Hubble Telescope just witnessed a massive intergalactic explosion and astronomers can't explain it
A mysterious cosmic explosion created a brilliant flash of light in the space between two galaxies over 3 billion light-years away.
More details - https://www.space.com/intergalactic-space-explosion-lfbot
@thewonderofspace
A mysterious cosmic explosion created a brilliant flash of light in the space between two galaxies over 3 billion light-years away.
More details - https://www.space.com/intergalactic-space-explosion-lfbot
@thewonderofspace
Space.com
Hubble Telescope just witnessed a massive intergalactic explosion and astronomers can't explain it
The leading theories involve stars being ripped apart by black holes or the merger of neutron stars.
👍5🥰1
All solar eclipses will be 'rings of fire' in the distant future. Here's why
On Saturday, Oct. 14th, nearly one billion people across much of North and South America will be able to watch as the new moon orbits between the sun and Earth to create a most interesting celestial occurrence: An eclipse of the sun.
More details - https://www.space.com/solar-eclipses-all-ring-shaped-future
@thewonderofspace
On Saturday, Oct. 14th, nearly one billion people across much of North and South America will be able to watch as the new moon orbits between the sun and Earth to create a most interesting celestial occurrence: An eclipse of the sun.
More details - https://www.space.com/solar-eclipses-all-ring-shaped-future
@thewonderofspace
Space.com
All solar eclipses will be 'rings of fire' in the distant future. Here's why
The mean distance of the moon to the Earth is increasing at the rate of 1.5 inches (about 3.8 cm) each year. Here's what that means for solar eclipses.
👍5
A comet explosion may have started agriculture in Syria 12,800 years ago
A now-extinct village in northern Syria is likely the earliest example of a community of people who were indirectly hit and destroyed by a large comet that struck Earth roughly 12,800 years ago. The comet strike spurred a dramatic shift in lifestyle from hunting to agriculture and even control of wild animals, according to a new analysis of remains excavated from the region back in the '70s.
More details - https://www.space.com/comet-debris-led-to-farming-syria
@thewonderofspace
A now-extinct village in northern Syria is likely the earliest example of a community of people who were indirectly hit and destroyed by a large comet that struck Earth roughly 12,800 years ago. The comet strike spurred a dramatic shift in lifestyle from hunting to agriculture and even control of wild animals, according to a new analysis of remains excavated from the region back in the '70s.
More details - https://www.space.com/comet-debris-led-to-farming-syria
@thewonderofspace
Space.com
A comet explosion may have started agriculture in Syria 12,800 years ago
A fragmented comet that exploded in Earth's atmosphere initiated the first-ever farming village in Syria, according to new research.
👍4
How do astronomers know the age of the planets and stars?
Measuring the ages of planets and stars helps scientists understand when they formed and how they change – and, in the case of planets, if life has had time to have evolved on them.
More details - https://www.space.com/how-do-astronomers-know-age-of-planets-stars
@thewonderofspace
Measuring the ages of planets and stars helps scientists understand when they formed and how they change – and, in the case of planets, if life has had time to have evolved on them.
More details - https://www.space.com/how-do-astronomers-know-age-of-planets-stars
@thewonderofspace
Space.com
How do astronomers know the age of the planets and stars?
Astronomers can estimate ages for stars outside the Solar System, but not planets.
👍5❤1
What cosmic object 'Arrokoth' can tell us about our solar system's formation
A new study from researchers at the Southwest Research Institute has unearthed a fascinating discovery about Arrokoth, a trans-Neptunian object made famous by the New Horizons probe on New Year’s Day in 2020.
More details - https://www.space.com/arrokoth-kuiper-belt-planetesimal-formation-new-horizons
@thewonderofspace
A new study from researchers at the Southwest Research Institute has unearthed a fascinating discovery about Arrokoth, a trans-Neptunian object made famous by the New Horizons probe on New Year’s Day in 2020.
More details - https://www.space.com/arrokoth-kuiper-belt-planetesimal-formation-new-horizons
@thewonderofspace
Space.com
What cosmic object 'Arrokoth' can tell us about our solar system's formation
A gentle bump goes a long way in the Kuiper Belt.
👍4
Why Einstein must be wrong: In search of the theory of gravity
Einstein's theory of gravity — general relativity — has been very successful for more than a century. However, it has theoretical shortcomings. This is not surprising: the theory predicts its own failure at spacetime singularities inside black holes — and the Big Bang itself.
More details - https://www.space.com/was-einstein-wrong-in-search-of-theory-of-gravity
@thewonderofspace
Einstein's theory of gravity — general relativity — has been very successful for more than a century. However, it has theoretical shortcomings. This is not surprising: the theory predicts its own failure at spacetime singularities inside black holes — and the Big Bang itself.
More details - https://www.space.com/was-einstein-wrong-in-search-of-theory-of-gravity
@thewonderofspace
Space
Why Einstein must be wrong: In search of the theory of gravity
Einstein's theory of gravity — general relativity — has been very successful for more than a century. However, it has theoretical shortcomings.
👍5
Severe space weather is messing up bird migrations, new study suggests
New research indicates that severe space weather events, such as solar flares, disrupt birds' navigational skills during long migrations.
More details - https://www.space.com/severe-space-weather-affects-nocturnal-bird-migration
@thewonderofspace
New research indicates that severe space weather events, such as solar flares, disrupt birds' navigational skills during long migrations.
More details - https://www.space.com/severe-space-weather-affects-nocturnal-bird-migration
@thewonderofspace
Space.com
Severe space weather is messing up bird migrations, new study suggests
Because birds use magnetic fields to navigate at night during long-distance migrations, severe space weather can throw them off course.
