The Hunt For New Life
TESS (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite) will examine 400,000 stars across the sky to capture a glimpse of a planet moving across its star’s face. The TESS Habitable Zone Star Catalog contains the most promising target…
Articles by Robbi Drake
SpaceX’s 20th Station Shipment Arrives With Candy, Science
A SpaceX cargo ship has arrived at the International Space Station, delivering experiments, candy and other goods. By Associated Press, Wire Service Content March 9, 2020, at 7:09 a.m. More SpaceX’s 20th Station Shipment Arrives…
NASA’s Space Snowman Reveals Secrets: Few Craters, No Water
NASA’s space snowman is revealing fresh secrets from its home far beyond Pluto. By Associated Press, Wire Service ContentFeb. 13, 2020, at 2:36 p.m. More NASA’s Space Snowman Reveals Secrets: Few Craters, No Water More…
First Space Force Mission Has Virus Precautions
The United States Space Force launched its very initial national security satellite with a smaller staff because of the social distancing protocols for COVID-19. The satellite is worth about 1 Billion USD and it is…
Unexpected Carbon Monoxide Content in Comet Borisov
During Borisov’s short travel through the inner part of the solar system, it was surrounded by its own delicate cloud of gas that was created as the sun heated up the ice on its surface….
Pluto Has an Icy Heart and It Produces Cold Winds
Pluto’s heart is made of nitrogen and it controls the planet’s winds. Based on new research, it may even become the precursor to the features of the planet’s surface. Fondly called Tombaugh Regio, Pluto’s heart-shaped…
Strange Monster Galaxy of the Archaic Universe Discovered
Scientists from the University of California, Riverside led an international group of astronomers that found a strange monster galaxy. The said galaxy happened when our universe was merely 1.8 Billion years old (12 Billion…
Brand New Solar Telescope Forms Initial Images
The first images released from the Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope of the National Science Foundation show a preview of the products from the solar telescope and the extraordinary features of the sun’s surface. The…
Presolar Grains Found in Meteorite Chunk
According to the latest study by Washington University in St. Louis, a strange chunk from a meteorite could possibly contain some history about space. The discovered presolar grains are minute particles of interstellar material created…
Radcliffe Wave
Did you know the gas that forms stars was recently discovered just outside our solar system? This gas covers a massive 9,000 light years, has been dubbed the Radcliffe Wave, and has a sine wave….