June 2019 – Earl's Astro Site

NASA Rover on Mars Detects Puff of Gas That Hints at Possibility of Life

The Curiosity mission’s scientists picked up the signal this week, and are seeking additional readings from the red planet.

Source: www.nytimes.com/2019/06/22/science/nasa-mars-rover-life.html

Posted on June 23, 2019 by Earl

NASA Rover on Mars Detects Puff of Gas That Hints at Possibility of Life The Curiosity mission’s scientists picked up the signal this week, and are seeking additional readings from the red planet. Source: www.nytimes.com/2019/06/22/science/nasa-mars-rover-life.html

Mysterious Clouds on Mars Formed by Meteoric Smoke

Scientists have identified a kind of cloud on Mars that has been neglected in past climate models.

Source: www.vice.com/en_us/article/vb9q8d/mysterious-clouds-on-mars-formed-by-meteoric-smoke-study-says

Posted on June 19, 2019 by Earl

Mysterious Clouds on Mars Formed by âMeteoric Smoke,â Study Says Scientists have identified a kind of cloud on Mars that has been neglected in past climate models. Source: www.vice.com/en_us/article/vb9q8d/mysterious-clouds-on-mars-formed-by-meteoric-smoke-study-says

100 years after, Astronomers carry out the Einstein’s Eclipse experiment at La Silla Observatory in Chile

To celebrate the 100th anniversary of the historical experiment which verified Einstein’s theory of General Relativity, a team of astronomers will measure again the deflection of starlight in the vicinity of the Sun’s gravitational field during the July 2 2019 total solar eclipse in Chile !

Source: astrospace-page.blogspot.com/2019/06/einsteins-eclipse-experiment-with-TAROT-for-the-2019-total-solar-eclipse-from-La-Silla-in-Chile.html?m=1

Posted on June 16, 2019 by Earl

100 years after, Astronomers carry out the Einstein’s Eclipse experiment at La Silla Observatory in Chile To celebrate the 100th anniversary of the historical experiment which verified Einstein’s theory of General Relativity, a team of astronomers will measure again the deflection of starlight in the vicinity of the Sun’s Continue Reading

What if Dark Matter is Lighter? Report Calls for Wider Hunt

Researchers are designing nimble new experiments to look for dark matter in previously unexplored ranges of particle mass and energy.

Source: newscenter.lbl.gov/2019/06/10/small-dark-matter-experiments-broaden-hunt/

Posted on June 14, 2019 by Earl

What if Dark Matter is Lighter? Report Calls for Wider Hunt Researchers are designing nimble new experiments to look for dark matter in previously unexplored ranges of particle mass and energy. Source: newscenter.lbl.gov/2019/06/10/small-dark-matter-experiments-broaden-hunt/

How the Webb Telescope Will Explore Mars

When NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, launching in 2021, reaches its destination a million miles from Earth, it will be able to see the whole disk of Mars every two years. If a global dust storm envelops the Red Planet at a time when Webb could see it, the powerful space telescope could gather information about the storm.

Source: www.nasa.gov/feature/how-the-webb-telescope-will-explore-mars

Posted on June 12, 2019 by Earl

How the Webb Telescope Will Explore Mars When NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, launching in 2021, reaches its destination a million miles from Earth, it will be able to see the whole disk of Mars every two years. If a global dust storm envelops the Red Planet at a Continue Reading

We May Be Floating in the Middle of the Observable Universe’s Largest Void

There’s a lot of stuff here on Earth. Then again, everything is relative. In the grandest of the grand scheme of things — like, a universe-wide scheme — …

Source: curiosity.com/topics/we-may-be-floating-in-the-middle-of-the-observable-universes-largest-void-curiosity/

Posted on June 9, 2019 by Earl

We May Be Floating in the Middle of the Observable Universe’s Largest Void There’s a lot of stuff here on Earth. Then again, everything is relative. In the grandest of the grand scheme of things — like, a universe-wide scheme — … Source: curiosity.com/topics/we-may-be-floating-in-the-middle-of-the-observable-universes-largest-void-curiosity/