Bad astronomy | Why does the asteroid Bennu launch small rocks into space?
Why does Bennu spit pebbles into space?
It's one of the weirdest things he does, and that's saying something. Bennu is a small asteroid just over 500 meters across. It has the shape of two cones glued together base to…
Financial analysis: Planet Labs PBC (NYSE: PL) and BlackSky Technology (NYSE: BKSY)
Planet Labs PBC (NYSE:PL - Get Rating) and BlackSky Technology (NYSE:BKSY - Get Rating) are both small-cap IT and technology companies, but which is the best investment? We'll compare the two companies based on!-->…
The Solar System Is Really Messed Up (And That Could Mean Planet 9 Exists)
Billions of years ago, when it first emerged from the clouds of gas and dust, the solar system was supposed to be in order. Then gravitational forces turned everything upside down.What happened in the first solar system was not exactly…
Planets with unstable orbits may have expelled Planet 9
Billions of years ago, when it first emerged from the clouds of gas and dust, the solar system was supposed to be in order. Then gravitational forces turned everything upside down.
What happened at the start of the…
Exploring Space – A Beginner’s Guide to Astronomy
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11:00 a.m. 7 May 2022
Alan Willison, President of the Hertford Astronomy Group, continues his beginner's guide to getting started in astronomy.
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What was the “childhood” of the solar system like?
How did the planets form? How did the solar system evolve?Teacher. LIU Beibei from Zhejiang University School of Physics, in collaboration with Professor Sean Raymond of the University of Bordeaux in France and Professor Seth Jacobson of…
National Astronomy Day Celebration at River Ridge Observatory Saturday
They are hosting a day of sky-related events from 4-10 p.m. on Saturday, May 7, in honor of National Astronomy Day, and it will be well worth your time to sign up. The observatory is north of Maumelle Lake in far eastern Perry County,…
Quad-Cities Popular Astronomy Club: May Features a ‘Blood Flower Moon’ | Local News
By Alan Sheidler People's Astronomy Club
I must admit that I have always been interested in speed. The speed at which things move has always fascinated me.What is…
Bad astronomy | Martian rocks show signs they were created explosively
In the distant past, Mars was extremely volcanic.
In some ways this is obvious. The Tharsis region, a little smaller than the continental United States, has 12 major volcanoes, including Olympus Mons, the largest…
Five Thousand Exoplanets at NASA’s Exoplanet Archive
Christiansen, J. in Handbook of exoplanets (eds Deeg, H. & Belmonte, J.) 1933–1947 (Springer, 2018).Wolszczan, A. & Frail, DA Nature 355145-147 (1992).Article on Google Scholar Ads
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Instability in the Early Solar System – Implications for the Mysterious “Planet 9”
All stars, including our sun, are born from a cloud of dust and gas. This cloud can also seed planets that will orbit around the star. Credit: NASA/JPL-CaltechThe instability at the beginning of the solar systemA new explanation of why…
Partial Solar Eclipse – Space and Astronomy Coming April 30
April 30 will be full of astronomical events: a partial solar eclipse is coming, which will not be visible from Italy, and at the same time Venus and Jupiter will put on a show at dawn. "These are two of the brightest planets to observe…
A planet in danger of mass extinction in the oceans
Back then it was a meteorite and volcanoes destroyed life on Earth, but now it's because of humans.
If there is no drastic and rapid response to climate change, greenhouse gases that heat the oceans and consume their oxygen, along with…
Navars Edutech Sets Guinness World Record for “Most Viewers of Live-Streamed Astronomy Classes…
https://ift.tt/zFD3Tx1Start-up Astronomy & Space EdTech based in Hyderabad "Navars Edutech" do it guinness world record simultaneous viewings of over 1,750 students watching an astronomy lesson broadcast live on YouTube.…
More than 1 in 5 reptiles on the planet are endangered, especially those in forests
Thousands of species of reptiles are threatened with extinction around the world. According to a new study, 21% of all reptile species are vulnerable, endangered or!-->…
Does it portend an unknown planet?
