These results are based of observations made in September 2019 using telescopes in Spain and Hawaii
Solar System
Solar System
Deep Space
A churning ‘molten blob’ of planet may be easier to find. Here’s why
Molten planets could hold clues as to how a planet eventually becomes habitable, much like Earth
Space Exploration
NASA wants to encourage private space stations
commercial companies could build their own space stations and utilise the unique environment of low-Earth orbit
Deep Space
Event Horizon Telescope snags new funding to capture first movie of a black hole
The first black hole image, announced in April 2019, received a sublime reception and everyone wants more
Space Exploration
Japan’s Hayabusa2 probe drops its last rover on asteroid Ryugu
The space probe has released its fourth, and final, rover onto the asteroid’s surface at a different height from the others
Space Exploration
NASA hands out $43 million for ‘Tipping Point’ tech for the Moon and Mars
Blue Origin and SpaceX are among the winners
Solar System
‘Oumuamua and Borisov are just the beginning of an interstellar object bonanza
Discovering objects from other solar system is only on the rise and will continue to be with the introduction of new telescopes
Space Exploration
NASA wants to test new Moon spacesuits on the space station in 2023
The space agency have called for a new space suit to compliment their Artemis program
Space Exploration
NASA wants a new space telescope to protect us all from dangerous asteroids
The organisation want to rehash an old mission concept for planetary defence, instead of the initially-intended science aims
Astronomy
Autumnal Equinox 2019: Google Doodles celebrate the changing seasons
Google Doodles is at it again, creating a charming doodle to celebrate the changing of the seasons
Space Exploration
NASA’s Juno mission checks out eclipse on Jupiter
One of of Galilean moons cast a giant shadow over Jupiter which was spotted by NASA’s Juno spacecraft
Astronomy
First glimpses of interstellar comet suggest it’s not so different
Comet C/2019 Q4 gained a lot of attention when astronomers identified it as the second interstellar object ever discovered
Solar System
This comet might be from interstellar space. Here’s how we could find out
Comet C/2019 Q4 (Borisov) could be the second confirmed interstellar object, however astronomers will have much more time to examine it
Space Exploration
Long after historic flybys, NASA’s New Horizons is still pioneering science in the Kuiper Belt
The spacecraft made historic flybys of Pluto and the Kuiper Belt Object Ultima Thule, but there is still more to offer
Space Exploration
Here’s where India’s Chandrayaan-2 will land near the Moon’s south pole (and why)
Chandrayaan-2 was placed into lunar orbit on 20 August 2019
Solar System
Astronaut zooms in on ‘Category 5’ Hurricane Dorian from space station
See the monster storm from orbit