Mercury 13 Legend Wally Funk is Finally Flying to Space after 60-Year Wait, Alongside Jeff Bezos
It’s finally happening! Mary Wallace Funk, mostly known as Wally, will finally go into space after a 60-year wait. He joined Jeff Bezos, his brother…
Astronomy
V4650 Sagittarii – a Luminous Blue Variable Star
V4650 Sagittarii (qF362) is a luminous blue variable star (LBV) in the Sagittarius constellation. It is not part of the Sagittarius constellation outline, but it…
Astronauts Successfully Conduct First CRISPR Genetic Editing in Space
Long stains cut in unnecessary situations in space can have some pretty unwanted effects on the body. Even the short-term relative protection of the International…
VX Sagittarii – an Extreme Asymptotic Giant Branch Star
VX Sagittarii is a red hypergiant star in the constellation Sagittarius, located in the southern hemisphere. It is an extreme asymptotic giant branch star located…
There are Probably Almost Twice as Many Earth-like Planets as we thought
In an effort to colonize other worlds in the future and perhaps to find life in our galactic neighborhood, the good news is that we…
The Smallest and Most Massive White Dwarf Yet has been Discovered by Astronomers
An international team of astronomers has discovered the smallest and heaviest white dwarf yet, a remnant of the star known as ZTF J1901 + 1458,…
The “Moon Doctor of Berlin” who Claimed to Cure People with Lunar Rays
Like many in history, the late eighteenth century was a bad time to get sick. Go to a doctor and you can expect very little…
An International Team of Astrophysicists Detect First Black Hole-Neutron Star in Two Separate Events
Two black holes ate their neutron star companions a long time ago in two galaxies roughly 900 million light-years apart, causing gravitational waves that finally…
Delays in the Moon Mission could Increase the Risk of Solar Storms
Although patterns in the timing of moderate space weather events are known, the timing of the most extreme and dangerous events was thought to be…
SpaceX Announces Tentative Plans to Launch First Orbital Flight Next Month
Hello and welcome to the Daily Crunch for Monday 28th June how much time did you spend on your phone this weekend? Not much? Based…
UV Ceti – a Binary Star which is one of Earth’s Nearest Neighbours
UV Ceti is a binary star that is one of Earth’s nearest neighbors. It is also known as Gliese 65, is a binary star system…
The Boundary of the Heliosphere has been Mapped
Scientists created the first-ever 3D map of the boundary between our solar system and interstellar space using data from NASA’s IBEX satellite. The heliosphere’s boundary…
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