All stars, including our sun, are born from a cloud of dust and gas. This cloud can also seed planets that will orbit around the star. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
Michigan State University's Seth Jacobson and his colleagues in…
Extended Exploration for 8 Planetary Science Missions – NASA Solar System Exploration
Following a thorough evaluation, NASA has extended the planetary science missions of eight of its spacecraft due to their scientific productivity and their potential to further our knowledge and understanding of the solar system and…
Up to 40% of the planet’s land degraded: UN
New Delhi, April 27 (IANS): How Earth's resources - soil, water and biodiversity - are currently mismanaged and misused, threatening the health and survival of many species on earth, including our own, according to a stark new report from…
Bad astronomy | A huge impact at the Moon’s south pole may have repaved its surface
Throughout human history until 1959, the dark side of the Moon was invisible to our eyes. The Moon rotates once each time it orbits Earth, and this synchronization keeps one side of the Moon pointed towards us and the…
The US Space Command has confirmed that the first meteor from outside the solar system has hit Earth
An asteroid is a rocky object in space that is smaller than a planet. Meteoroids are smaller space rocks than asteroids and can range from the size of a speck of dust to a large boulder. When a meteoroid enters the Earth's…
Extended Reality in Astronomy Education/Awareness
Lindsey Gordon holds a first-year Ph.D. in Astrophysics. student at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities. Her past research has focused on exoplanets, quasars and particle accelerators, but she is currently working on…
On astronomy — Consecutive planets | Lifestyles
Isn't it comforting to see mother duck paddling, with her ducklings…
Time is running out to protect our planet’s biodiversity
On this Earth Day, we face a harsh reality: we are running out of time.Our planet is in the midst of a biodiversity crisis. We could be facing our last chance to change the course of action for our planet, and we need everyone on deck.…
The sky this week from April 22 to 29
friday april 22The annual Lyrid meteor shower peaks tonight. Its radiant, located near the luminous Vega in Lyra the Lyre, rises around 8 p.m. local time. For the best shower night vision, you'll want to let that radiation go as high as…
Save the Earth… and space
The historic under-regulation of the Earth's atmosphere and the orbital space around it has brought the astronomy and space communities to a critical point where action is needed to move towards a sustainable future. .…
dMY Technology IV: Planetary Data Fuels Canadian Boreal Forest Research as Planet E&R Program…
The boreal forest is one of the largest intact ecosystems on the planet; However, an increasing number of human-induced environmental changes are impacting this vast ecosystem. Many integrated research programs…
NOVA researches new climate technologies to cool the planet
As wildfires burn and extreme weather causes public unrest, it is clear that reducing emissions alone will not be enough to prevent the disastrous consequences of climate change. NOVA joins scientists and engineers working on new solutions…
The largest moons in our solar system
The solar system does not lack moons. Like the planets they orbit, they are each unique in their own way. Some moons are so large…
NOVA examines new climate technologies that aim to cool the planet
April 19, 2022 | 10:00 AM
NOVA: Can we cool the planet? broadcast on WITF TV on Wednesday, April 27 at…
NASA captures ‘Sunrise on Mars’ and shares a stunning photo of the Red Planet
New Delhi | Jagran Trend Office: On Monday, NASA's Aeronautics and Space Administration shared a stunning image of the sunrise on Mars. The space agency took to its official Instagram account to share an interesting photo taken from the…
Women in Astronomy: Dr. Ann-Marie Madigan
Dr Ann-Marie Madigan – astrophysicist at the University of Colorado, Boulder
From large to small, from galaxies to planetesimals, Professor Ann-Marie Madigan is interested in everything. Dr. Ann-Marie Madigan is assistant…
Space for All: Bringing astronomy to remote mountain villages in Morocco
The night sky is a great lever, something that people from all walks of life have been able to look up to and be inspired by. Unfortunately, the ability to observe planets and stars and study the mysteries of the Universe is something…
