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And … action! 1st movie in space underway with Russian crew
A Russian spacecraft launched to the International Space Station on October 5, 2021, carrying an actor and director for the 1st movie in space.
October 8, 2021
Comet or asteroid? This object is both
Comet or asteroid? Both! Some objects blur the lines, including (248370) 2005 QN173, which is active with a long tail but resides in the asteroid belt.
October 8, 2021
2 old open star clusters merging in the Milky Way
An astronomer in Brazil has looked toward a known open star cluster and found 2 old open star clusters, merging in our Milky Way galaxy.
October 7, 2021
Where are the water worlds? New tool to find out
Where are the water worlds? Since water means life (as we know it), scientists studying exoplanets want to know. A new tool might help find them.
October 6, 2021
Super-Earth, mini-Neptune or sub-Neptune?
The exoplanet community hasn't yet converged on the best name for exoplanets that are 1.7 - 3.5 Earth-radii. Super-Earth, mini-Neptune, sub-Neptune?
October 6, 2021
Hello, Mercury! BepiColombo speeds by
Hello, Mercury! BepiColombo is a Mercury mission, due to arrive in earnest in December, 2025. Along the way, it needs help to get there.
October 2, 2021
Circumtriple planet suspected: a planet orbiting 3 stars
Scientists believe a planet (or more) orbits the triple star system GW Orionis. This would be the first circumtriple planet discovered.
October 1, 2021
Landsat: 5 decades of imagery and data
The Landsat program, the longest space-based record of Earth’s surface, helps policy makers make decisions about our resources and environment.
October 1, 2021
Daylight fireball tracked to Earth
Scientists tracked a daylight fireball to Earth using images from video of the event that occurred over countries near the Adriatic Sea.
September 30, 2021
Great Red Spot winds accelerating on Jupiter
Data from the Hubble Space Telescope shows that the Great Red Spot winds have been increasing on Jupiter over the past decade.
September 30, 2021
