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Astronomy, Extrasolar Planets, Planetary Formation

“Monster Planet” Discovered, Makes Scientists Rethink Theories of Planetary Formation

1 Nov , 2017 by Matt Williams

The discovery of a Jupiter-sized planet around a red dwarf star has caused astronomers to rethink some of their theories on planet formation.

'NGTS-1b, exoplanet, Featured, hot jupiter, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, nebular hypothesis, Next-Generation Transit Survey (NGST), Planetary Formation, Royal Astronomical Society

Astronomy, News, Stellar Evolution, supernova

The Closest Supernova Since 1604 Is Hissing At Us

3 Aug , 2016 by Matt Williams

By examining faint radio emissions from a local supernova remnant, astronomers are learning more about how stars behave before they explode

Featured, Murchison Radio-astronomy Observatory, Murchison Widefield Array, Radio Astronomy, Royal Astronomical Society, Square Kilometer Array, suprenova

Astronomy, News

Behold The Distant Universe!

30 Jun , 2016 by Matt Williams

At the annual National Astronomy Meeting, members of the Ultra Deep Survey (UDS) team shared images that are the deepest view of the Universe yet

Featured, Infrared Astronomy, National Astronomy Meeting, redshift, Royal Astronomical Society, UK Infrared Telescope, UKIRT's Infrared Deep Sky Survey, Ultra Deep Survey
Apollo 17 Mission

Apollo, Moon, Space Exploration, Space Exploration Technologies, Space Flight

Moon Dust Could ‘Engulf’ Lunar Rovers — Especially During Sunrise and Sunset

3 Jul , 2013 by Elizabeth Howell

That video above is perhaps the ultimate off-roading adventure: taking a rover out for a spin on the moon. Look past the cool factor for a minute, though, and observe the dust falling down around that astronaut. The crew aboard Apollo 16 (as well as other Apollo missions) had a lot of problems with regolith. […]

Apollo 16, lunar dust, regolith, Royal Astronomical Society

Black Holes

Black Hole Gets Kicked Out of Galaxy

11 May , 2010 by Nancy Atkinson

[/caption] Supermassive black holes are thought to lie at the center of most large galaxies. But off in a distant remote galaxy, astronomers have possibly found a giant black hole that appears to be in the process of being expelled from the galaxy at high speed. This newly-discovered object was found by Marianne Heida, a […]

Black Holes, Royal Astronomical Society, SRON

Astrobiology, Extreme Life, Titan

Life on Titan Could Be Smelly and Explosive

11 Apr , 2010 by Nancy Atkinson

[/caption] Could there be life on Titan? If so, one astrobiologist says humans probably couldn’t be in the same room with a Titanian and live to tell about it. “Hollywood would have problems with these aliens” said Dr. William Bains. “Beam one onto the Starship Enterprise and it would boil and then burst into flames, […]

Astrobiology, Cassini, Exteme Life, Royal Astronomical Society, Titan

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