AvatarJean-FrançoisAvatarAvatarSurprise Discovery in Lunar Craters Could Force Us to Rethink The Moon's Originsverified_publisherScienceAlert - David NieldScientists still aren't entirely sure how the Moon formed, though plenty of hypotheses have been discussed. Now, new findings around metal deposits …
AvatarJean-FrançoisAvatarAvatarNASA planning to launch an integrated Lunar Gateway in 2023verified_publisherArs Technica - Eric BergerNASA has already assessed the viability of the Falcon Heavy for the task. Last week NASA announced awards to three companies to develop Lunar Landers …
AvatarJean-FrançoisAvatarAvatarTrump administration drafts pact for mining on the moonverified_publisherThe Guardian - Guardian staff reporterThe US-sponsored international Artemis Accords has not been shared, but proposes ‘safety zones’ around future moon bases
AvatarJean-FrançoisAvatarAvatarJupiter Looks Like a Fireball in This ‘Lucky’ Infrared Imageverified_publisherGizmodo - George DvorskyHard to believe, but this stunning infrared image of Jupiter was taken from Earth’s surface, specifically from the Gemini North Telescope in Hawaii. …
AvatarJean-FrançoisFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoBizarre 'Caplan Thruster' spacecraft could tow the SUN hundreds of light yearsdailymail.co.uk - Joe PinkstoneA scientist has revealed a far-fetched plan to tow the sun and all of its orbiting planets for hundreds of light years using a futuristic …
AvatarJean-FrançoisAvatarAvatarAcross the Universe, a star exploded so violently that it *completely* annihilated itselfverified_publisherSYFY WIRE - Phil PlaitA billion light years away, a monster star tore itself to shreds. And by that I mean it tore itself to shreds. In general exploding stars — supernovae …
AvatarJean-FrançoisFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoAstronomers Just Spotted One of the Biggest Black Holes Eververified_publisherfuturism.com - Victor TangermannIt's so big, it could fit the entire solar system inside of it many times over. Absolute Unit A team of astronomers from the Max Planck Institute for …
AvatarJean-FrançoisAvatarAvatarA Crashed Israeli Lunar Lander Spilled Tardigrades on the MoonWIRED - Daniel OberhausThe Beresheet lunar lander carried thousands of books, DNA samples, and a few thousand water bears to the moon. But did any of it survive the …
AvatarJean-FrançoisAvatarAvatarLightSail 2 Unfurls, Next Step Toward Space Travel by Solar Sail (Published 2019)verified_publisherThe New York Times - Shannon StironeThe Planetary Society deployed LightSail 2, aiming to further demonstrate the potential of the technology for space propulsion. The ability to sail across the cosmos, powered by the energy of the sun, is finally becoming a reality. Engineers in California pressed a button on Tuesday that unfurled the …
AvatarJean-FrançoisFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoThe Simplest and Most Successful Experiment Onboard Apollo 11scientificamerican.com - Grant LuWhen Neil Armstrong took one small step onto the surface of the moon 50 years ago, the achievement was a triumph for American technology, giving the …
AvatarJean-FrançoisAvatarAvatarHuge mystery blob found under the moon's far sideverified_publisherNational Geographic - Maya Wei-HaasThe massive find promises to help scientists better understand how all rocky bodies—including our own planet—came to be. Researchers have discovered something massive lurking underneath the far side of the moon: a mysterious blob with the mass akin to a pile of metal five times the size of the Big …
AvatarJean-FrançoisAvatarAvatar‘Forbidden Planet’ found by astronomers in Neptunian Desertverified_publisherCNNCNN — Astronomers have found an exoplanet so rare that they have deemed it “The Forbidden Planet,” according to a new study. Technically known as NGTS-4b, the planet is three times the size of Earth and 20% smaller than Neptune. It’s also hotter than Mercury with a temperature of 1,832 degrees …