Pluto Wasn’t the First: A Brief History of the Forgotten Planets of Our Solar System
A kindergartener in 2005 and a kindergartener in 2006 would have learned very different facts about the number of planets in the solar system. 2006, of course, was the year Pluto was reclassified as a dwarf planet – a…
Nitrogen alert, on our planet there is less and less
availablity nitrogen On our planet, it decreases significantly in some regions, while in other regions of the globe it is associated with an excessive presence of gases. This worrying finding emerges from a study published in the journal…
Biggest comet to date is heading towards the inner solar system
See bigger. | Using these Hubble Space Telescope Wide Field Camera 3 images taken on January 8, 2022, astronomers have confirmed that the largest comet ever discovered is heading towards the inner solar system. Picture via Nasa.…
Expect a pink full moon to shine all weekend | Astronomy
April's full moon will light up the sky all weekend, and while it's called the pink moon, it's not really…
Here’s everything we know about the alien object
A meteor that hit Earth in January 2014 has now been confirmed by the US Space Command (USSC) as the first interstellar object from another…
Largest comet ever seen passes 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 our cosmic neighborhood, astronomers say. The icy intruder is traveling at 22,000 mph from the edge of the solar…
Hubble reveals 80-mile-wide ‘mega comet’ in our solar system is largest ever discovered
ASTRONOMERS have confirmed the discovery of the largest comet on record – and it's getting closer.
The space object C / 2014 UN271 was spotted last year and the observations of the Hubble Space Telescope have confirmed this week the size of…
Hubble discovers the largest comet in the solar system. It takes 3 million years to go around the…
The Hubble Space Telescope, which has remained our eyes and ears in the mysteries of deep space, is in no mood to disappoint even after three decades of record service. The flying observatory has now revealed the largest icy comet nucleus…
The Pentagon confirms that a meteor came from our solar system.
A US Space Command official says a meteor that entered Earth's atmosphere eight years ago came from beyond our solar system. A letter posted on Twitter April 7 by the US Space Command states that Dr. Joel Mozer, the Space Operations…
Astronomy Lab of a Lifetime – The Suffolk Journal
One of the courses I'm taking this semester is SCI-112, Structure of the Universe, which is a science course with a lab focused on astronomy. This is arguably one of the most popular courses offered at Suffolk Madrid, as the lab takes…
But we’re not in danger, says professor — ScienceDaily
A huge comet - about 80 miles in diameter, more than twice the width of Rhode Island - is heading our way at 22,000 miles per hour from the edge of the solar system. Fortunately, it will never come within a billion miles of the sun, which…
NASA spacecraft to search for the origin of the solar system
"Psyche" will travel a total of 2.5 billion kilometers in three and a half years beyond MarsNASA scientists plan to send a spacecraft beyond Mars to study an asteroid that could help explain how our solar system and the planets it contains…
Pentagon says Earth could be hit by object from outside solar system
A space rock that collided with Earth eight years ago could have come from outside our solar system, a US defense official has said, making it one of only two interstellar visitors ever detected .Earth is surrounded by space rocks. The…
How is Earth the only known planet with active plate tectonics?
How come Earth is the only known planet with active plate tectonics?
Erik McKenna
Stamford, Connecticut
Earth is special in that it has two things that other terrestrial planets do not have: an abundance of…
Astronomy Wishlist: Big Questions and Bigger Telescopes
It takes expensive tools to learn more about the universe, but projects like the Very Large Array for radio astronomy in New Mexico and the Chandra X-ray Observatory, which orbits Earth, have advanced the scientific knowledge in a way that…
Golden Pond Planetarium celebrates “Astronomy Day” on May 7
The Golden Pond Planetarium and Observatory and West Kentucky Amateur Astronomers (WKAA) are gearing up for what should be a fun day of astronomy.
