The Milky Way is Still Rippling from a Galactic Collision Millions of Years Ago
Reported by Universe Today
Between 300 million and 900 million years ago, our Milky Way galaxy nearly collided with the Sagittarius dwarf galaxy. Data from the ESA’s Gaia mission shows the ongoing effect of this event, with stars moving like ripples on the surface of a pond. T...
- By: Universe Today
- On: Mon, 24 Sep 2018 22:26:58 +0000
Astronauts Could Use the ScanMars Device to Search for Water on Mars
Reported by Universe Today
There’s solid evidence for the existence of water on Mars, at least in frozen form at the planet’s poles. And a more recent study confirms the existence of liquid water at the south pole. But visitors to Mars will need to know the exact locatio...
- By: Universe Today
- On: Mon, 24 Sep 2018 19:12:05 +0000
Here are the First Pictures From the Parker Solar Probe. Wait… That’s Not the Sun
Reported by Universe Today
The Parker Solar Probe recently collected its first-light data in order to test its instruments, and snapped some beautiful pictures of the cosmos.
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- By: Universe Today
- On: Mon, 24 Sep 2018 17:53:40 +0000
Astronaut Trump? Ivanka Says She Wanted to Go to Space in NASA Visit
Reported by Space.com
While Ivanka Trump has a high-profile job advising her father, the president of the United States, she told the International Space Station Expedition 56 crew Thursday (Sept. 20) that she had different childhood ambitions....
- By: Space.com
- On: Mon, 24 Sep 2018 12:38:00 EDT
'Personal Space': Museum Exhibits Astronauts' Spaceflight Mementos
Reported by Space.com
A comic strip beagle shares space with a romantic novel and an iconic starship in a new exhibit that asks the public to consider: What would you pack if you were leaving Earth?...
- By: Space.com
- On: Mon, 24 Sep 2018 10:43:00 EDT
Space Calendar 2018: Launches, Sky Events & More
Reported by Space.com
Here's a guide to the major astronomical events of the next year, as well as space launches and milestones for spacecrafts already in travel....
- By: Space.com
- On: Mon, 24 Sep 2018 10:00:00 EDT