WR 102ka – a Blue Supergiant Star
The star WR 102ka is a blue supergiant. It’s a Wolf-Rayet star, an extremely hot star on the verge of dying. It can be found…
Astronomy
Supernova Shrapnel Piece Spotted Hurtling Out of the Galaxy at 2 Million Miles an Hour
Most stars orbit the core of the galaxy at a relatively orderly speed, but some are moving away as if they are afraid that a…
“Perhaps they are everywhere?” Physicist Claims Alien Messages could be Hidden in the Stars
If you look at the number of stars for a long time, you will probably start to wonder the same thing that scientists and philosophers…
NASA Admits the ISS’s Recent Spin was Far More Dramatic than Originally thought
Last week, the world rolled an eye when a module Docking-awry sent a new Russian module to the International Space Station (ISS) after accidentally expelling…
Massive Stars are Often Referred to be the Universe’s Chemical Factories by Astronomers
Massive stars are often referred to be the Universe’s chemical factories by astronomers; they usually finish their life in spectacular supernovae, which are responsible for…
Jupiter’s Puzzling “Energy Crisis” Explained by its Mighty Auroras
For 50 years astronomers have been confused about Jupiter’s “energy crisis”, the difference in the measured temperature of the atmosphere above it, and it seems…
A Planet Half Venus’ Mass and Hints of Habitability Found in Amazing Planetary System
The L98-59 system has become a particularly desirable destination for planetary astronomers. Despite recent advances, human observations are not happening soon, but space telescopes have…
Bezos’s Blue Origin Loses Lunar Lander Appeal as US Government Upholds NASA SpaceX Contract
Jeff Bezos’s company Blue Origin has lost an appeal in April to challenge NASA’s decision to award only one lunar lander deal to rival SpaceX. The federal…
X Carinae – a Beta Lyrae variable in the Constellation Carina
X Carinae is a Beta Lyrae variable in the Carina constellation. It’s a yellow hypergiant. It is visible to the naked eye and can be…
Pandemic-Driven Liquid Oxygen Shortage Threatens ULA, SpaceX Launches
The COVID-19 pandemic’s repercussions are still being felt in the most improbable of places: spaceflight. Due to pandemic-related shortages of liquid oxygen (LOX), NASA unexpectedly…
According to a New Study, the Asteroid may not be as Metallic or Thick as Previously Assumed, and It may have a Very Different Origin Story
16 Psyche, a well-studied metallic asteroid, was long considered to represent the exposed iron core of a tiny planet that failed to form during the…
According to New Research, Any Life Discovered on Planets Circling White Dwarf Stars Very Definitely Developed After the Star Died
According to recent research done by the University of Warwick that exposes the implications of the strong and violent stellar winds that would pummel a…
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