Scheduled for Saturday, May 7, the planetarium will feature activities for!-->!-->!-->…
Amnesty International joins forces with Planet to fight deforestation in Cambodia
Amnesty International joins forces with Planet to fight deforestation in Cambodia
Press release from: Planet Posted: Thursday April…
NASA: the Hubble telescope has discovered a bizarre planet, the hottest of all time, on which rocks…
NASA says the Hubble Telescope has spotted two mysterious hot Jupiter-like planets, one of which has rocks raining down on it! Check what NASA research has…
World Health Day: Taking care of the planet is taking care of our health
The planet and health go hand in hand
world health day has been observed worldwide on April 7 since 1950 to raise awareness of deadly global diseases and encourage healthy…
What is a dwarf planet?
Could life exist on a dwarf planet?
Three things are necessary for life: liquid water, a source of energy, and organic molecules, that is to say molecules containing carbon.
More than 100 miles (161 kilometers) below Pluto's surface, a…
The UH Institute for Astronomy Open House is taking place this weekend
HONOLULU (KHON2) – The Institute for Astronomy (IfA) at the University of Hawaii at Manoa will hold its annual open house on Sunday, April 10, after taking a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 19.
The open house will be…
Microsoft Azure’s new off-planet space solutions are here
If you thought Microsoft's various cloud initiatives were useful here in the field, you don't know half of them; the company is launching the Team Rocket style to bring the power of Azure and AI to the stars.
Microsoft has prepared an…
Hubble discovered a hot planet 3 times hotter than Venus
Outer space is a strange and bizarre place. Hubble's observations of KELT-20b and WASP-178b offer two perfect examples.
from NASA found all sorts of weird planets over the years, including…
A lunar micrometeorite preserves the beginnings of the solar system
About half a century ago, six Apollo missions and three Luna missions to the Moon collected rock samples. The former brought in some 380 kg, and the latter brought in less than ½ kg. The curators of…
Welsh Government-sponsored Living Wales research project harnesses data from around the world for…
SAN FRANCISCO, April 05, 2022--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Planet Labs PBC (NYSE:PL), a leading provider of daily Earth data and information, today shared a recent initiative supporting European green agricultural policies with Living Wales, a…
ExMASS High School Research Program 2022-2023
Secondary school teachers seeking an authentic inquiry-based research opportunity for their students in the 2022-2023 school year are invited to apply for the Exploration of the Moon and asteroids by high school students (ExMASS). ExMASS…
The strange history of the spots of Mercury
Go figure
Schiaparelli began observing Mercury at its greatest elongation east of the Sun on February 6, 1882, corresponding to the planet's appearance as an evening star. At this date, he succeeded in distinguishing a "large system of…
Ceres may have formed in the outer solar system
Laurel Kornfeld April 3, 2022
A map of…
‘Frozen zoos’ could be a Noah’s ark for endangered animals | Astronomy
Foresight is an incredible gift – and it is perhaps one of the most valuable scientific tools we have.When…
The Sun’s coronal loops could be an optical illusion
Some of the Sun's most spectacular features are its coronal loops - glowing structures of hot plasma that extend thousands of miles above magnetically active regions of the Sun, forming what appear to be curved strands.
