NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft has made its first detection of its next flyby target, the Kuiper Belt object nicknamed Ultima Thule, more than four months ahead of its New Year’s 2019 close encounter.
Astronomers are now able to detect a host of signals streaming through the universe. This newfound ability is like gaining new senses and it’s opening the door to understanding the cosmos.
Source: theconversation.com/new-era-of-astronomy-uncovers-clues-about-the-cosmos-100155
HP Inc. and a global community of creators unveiled a virtual reality (VR) simulation of what life on Mars could look like for a human population of one
Source: www.designworldonline.com/hp-mars-home-planet-premieres-virtual-reality-experience/
In astronomy, cutting-edge technology often begins with a bunch of bulldozers, busted rocks, and dump trucks.
Source: www.businessinsider.com.au/giant-magellan-telescope-gmt-construction-2024-completion-2018-8?r=US
For decades, scientists have theorized that beyond the edge of the solar system, at a distance of up to 50,000 AU (0.79 ly) from the sun, there lies a massive cloud of icy planetesimals known as the Oort Cloud. Named in honor of Dutch astronomer Jan Oort, this cloud is believed to be where long-term comets originate from. However, to date, no direct evidence has been provided to confirm the Oort Cloud’s existence.
Source: phys-org.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/phys.org/news/2018-08-oort-clouds-stars-visible-cosmic.amp
“It was a rare case in astronomy where two competing models … offered precisely opposite predictions,” said UCLA professor Steven Furlanetto.
Source: newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/astronomers-find-far-fewer-galaxies-than-they-expected
New Horizons may have seen a hydrogen wall just past the edge of the solar system, where the solar wind meets the stuff of interstellar space.
Source: www.sciencenews.org/article/new-horizons-may-have-seen-glow-solar-systems-edge
Nobody knows what these rare speedy electromagnetic spurts really are
There’s a telescope under construction in Chile, and it’s slated to be the world’s largest – if it’s completed in time.
Scientists have identified a group of planets outside our solar system where the same chemical conditions that may have led to life on Earth exist.