). https://www.space.com/japan-htv-8-cargo-ship-laun...1
zathras(25)•in #newslink•2317 days agoNewslink: Rare Meteorites May Have Formed During Large Impact on Wet Marshttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mFLtEK9JGYABQW5Znw3amM-1024-80.jpg > The birthplace of two meteorites from Mars was apparently a zone with two craters: new fi...1zathras(25)•in newslink•2317 days agoNewslink: Rare Meteorites May Have Formed During Large Impact on Wet Marshttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mFLtEK9JGYABQW5Znw3amM-1024-80.jpg > The birthplace of two meteorites from Mars was apparently a zone with two craters: new fi...1
zathras(25)•in #newslink•2317 days agoNewslink: 3 Asteroids Are Zipping Past Earth Todayhttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/RcDheapo5YDZXCh7brXh2W-1024-80.jpg > Three asteroids are expected to hurtle past Earth today (Sept. 9). One will pass as near ...1zathras(25)•in newslink•2317 days agoNewslink: 3 Asteroids Are Zipping Past Earth Todayhttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/RcDheapo5YDZXCh7brXh2W-1024-80.jpg > Three asteroids are expected to hurtle past Earth today (Sept. 9). One will pass as near ...1