Space and Astronomy @stad
- www.space.com A mud lake on Mars might be hiding signs of life in chaotic terrain
On a drying Red Planet, water could have come bubbling up from below.
- www.livescience.com Mysterious signals from 'hell planet' 40 light-years from Earth could finally be solved by James Webb Space Telescope
The hellish super-Earth '55 Cancri e' may be constantly losing and re-growing its atmosphere, a new study of the planet's strange transit signals suggests.
- futurism.com Russia Says It's Actually Good That Its Lander Crashed Into the Moon and Blew Up
If the Kremlin were to be believed, there was nothing wrong with its lunar lander's demise. Officials are seeing the crash as a rallying cry.
- www.sflorg.com New patterns in Sun’s layers could help scientists solve solar mystery
Astronomers are one step closer to understanding one of the most enduring solar mysteries
- phys.org It's time to start worrying about space junk around the moon, too
It's getting crowded up there. An increase in military, commercial and scientific launches, coupled with a lower cost for rideshare cubesat launches, means lots more space junk to deal with in coming years. And we're not just talking about low Earth orbit; the moon and cis-lunar (near lunar space) i...
- arstechnica.com A New Zealand company has started flying a rocket-powered spaceplane
"Once we get our certification, we're allowed to fly as frequently as we want."
Calling this a space place, even with their future planned upgrades is pushing it, but oh well, a plane with rockets is still cool.
- people.com Queen's Brian May Reveals He Helped NASA Team That Returned First Asteroid Sample from Space
Brian May, the guitarist for popular band Queen, revealed that he helped NASA return its first-ever asteroid sample from space during a Sunday appearance on NASA TV.
- thehill.com Exploring a metal-rich asteroid could launch the start of space mining
One estimate suggests that the riches of the asteroid Psyche may be worth $10 quintillion.
- www.theguardian.com ‘Streets on the moon’: lunar dust could be ‘melted’ to make solid roads
Scientists say challenge of building moon base on dust could be overcome by heating it with giant lens
"Moon dust could be melted using a giant lens to create solid roads and landing areas."
- phys.org Canadian-French astrophysicist Hubert Reeves dies aged 91
Canadian-French astrophysicist Hubert Reeves, who was renowned for his work popularizing space science, died Friday aged 91, his son said in a post on Facebook.
- eyes.nasa.gov Eyes on Exoplanets - NASA/JPL
Welcome to NASA's Eyes, a way for you to learn about your home planet, our solar system, the universe beyond and the spacecraft exploring them.
A pretty nice presentation of 3D visualizations of exo-planets, combined with basic facts and information on discovery as well as some cheesier options (the travel time to 14 Andromedae b at the speed of a car is apparently 3 billion years)
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NASA Prepares Artemis II Moon Rocket Core Stage for Final Assembly Phase
www.nasa.gov NASA Prepares Artemis II Moon Rocket Core Stage for Final Assembly Phase - NASANASA and industry partners Aerojet Rocketdyne and Boeing have installed all four RS-25 engines onto the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket core stage for the agency’s Artemis II mission, signaling the core stage is nearing completion. Once complete, the core stage will be shipped to NASA’s Kennedy Spa...
