By Paul Scott Anderson, on February 11th, 2016
Computer simulation of gravity waves produced by the collision of two black holes. Image Credit: NASA
Today was a big day for physicists and space science, with the announcement of the first confirmed detection of gravitational waves, 100 years after they had been predicted by Albert Einstein as a major aspect of his […]
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By Paul Scott Anderson, on November 11th, 2015
Artist’s conception of GJ 1132b, an Earth-sized exoplanet orbiting a nearby star. Conditions on this world, however, are probably more like Venus than Earth. Image Credit: Dana Berry
Astronomers have discovered another Earth-sized exoplanet that is the closest one to our own Solar System found so far, but it might not be a […]
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By Emily Carney, on July 2nd, 2015
From NASA: “Image is an artist’s conception of the Pluto occultation seen close-up, not a photo.” NASA’s SOFIA jetliner recently observed Pluto during an occultation event, prior to New Horizons’ historic flyby. Image Credit: NASA
In a year brimming with ongoing discoveries about distant, unknown worlds, including the Solar System’s planets and a […]
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By Paul Scott Anderson, on March 6th, 2015 Artist’s conception of clouds on Kepler-7b. Image Credit: NASA (edited by Jose-Luis Olivares/MIT)
While exoplanets are now being discovered by the thousands, it is still a painstaking process to determine any specific details about them, since they are so incredibly far away. However, astronomers have been devising new techniques to do just that, […]
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By Paul Scott Anderson, on December 24th, 2014 Artist’s conception of an ocean-covered aquaplanet. Image Credit: Christine Daniloff/MIT
With so many exoplanets now being discovered on a regular basis by astronomers, the focus has turned to what number of them might be habitable for some kind of life. For life as we know it at least, that depends on a number […]
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By Paul Scott Anderson, on November 14th, 2014 Cassini radar image of part of Kraken Mare, the largest sea on Titan. Radar echoes on a 25-mile (40-kilometer) track along the eastern shoreline are shown as black and blue circles. Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASI/Cornell
The Cassini spacecraft continues to make new discoveries about Titan’s methane seas and lakes, answering some questions but raising […]
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By Paul Scott Anderson, on November 10th, 2014 Artist’s conception of the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS). Image Credit: MIT
The search for exoplanets is about to enter an exciting new phase, as the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) mission has now been cleared for development by NASA. TESS will greatly expand the number of stars being observed for evidence of […]
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By Paul Scott Anderson, on April 25th, 2014 The new Z-2 Spacesuit being developed by NASA for missions to the Moon and Mars. Photo Credit: NASA
If you’ve ever wondered what the latest fashion trends are for NASA astronauts, then here is your answer. For the first time in nearly 30 years, spacesuits for American astronauts are being given a complete […]
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By David Darling, on July 9th, 2013 Image Credit: Planetary Resources
After a month-long campaign, Planetary Resources, Inc., a company with its eye on mining asteroids, reached its goal on Sunday, June 30 of raising $1.5 million through crowdfunding. The money, pledged by 17,600 supporters through the Kickstarter website, will go toward launching the world’s first public-use space telescope—Arkyd. Due […]
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