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Artist illustration of Habitation Module. Credit: Lockheed Martin

Lockheed Martin Shows off its new Space Habitat

21 Aug , 2018 by

Lockheed Martin recently provided a first-look at the space habitat they are designing, as part of NASA’s program to return astronauts to the Moon and sending crewed missions to Mars.

Another Way to Search for Biosignatures of Alien Life. The Material Blasted out of Asteroid Impacts

21 Aug , 2018 by

According to a new study by an international team of researchers, a good way to look for signs on life on exoplanets would be toe examine the ejected material of asteroid impacts.
Carnival of Space. Image by Jason Major.

Carnival of Space #575

20 Aug , 2018 by

Welcome to the 575th Carnival of Space! The Carnival is a community of space science and astronomy writers and bloggers, who submit their best work each week for your benefit. We have a fantastic roundup today including news from the IAU, so now, on to this week’s worth of stories!

Cosmic Void Contains Fewer Galaxies than Expected, which, Ironically, Makes it Harder for Light to get Through

20 Aug , 2018 by

Using the Subaru Telescope, a team of astronomers recently probed a 500 light-year region of the early Universe and found that it contained less galaxies than they were expecting.

This Planet is so Metal. Iron and Titanium Vapour Found in the Atmosphere of an “Ultra-Hot Jupiter”

16 Aug , 2018 by

According to a new study by an international team of scientists, the gas giant KELT-9b is so hot that its atmosphere contains vaporized iron and titanium.

Catch Comet 21/P Giacobini-Zinner at Its Best

16 Aug , 2018 by

A periodic comet may put on a fine show for northern hemisphere viewers over the next few months.

Comet 21/P Giacobini-Zinner is currently a fine binocular comet shining at +8th magnitude and cruising across the constellation Cassiopeia. This places it above the horizon for the entire night for observers north of the equator in August, transiting the local meridian at local dawn.
The layout of the solar system, including the Oort Cloud, on a logarithmic scale. Credit: NASA

Oort Clouds Around Other Stars Should be Visible in the Cosmic Microwave Background

15 Aug , 2018 by

A new study by a team from the University of Pennsylvania suggests using maps of the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) to find evidence of extra-solar Oort Clouds (EXOCs).

Spinning Heat Shield Concept Could Provide a Lightweight Way to Survive Atmospheric Re-entry

15 Aug , 2018 by

A team from the University of Manchester recently tested their prototype for a spinning heat shield, a lightweight, compact design that could provide cost-effective protection for future space missions.
Carnival of Space. Image by Jason Major.

Carnival of Space #574

14 Aug , 2018 by

This week’s Carnival of Space is hosted by Allen Versfeld at his Urban Astronomer blog. Click here to read Carnival of Space #574.

The Sun is Actually One of the Most Difficult Places to Reach in the Solar System. Here’s how the Parker Solar Probe Will Do It

13 Aug , 2018 by

The Parker Solar Probe, which will spend the next seven years getting closer to the Sun than any previous mission, recently launched from Cape Canaveral.

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