The Stellar Survey for January 26 - February 2
The Stellar Survey for January 26 - February 2
Alas, last week I spoke too soon. Ingenuity, the Mars helicopter, has flown its last flight. | Scientists are now going to “wiggle” the helicopter’s blades to see how much damage it has sustained.
Have you ever found yourself randomly wondering what’s an Einstein ring? Me too! | Luckily, here we have an answer.
Weather surface activity has been spotted on Europa, one of Jupiter’s moons. | Check it out!
The April solar eclipse will be the longest North America has seen for a century. It’s a big deal! | Make your plans, people!
There’s a new Dark Sky community in Utah. | Welcome to The Darkness, Castle Valley!
What’s all this business about Dark Sky communities, anyway? Glad you asked. | Find out more about Dark Sky Communities here.
Nothing to see here, just some unbelievable photos of spiral galaxies. | Who says the universe isn’t filled with magic?
There’s a new gravitational wave detector in town. Well, technically in space. | All about LISA, and hunting for ripples in space time.
H2O, a lot of miles away. | Hubble astronomers have detected water molecules in the atmosphere of an exoplanet 97 light years from Earth.
Rover has confirmed the presence of what used to be an ancient lake on Mars. It might yield clues to what life in Mars was like billions of years ago. | Talk about a cold case!
The Aurora borealis makes music. Isn’t that beautiful? | Listening to the sounds of the night sky.
Here’s another wild theory that might solve some of the mysteries of black holes. | I don’t understand any of this, but it sounds pretty freaking cool.
Curious about the night sky and don’t know where to start? Welcome, my bumbling, would-be astronomer friends! | Here are some apps you can use to get yourself started on this cosmic journey.
And finally: look at this golden view of the atmosphere as seen from the ISS. | Like I keeping saying: there’s magic everywhere, all of the time.
