Anime roundup 8/30/2018: Double Time
In this week’s viewing: Back from Worldcon, it’s two weeks for the price of one!
Strange Spots Found on Dwarf Planet Ceres in Final Round of NASA Craft
TThe Dawn mission’s latest images provide more clues about Ceres’ mysterious white spots
Dark Matter and Energy Are Real Reveals Final Data of Planck Mission
The Plank mission’s imaging of the cosmic background radiation confirms that our universe is “almost perfect”
Juno data indicate another possible volcano on Jupiter moon Io
Geez, doesn’t Io have enough volcanoes already?
10 of the strangest exoplanets in the universe | Big Think
While we’re not finding too many “Earths”, we sure are finding some strange planets
History’s Fastest Jettisoned Gas From Stellar Outburst Discovered Originating From Superstar Eta Carinae
Eta Carinae sets a galactic speed record
Observatories Team Up to Reveal Rare Double Asteroid
You put your one asteroid in, you put your other asteroid in and you circle all about, you do the astro polky and turn yourself about, that’s what it’s all about!
NASA’s Fermi Traces Source of Cosmic Neutrino to Monster Black Hole
A great piece of detective work confirms a long held theory
Watch Two Meteorites Smash Into the Moon
Cosmic Walnuts Attack the Moon (where’s Space Force when you need it?)
Anime roundup 8/9/2018: A Glitch in the Matrix
In this week’s viewing: The last of the July premieres is happening in August somehow, and finally the full lineup all at once!
Astronomers discover a nearby free-range planet with incredible magnetism
They should probably name this planet “Solo” – what else would you name a rogue with magnetism?
NASA Unveils First Commercial Crew Astronauts
NASA’s astronaut selection for commercial crew vehicles, live at 11.
Chinese Scientists Want to Capture a Small Asteroid and Land it on Earth
Hmmm. Deliberately pointing an asteroid at Earth and slowing it down so that it can be landed? Is anyone selling insurance for this?
The Problem of Power in Space. NASA’s New Kilopower Reactor
In space, no one can hear you ask for an extension cord.
NASA 60th: How It All Began
Where did NASA come from and why was it established? Learn that and more in this 60th anniversary video.
IceCube spots a neutrino source: A black hole jet pointed at Earth
Wasn’t that a chart topping song by Elton John? “Black hole and the jets…”
Some of the Most Spectacular Astronomy Images of 2018
4,200 photos were submitted for the contest. These are the best.
Be Ready For The World’s First Artificial Meteor Shower
Microsats and “meteor pellets”. Japanese firm shooting for shows by 2020.
Most Of NASA’s Moon Rocks Remain Untouched By Scientists
To date, we have only studied about 16 percent of the moon rocks taken during the Apollo missions. NASA’s Apollo curator keeps them for future generations. Source: Most Of NASA’s Moon Rocks Remain Untouched By Scientists
Researchers discover a dozen new moons of Jupiter
79 and counting….
12 Innovations That Could Make Reverse Aging a Reality
A dozen promising anti-aging technologies that seem to work – for dogs, mice and fruit flies
To make Curiosity (et al.) more curious, NASA and ESA smarten up AI in space
Autonomous rovers are likely to catch far more science than ground-controlled rovers
Airbus to Build Mars Rover to Get First Soil Samples Back to Earth
Airbus will be helping to return Martian soil samples to Earth
We Talked To The New Leader of Space Nation Asgardia About What The Future Holds
Asgardia, the world’s first space kingdom, and its founder
In space, there really might be no place like home | Big Think
Great Filters may be responsible for our galactic “desert”
Uranus Struck By Massive Object That Changed it Forever
We think Chuck Tingle ought to look into this….
Habitable exoplanet: Ross 128 b could support life
New research suggests that Ross 128 b could harbor life
How to Watch the Perseids Meteor Showers This Season
109P Swift-Tuttle Rides Again!
Here’s what future Mars and lunar space colonies could look like
A virtual reality tour of a Martian colony is planned for the Goodwood Festival