April fool’s Day Asteroid Is No Joke, But No Immediate Threat
On April 1, an asteroid large enough to do significant harm will make its closest approach to Earth ever recorded. In the spirit of April…
Astronomy
KELT-10 – a Yellow Dwarf
KELT-10 is a star that is not part of the Telescopium constellation but is within its boundaries. It is a star in the constellation Telescopium,…
Sunspot Flings Out 17 Solar Flares, Meaning Big Auroras May Be Coming Our Way
Since Monday, sunspot AR2975 has released 17 flares, and it may not be through yet. Some of the charged particles ejected during the process appear…
Primordial Helium Leaking from Earth’s Core Suggests Planet Formed inside a Solar Nebula
The Earth’s core is leaking a rare isotope of helium gas that created during the Big Bang, providing a key clue as to how our…
Most Distant Single Star Ever Seen Revealed By Hubble
When it comes to orbital observatories, the Hubble Space Telescope is a grandfather, but it continues to make spectacular discoveries. The most recent discovery is…
KELT-1 – an F-type Main-sequence Star
KELT-1 is a main-sequence star of the F class. The temperature on its surface is 6518±50 K. It has a similar proportion of heavy metals…
DARPA is Investigating Ways to Construct Objects in Space
As part of a bigger attempt to cut the cost of spaceflight, the United States military has granted contracts under a new initiative to address…
For Missions near Moon, the US Military wants Nuclear Rocket Designs
The United States military is preparing to take the next step in constructing a nuclear rocket to assist in monitoring Earth-moon space, an area that…
Lunar Rocks could Provide Oxygen and Fuel to Spacecraft
Nanjing University scientists believe they can harness molecules discovered in lunar soil to create oxygen and fuel locally to enable crewed moon missions. The researchers…
Kepler-51 d – a Neptune-like Exoplanet
Kepler-51 d is an exoplanet that resembles Neptune and orbits an F-type star. It has a mass of 7.6 Earths, takes 130.2 days to complete…
When Satellite Galaxies Pass Close to their Parent Galaxies, they can Continue to form Stars
Most scientists used to believe that once a satellite galaxy passed near by its larger parent galaxy, star production would cease because the larger galaxy…
Kepler-51 b – a Neptune-like Exoplanet
Kepler-51 b is an exoplanet that resembles Neptune and orbits an F-type star. It has a mass of 2.1 Earths, takes 45.2 days to complete…
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