SOFIA Finds Dust Survives Obliteration in Supernova 1987A SOFIA Finds Dust Survives Obliteration in Supernova 1987A Cosmic dust, a building block of stars and planets, can form in the…
We Just Discovered The Milky Way Isn't Actually a Flat Disc After All Apparently our galaxy really likes to boogie. It has, on several occasions, enjoyed a Monster Mash;…
Did microbes build stromatolites on Mars? When Nasa's next rover gets to Mars in 2021 it will seek evidence of ancient life. Source: www.bbc.com/news/av/science-environment-46563155/did-microbes-build-stromatolites-on-mars
Will SpaceX Really Be Flying People To Mars In 10 Years? SpaceX’s President Gwynne Shotwell has said she is confident that the company will be launching people regularly to…
Martian methane—spotted in 2004—has mysteriously vanished The European Space Agency’s Trace Gas Orbiter deepens planet’s carbon mystery Source: www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/12/martian-methane-spotted-2004-has-mysteriously-vanished
Sony's Next Full-Frame Sensor to Offer 60MP, 8K, 16-Bit RAW Sony's Next Full-Frame Sensor to Offer 60MP, 8K, 16-Bit RAW: Report Here's a peek of what's to come in the…
Testing ON1 Photo RAW for Astrophotography Can the new version of ON1 Photo RAW match Photoshop for astrophotography? The short TL;DR answer: No. But … as always, it depends.…
Most Detailed Observations of Material Orbiting close to a Black Hole - ESO’s GRAVITY instrument confirms black hole status of the Milky Way centre ESO’s exquisitely sensitive GRAVITY instrument has…
Inside 3 Mars Meteorites: A Different Path for 'Building Blocks of Life'? New work suggests a battery-like reaction that could have created organic material within Mars meteorites. Source: www.space.com/42300-mars-meteorite-organic-molecules-battery-reaction.html?fbclid=IwAR2rwhX_Wofwc5vNGCs9qA4kcHxlVyhGRNc-WNNgkiUavTqGGn9tOVRVRwI
Extremely accurate measurements of the position of β Pictoris from the Hipparcos and Gaia satellites allow the direct measurement of the mass of the imaged planet β Pic b.
Source: astrobites.org/2018/09/21/directly_measureing_the_mass_of_beta_pic_b/
Recent tectonics on Mars These prominent trenches were formed by faults that pulled the planet’s surface apart less than 10 million years ago. Source: m.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/Mars_Express/Recent_tectonics_on_Mars
More on AI and neural networks find FRBs! How Breakthrough Listen Trained AI to Spot Elusive, Mysterious Radio Bursts Radio astronomers are increasingly using convolutional neural networks to sift through…