👍2❤1
Satellite time-lapse shows 45-mile long iceberg colliding with Clarence Island in Antarctica
A massive iceberg around half the size of Rhode Island recently smashed into a penguin refuge in Antarctica, two years after it was birthed from a similar collision. But it seems to have caused minimal damage.
More details - https://www.space.com/satellite-image-45-mile-iceberg
@thewonderofspace
A massive iceberg around half the size of Rhode Island recently smashed into a penguin refuge in Antarctica, two years after it was birthed from a similar collision. But it seems to have caused minimal damage.
More details - https://www.space.com/satellite-image-45-mile-iceberg
@thewonderofspace
Space.com
Satellite time-lapse shows 45-mile long iceberg colliding with Clarence Island in Antarctica
Hefty iceberg D-30A has collided with Clarence Island — an important refuge for breeding penguins in Antarctica. But luckily, the penguins weren't at home when the berg struck.
👍3
Chandrayaan-3’s measurements of sulfur open the doors for lunar science and exploration
In an exciting milestone for lunar scientists around the globe, India's Chandrayaan-3 lander touched down 375 miles (600 km) from the south pole of the Moon on Aug. 23, 2023.
In just under 14 Earth days, Chandrayaan-3 provided scientists with valuable new data and further inspiration to explore the moon. And the Indian Space Research Organization has shared these initial results with the world.
While the data from Chandrayaan-3's rover, named Pragyan, or "wisdom" in Sanskrit, showed the lunar soil contains expected elements such as iron, titanium, aluminum and calcium, it also showed an unexpected surprise — sulfur.
More details - https://www.space.com/chandrayaan-3-sulfur-measurements-lunar-science-expert-voices
@thewonderofspace
In an exciting milestone for lunar scientists around the globe, India's Chandrayaan-3 lander touched down 375 miles (600 km) from the south pole of the Moon on Aug. 23, 2023.
In just under 14 Earth days, Chandrayaan-3 provided scientists with valuable new data and further inspiration to explore the moon. And the Indian Space Research Organization has shared these initial results with the world.
While the data from Chandrayaan-3's rover, named Pragyan, or "wisdom" in Sanskrit, showed the lunar soil contains expected elements such as iron, titanium, aluminum and calcium, it also showed an unexpected surprise — sulfur.
More details - https://www.space.com/chandrayaan-3-sulfur-measurements-lunar-science-expert-voices
@thewonderofspace
Space.com
Chandrayaan-3’s measurements of sulfur open the doors for lunar science and exploration
Sulfur in soils near the moon's poles might help astronauts live off the land one day, making these measurements an example of science that enables exploration.
👍5
'Potentially catastrophic' solar storm identified in ancient tree rings
Earth was hit by the largest-ever detected solar storm 14,300 years ago, ancient tree rings reveal.
More details - https://www.space.com/largest-ever-recorded-solar-storm-found-in-tree-rings
@thewonderofspace
Earth was hit by the largest-ever detected solar storm 14,300 years ago, ancient tree rings reveal.
More details - https://www.space.com/largest-ever-recorded-solar-storm-found-in-tree-rings
@thewonderofspace
Space.com
'Potentially catastrophic' solar storm identified in ancient tree rings
If a solar storm of a similar magnitude hit today, it would wreak havoc on our technological world.
👍3
Gaia telescope's new data reveals 'goldmine' of over 500,000 undiscovered stars and more
The Gaia mission has revealed a "goldmine" of new information on cosmic objects as it continues to create the most comprehensive stellar catalog ever compiled.
More details - https://www.space.com/gaia-space-telescope-undiscovered-stars
@thewonderofspace
The Gaia mission has revealed a "goldmine" of new information on cosmic objects as it continues to create the most comprehensive stellar catalog ever compiled.
More details - https://www.space.com/gaia-space-telescope-undiscovered-stars
@thewonderofspace
Space.com
Gaia telescope's new data reveals 'goldmine' of over 500,000 undiscovered stars and more
The European Space Agency space telescope also found over 380 gravity-lensed quasars and detailed the orbits of over 150,000 asteroids.
👍2
NASA's Astrobee robot 'Honey' flies home to its International Space Station hive
NASA's yellow robotic bee is back at its space hive.
More details - https://www.space.com/nasa-astrobee-robot-international-space-station-return
@thewonderofspace
NASA's yellow robotic bee is back at its space hive.
More details - https://www.space.com/nasa-astrobee-robot-international-space-station-return
@thewonderofspace
Space.com
NASA's Astrobee robot 'Honey' flies home to its International Space Station hive
"Honey," one of three free-flying robots, tests how to fix up things themselves in space.
👍3
New space junk project aims to detect and monitor 'untrackable' objects
Close to seven decades after the launch of humanity's first artificial satellite, Sputnik, Earth is surrounded by millions of pieces of space junk that could collide and cause significant damage to satellites, but most of them are too small to be monitored.
More details - https://www.space.com/space-junk-monitor-untrackable-objects
@thewonderofspace
Close to seven decades after the launch of humanity's first artificial satellite, Sputnik, Earth is surrounded by millions of pieces of space junk that could collide and cause significant damage to satellites, but most of them are too small to be monitored.
More details - https://www.space.com/space-junk-monitor-untrackable-objects
@thewonderofspace
Space.com
New space junk project aims to detect and monitor 'untrackable' objects
'It's not about the size, it's about the energy.'
👍4