Category: #Space
See two galaxies in the process of merging in this Dark Energy Camera image
A beautiful image showing two interacting galaxies has been captured by a camera originally designed to study dark energy. Source: https://www.digitaltrends.com/news/decam-merging-galaxies/ Droolin’ Dog sniffed out…
James Webb Space Telescope fully aligned and capturing crisp images
NASA has shared an image showing the sharpness check of all of Webb’s instruments, showing that they are all crisp and properly focused. Source: https://www.digitaltrends.com/news/james-webb-fully-aligned/…
Space station’s new robotic arm springs to life
Two spacewalkers at the International Space Station activated the facility’s new robotic arm for the first time on Thursday, April 28. Source: https://www.digitaltrends.com/news/space-station-new-robotic-arm/ Droolin’ Dog…
NASA’s Mars Helicopter Spots Wreckage From Perseverance Landing
During a flight on April 19, NASA’s Ingenuity Mars helicopter snapped a photo of the wrecked backshell and parachute that helped land the Perseverance rover…
Could key ingredients for life have arrived from space? Scientists say yes
A fresh examination of meteorites that landed in the United States, Canada and Australia is bolstering the notion that such objects may have delivered to…
Astonishing new image of Jupiter from NASA and a citizen scientist!
NASA has just released this astonishing new image of Jupiter captured by the Juno space probe during its 40th class orbit around the giant planet….
The Interesting Seismic Activity We Started To Detect On Mars
Earth isn’t the only planet to experience violent quakes. What’s impressive about those on Mars it that they’ve happened without plate tectonics. Source: https://www.slashgear.com/841188/the-interesting-seismic-activity-we-started-to-detect-on-mars/ Droolin’…
A new ‘baby Jupiter’ is offering fresh clues about planet formation
Artist’s impression of a giant planet forming. NASA, ESA, STScI, Joseph Olmsted (STScI) How do planets form? For many years scientists thought they understood…
China’s record-breaking astronauts are back on Earth after six months in orbit
Chinese astronauts — or taikonauts, as the country calls them — Zhai Zhigang, Ye Guangfu and Wang Yaping have returned to Earth after spending 183…
The largest comet ever seen is swinging through our solar system
A huge comet with a solid center more than twice the width of Rhode Island is on an orbital path that will swing it inside…
Hubble Just Made A Massive Comet Discovery
Hubble’s latest discovery isn’t related to a star, a galaxy, or a planet. Instead, it’s a comet, and not just any comet, but one that…
Why Mars Has Two Speeds Of Sound
NASA’s rover Perserverence delivered data that showed researchers how, unlike our own Earth, the red planet Mars has more than one speed of sound. Source:…
To cheaply go: How falling launch costs fueled a thriving economy in orbit
Space business is growing in ways it never has before thanks to cheap launch costs, but as access to space increases so do the challenges…
This extreme exoplanet’s atmosphere is being sunburned by its host star
Some of the most extreme exoplanets we’ve found are a type called hot Jupiters, where high temperatures lead to some weird and wonderful effects. Source:…
Russia to withdraw cooperation from ISS over economic sanctions
Without announcing a date that formal cooperation will end between Russia and the other ISS project participants, Roscosmos head Dmitry Rogozin has vowed the end…
Russia to end cooperation over International Space Station
Director of space agency Roscosmos says partnership will only be restored when ‘illegal sanctions’ are removed Russia-Ukraine war: latest updates Russia says it will end…
Jupiter Twin Spotted 17,000 Light-Years Away
An exoplanet with distinctly Jupiter-like characteristics has been discovered in old data gathered by NASA’s Kepler space telescope. Remarkably, Kepler made the observation using gravitational…
Do White Holes Exist In Space?
White holes have been theorized for nearly as long as their black hole counterparts. Now that we have proof that black holes exist, are white…
Mars helicopter Ingenuity hits 23rd flight, can’t be stopped
The tiny Mars helicopter Ingenuity continues to power through its flights, exceeding all expectations. Source: https://www.digitaltrends.com/news/ingenuity-helicopter-flight-23/ Droolin’ Dog sniffed out this story and shared it…
Astronomers spot a vast, mysterious circle in space
Astronomers have spotted an enormous and mysterious object more than a million light-years across, called an odd radio circle. Source: https://www.digitaltrends.com/news/odd-radio-circle-meerkat/ Droolin’ Dog sniffed out…
Solar Orbiter image shows the boiling, roiling face of the sun
The European Space Agency’s Solar Orbiter has taken an incredible high-resolution image of the sun, showing its full face and its outer atmosphere or corona….
NASA Confirms There Are Now Over 5,000 Known Exoplanets
The search for planets in our universe which could support life has reached a huge milestone. Here’s why scientists are so excited. Source: https://www.slashgear.com/806997/nasa-confirms-there-are-now-over-5000-known-exoplanets/ Droolin’…
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