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Did You Know the Earth Has a Second Magnetic Field? Its Oceans

21 Apr , 2018 by

The ESA’s Swarm satellites recently began monitoring Earth’s oceans to determine how they contribute to Earth’s magnetic field
In a series of papers, Professor Loeb and Michael Hippke indicate that conventional rockets would have a hard time escaping from certain kinds of extra-solar planets. Credit: NASA/Tim Pyle

The Challenges of an Alien Spaceflight Program: Escaping Super Earths and Red Dwarf Stars

19 Apr , 2018 by

According to two new papers submitted by a Harvard Professor and an independent scientists, extra-terrestrials might have a hard time getting out into space.

This Meteorite is One of the Few Remnants from a Lost Planet that was Destroyed Long Ago

19 Apr , 2018 by

A new study provides evidence of a so-called lost planet that was formed in the early days of the Solar System, and subsequently destroyed in a collision.

Farewell Kepler. Welcome TESS

18 Apr , 2018 by

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket blasted off from Cape Canaveral today, carrying NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite into space. This is a changing of the guard as we say goodbye to Kepler and welcome this newest planet hunter into the skies, ready to help us find another Earth.

Musk Says that SpaceX will use a Giant Party Balloon to Bring an Upper Stage Back. Wait, what?

18 Apr , 2018 by

Elon Musks hints in a tweet that SpaceX wants to use “giant party balloons” to retrieve upper stage rockets.

Weekly Space Hangout: April 18, 2018: Kevin Gill: Art and Science from Juno and MRO

18 Apr , 2018 by

Hosts: Fraser Cain (universetoday.com / @fcain) Dr. Paul M. Sutter (pmsutter.com / @PaulMattSutter) Dr. Kimberly Cartier (KimberlyCartier.org / @AstroKimCartier ) Dr. Morgan Rehnberg (MorganRehnberg.com / @MorganRehnberg & ChartYourWorld.org) Special Guests: Kevin Gill is a software engineer, planetary and climate data wrangler, and a science data visualization artist. Kevin will be discussing his work with Juno […]

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How to Listen to the Background Hum of Gravitational Waves From all the Black Holes Colliding into Each Other

18 Apr , 2018 by

A pair of scientists who were part of the first gravitational wave discovery have developed a way to listen to the background noise of the Universe to detect thousands more.

The NewSpace Revolution is About to Bring us Tiny Space Telescopes we can all Control

17 Apr , 2018 by

Next year, Randy Chung and Sean League of Space Fab will be launching the world’s first space telescope that will be accessible to everyone!

The Aurora Station Will be the First Luxury Hotel in Space

17 Apr , 2018 by

Aurora Station will be the first luxury hotel in space. The station will be open for business in 2022.
Carnival of Space. Image by Jason Major.

Carnival of Space #557

16 Apr , 2018 by

This week’s Carnival of Space is hosted by Gadi Eidelheit at his The Venus Transit blog. Click here to read Carnival of Space #557.

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