AvatarJoseph GaneyAvatarAvatarA guide to tonight's comet-eclipse-full-moon triple featureverified_publisherCNET - Eric MackThe closest comet approach in decades will give skywatchers something to hunt for as a penumbral lunar eclipse obliges by dimming the light of the "snow moon."
AvatarJoseph GaneyAvatarAvatarThe First White Dwarf Pulsar in The Universe Has Been Found After Half a Centuryverified_publisherScienceAlert - Science AlertScientists have finally laid eyes on the first white dwarf pulsar in the known Universe, and while the star is roughly the size of Earth, it's got …
AvatarJoseph GaneyAvatarAvatarWe're Sorry About This Seriously Bummer Proxima B Newsverified_publisherGizmodo - Rae PaolettaBad news if you’re looking to ditch this planet for another one far, far away. According to new research from NASA, planets in the habitable zone in …
AvatarJoseph GaneyAvatarAvatarAstronomers Just Found More Evidence of a New Type of Black Holeverified_publisherScienceAlert - Fiona MacDonaldBlack holes are among the most mysterious objects in the Universe. But they have one thing in common - most of the black holes we've found fall into …
AvatarJoseph GaneyAvatarAvatarA full moon, lunar eclipse and comet all in one evening? It happens tonight.verified_publisherThe Washington Post - By Blaine Friedlander and Angela FritzTurn this evening into a cosmic experience — a full moon, lunar eclipse and the chance to see a pale green comet as it streaks by Earth. Oh, and beg for clear skies. This month’s so-called “Snow Moon” will pass through Earth’s outer shadow just after sunset, turning its face varying shades of grey. …
AvatarJoseph GaneyAvatarAvatarA ‘bridge of stars’ connects two of our closest galaxiesverified_publisherPopular Science - Sarah FechtSadly it's not walkable Europe’s Gaia spacecraft has spotted a ‘bridge of stars’ between two dwarf galaxies. The bridge—a halo of faint light arching between two of the Milky Way’s nearest neighbors—is 43,000 light-years long. Gaia’s main mission is to map the motions of a billion nearby stars in an …
AvatarJoseph GaneyAvatarAvatarA pole reversal: Scientists discuss an anomaly in the Earth’s magnetic fieldverified_publisherSalon - By John Tarduno - Vincent HareThe Earth is blanketed by a magnetic field. It’s what makes compasses point north, and protects our atmosphere from continual bombardment from space by charged particles such as protons. Without a magnetic field, our atmosphere would slowly be stripped away by harmful radiation, and life would …
AvatarJoseph GaneyAvatarAvatarThe Darkest Town In Americaverified_publisherFiveThirtyEight - Oliver RoederGERLACH, Nev. — Here in the desert, the Earth boils and stars fill the sky. By day, you can see plumes of geothermal steam rising in every direction, …
AvatarJoseph GaneyFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoAstronomers Discover The First-Ever White Dwarf Pulsaribtimes.com - Avaneesh PandeyJust 380 light-years from Earth lies a unique stellar object named AR Scorpii. Although this object, which consists of a rapidly spinning white dwarf …
AvatarJoseph GaneyAvatarAvatar600-year-old starlight addressed a loophole in quantum theoryverified_publisherEngadget - Andrew DaltonPhysicists created a cosmic experiment to help prove quantum entanglement is real. Quantum entanglement, where two particles are separated by space and yet inextricably linked by the laws of quantum mechanics, has already been proven to be real, but something called the "freedom-of-choice loophole" …
AvatarJoseph GaneyAvatarAvatarTree Rings Suggest an Unexpected Solar Event Occurred 7,000 Years Agoverified_publisherScienceAlert - Fiona MacDonaldNew research suggests that, around 7,000 years ago, Earth was blasted with a period of solar activity so extreme, that traces of the event can still …
AvatarJoseph GaneyFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoWaves on Mars? Sand Ripples in Striking Red Planet Photosspace.com - By Calla CofieldWaves of sand on the parched surface of Mars, spotted by NASA's Curiosity rover, are reminiscent of ripples on the surface of a lake. While there may …