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How Saturn’s lost moon Chrysalis became its rings
A new study suggests Saturn's lost moon Chrysalis came too close to Saturn and was torn apart, forming the ring system we see today.
September 15, 2022
Launches: The Owl Spreads Its Wings September 15
2 launches scheduled for today are Rocket Lab Electron and SpaceX Falcon 9. Both are attempting to create globe-spanning satellite networks.
September 15, 2022
Rare space diamonds found in meteorites
Scientists have confirmed the existence of space diamonds known as lonsdaleite, and they said they were created when a dwarf planet and asteroid collided.
September 15, 2022
Launches: Orbital debris studies to receive NASA funding
NASA said this week it intends to fund 3 university-based research proposals over the coming year, on the issue of orbital debris.
September 13, 2022
Launches: Mammoth BlueWalker 3 satellite heads to orbit
AST SpaceMobile's BlueWalker 3 communications satellite successfully launched to orbit on September 10, 2022. Astronomers are concerned.
September 13, 2022
Webb detects sand clouds for brown dwarf
Webb detects sand clouds in the atmosphere of a star-planet hybrid object known as a brown dwarf. Another 1st! Read why it's important.
September 13, 2022
Starlink satellites can look like a plume or train of light
Have you seen a plume of light soaring through the sky? Or maybe a group of bright dots crossing the night sky together? It's probably Starlink.
September 12, 2022
Planetary heist: Massive stars steal planets
Scientists are explaining why massive stars could have distant, Jupiter-size planets: They might steal them from stellar nurseries in a planetary heist.
September 8, 2022
Asteroid Juno at its best now, around opposition
Asteroid Juno reached opposition on September 7, 2022. As the full moon wanes early next week, you can try to spot Juno in the darker sky.
September 8, 2022
Launches: The Owl Spreads Its Wings on September 15
Rocket Lab's next launch - The Owl Spreads Its Wings on September 15, 2022 - will mark several milestones for the aerospace company.
September 7, 2022