But appearances can…
The sky this week from April 1 to 8
saturday april 2Mercury reaches superior conjunction with the Sun at 7:00 p.m. EDT. But don't worry - in just a few short weeks, the speedy planet will be making its best party appearance of the year, so stay tuned for details on how to…
Amnesty International joins forces with Planet to fight deforestation in Cambodia | Business
SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 1, 2022--Planet Labs PBC…
Amnesty International partners with Planet to fight deforestation in Cambodia
SAN FRANCISCO, April 01, 2022--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Planet Labs PBC (NYSE:PL), a leading provider of daily Earth data and information, today shared a recent project to combat deforestation in Cambodia with Amnesty International, an…
scientists’ attempt to uncover the deep past of our solar system
A team of Belgian-Dutch scientists has created the first-ever "treasure map" that shows where Antarctic meteorites are likely to be found. Meteorites are chunks of stone-like material that can be found on the Earth's surface after…
Study impact craters to unlock the secrets of the solar system
Impact crater dynamics expert Brandon Johnson surrounded by some of his favorite research subjects: Mercury, Mars and the Moon. Credit: Purdue University/Rebecca McElhoe
Whereas for humans the constants might be death and taxes,…
Applied Historical and Computational Astronomy – A Comprehensive Anthology on Fascinating…
The anthology "Applied and Computational Historical Astronomy"
With "Applied and Computational Historical Astronomy", Gudrun Wolfschmidt presents an anthology for people interested in how astronomy collects and uses data.…
Fly to Mardi Gras Planet at Universal Studios Florida
Mardi Gras is synonymous with New Orleans, but the event didn't start there. The Catholic feast of Carnival dates back centuries, with some of its most famous traditions first appearing in medieval Italy. New Orleans wasn't even the…
Big money, bigger telescopes and the biggest science questions
It takes expensive tools to learn more about the universe, but projects like the Very Large Array for radio astronomy in New Mexico and the Chandra X-ray Observatory, which orbits Earth, have advanced the scientific knowledge in a way…
Bad astronomy | Spicules on the Sun may be due to Faraday waves
The Sun is literally the closest star to us in the entire Universe, but there are many things that are still quite mysterious.
For example, nearly 150 years ago, astronomer Angelo Secchi first observed narrow, towering…
Bad astronomy | Two colliding protoplanets form a huge cloud of dust
In a planet-forming disc of gas and dust around a nearby young star, two huge objects recently collided at high speed. The colossal impact was positively apocalyptic in size, vaporizing enough material to make a small…
Earth-like planet could orbit in dying star’s ‘habitable zone’
A recent study reveals that planetary debris, including some moon-sized objects, could indicate a rocky exoplanet in a stellar zombie's habitable zone.The star in question is WD1054–226, a cooling white dwarf that is the relic of a star…
Carbon footprint of huge astronomy observatories raises climate change concerns
According to a study, astronomers of the future may not be able to build large, complex and energy-intensive observatories if they want to reduce their carbon footprint in line with greenhouse gas emissions requirements.Powerful ground and…
NASA confirms there are 5,000 planets outside the solar system
Nasa confirmed that there are more than 5,000 known planets outside our solar system.The space agency recently added 65 more exoplanets to its archive, bringing the total to 5,005, meaning we could be one step closer to finding signs of…
NASA hits big milestone by confirming 5,000 planets outside our solar system
NASA has confirmed the existence of 5,000 planets outside our solar system - and that number continues to climb.Astronomers first discovered a planet outside our solar system in 1992, opening up a new field of science that has grown ever…
NASA scientist gets excited as new exoplanets are discovered beyond our solar system
What makes this NASA discovery really exciting is that some of these exoplanets found outside the solar system resemble Earth.…
Add Vixen’s Polarie U to your toolbox
Instructions included
To test the device, I mounted a Nikon D610 digital camera on the Polarie U to take some photos under partly cloudy skies.
Taking good photos of stars depends on a number of factors. One of the most crucial…
Lookout to resume astronomy night, reopen visitor center
Cape Lookout Lighthouse under the night sky. Photo: Crystal Coast Stargazers/Alex Gu
Cape Lookout National Seashore is gearing up for the season by resuming a monthly outdoor stargazing event and opening its visitor center in Beaufort on…
Favorite Planet Poll – Smithers Interior News
The seven planets of the TRAPPIST-1 system orbit a dim red dwarf star. MUST CREDIT: Photo courtesy of NASA/JPL-Caltech
Favorite planet…