Asteroid Mining Will Crash the Platinum Market, But That’s Good News for Earth
Reported by Universe Today
Science fiction authors have been dreaming of robotic spacecraft harvesting fortunes from asteroids for decades. Humanity is slowly getting closer to that reality. But if you ask asteroid mining skeptics, they will usually ask one specific question - what ...
- By: Andy Tomaswick (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/andy-tomaswick)
- On: Wed, 11 Nov 2026 17:06 +0000
The Chandra X-Ray Observatory Unmasks a Supernova Impostor
Reported by Universe Today
Some stars, called Luminous Blue Variables, can be confused with supernovae explosions. They exhibit similar outbursts, but unlike supernovae, which explode once and then are gone forever, these stars have periodic outbursts. New research found that one of...
- By: Evan Gough (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/ion23drive)
- On: Wed, 11 Nov 2026 16:41 +0000
Planets Don't Just Disappear, But They Can Wobble Out of Sight if Their Neighbour is Close Enough
Reported by Universe Today
TESS watched an exoplanet about 1,000 light years away as it repeatedly transited in front of its star for seven years. But astronomers were surprised to find that the hot Jupiter disappeared. Of course, planets don't just disappear. Something interrupted ...
- By: Evan Gough (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/ion23drive)
- On: Wed, 11 Nov 2026 13:02 +0000
This active asteroid has grown a tail! What happened?
Reported by Space | EarthSky
Active asteroid 1995 BJ4 has grown a cometlike tail, leaving astronomers wondering what’s happening.
The post This active asteroid has grown a tail! What happened? first appeared on EarthSky....
- By: Space | EarthSky
- On: Wed, 11 Nov 2026 12:36 +0000
A runaway star speeds in an unusual direction
Reported by Space | EarthSky
A runaway star moves faster and in a different direction from the general stream of stars in our Milky Way Galaxy. Why?
The post A runaway star speeds in an unusual direction first appeared on EarthSky....
- By: Space | EarthSky
- On: Wed, 11 Nov 2026 11:30 +0000
APOD: 2026 November 11 – NGC 4449: Small Galaxy, Big Impact
Reported by NASA
APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 November 11 – NGC… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss APOD Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating u...
- By: NASA
- On: Wed, 11 Nov 2026 05:05 +0000