Ancient River

"NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover sealed the tube containing its 20th rock core sample on June 23 (the 832nd Martian day, or sol, of the mission), and the mission’s science team is excited about its potential."

https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/ancient-river-is-helping-nasas-perseverance-mars-rover-do-its-work

Stars

"Stars are the most widely recognized astronomical objects, and represent the most fundamental building blocks of galaxies."

https://science.nasa.gov/astrophysics/focus-areas/how-do-stars-form-and-evolve

Cotton Candy Earth

"Researchers discovered a huge planet 1,200 light years from Earth with a density comparable to that of cotton candy, scientists said Monday."

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/researchers-discover-super-fluffy-planet-with-cotton-candy-like-density/?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email&utm_placement=newsletter

Mysteries in Astrophysics

"One of the biggest mysteries in astrophysics today is that the forces in galaxies do not seem to add up."

https://theconversation.com/is-dark-matters-main-rival-theory-dead-theres-bad-news-from-the-cassini-spacecraft-and-other-recent-tests-228826?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email&utm_placement=newsletter

September 2023

"What are some skywatching highlights in September 2023?"

https://scitechdaily.com/dont-miss-venus-harvest-moon-and-zodiacal-light/#google_vignette

Nishimura

"Comet Nishimura is slowly but inexorably approaching its perihelion, the closest point to the Sun in its long orbit."

https://www.iflscience.com/how-to-spot-comet-nishimura-in-the-sky-in-the-coming-weeks-70534

Oblers' Paradox

"People have been asking why space is dark despite being filled with stars for so long that this question has a special name – Olbers’ paradox."

https://theconversation.com/why-is-space-so-dark-even-though-the-universe-is-filled-with-stars-205810

Unis

“[The king] Unis seizes the sky and splits its iron.”

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/do-hieroglyphic-texts-reveal-that-ancient-egyptians-knew-meteorites-came-from-the-sky-180983039/

Sun

"Our Sun is a huge ball of electrically-charged hot gas. "

https://spaceplace.nasa.gov/solar-cycles/en/

Atlas 5

"An Atlas 5 rocket carrying astronauts for the first time was fueled for blastoff Monday night to boost Boeing's long-delayed Starliner crew ferry ship into orbit for its first piloted test flight."

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/boeing-starliner-launch-space-station-crew/?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email&utm_placement=newsletter

Black Holes

"“Detecting a population of Earth-mass primordial black holes would be an incredible step for both astronomy and particle physics because these objects can’t be formed by any known physical process,” said William DeRocco, a postdoctoral researcher at the University of California Santa Cruz who led a study about how Roman could reveal them."

https://www.nasa.gov/missions/roman-space-telescope/how-nasas-roman-mission-will-hunt-for-primordial-black-holes/?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email&utm_placement=newsletter

Planet Making

"The planets in our Solar System are spectacularly diverse, from Earth’s ocean-covered surface to mighty Jupiter’s swirling storms and Neptune’s mysterious blue hues. Some planets are more similar than others, and share common structures. When you look at what planets are made of, you get three main groups: terrestrial planets, gas giants, and ice giants."

https://www.planetary.org/articles/what-are-planets-made-of?utm_campaign=warming&utm_medium=email&utm_source=email13&s_src=warming&s_subsrc=email13

Ediacaran Period

"The Ediacaran Period, spanning from about 635 to 541 million years ago, was a pivotal time in Earth’s history."

https://scitechdaily.com/how-a-faint-magnetic-pulse-may-have-jumpstarted-evolution-600-million-years-ago/

Mars Quake

"A global team of scientists led by the University of Oxford have announced the results of an unprecedented collaboration to search for the source of the largest ever seismic event recorded on Mars."https://www.ox.ac.uk/news/2023-10-17-new-study-reveals-source-largest-ever-mars-quake

National Astronaut Day

NATIONAL ASTRONAUT DAY

"National Astronaut Day on May 5th each year celebrates Astronauts as true heroes."

https://www.nationaldaycalendar.com/national-day/national-astronaut-day-may-5?utm_source=Iterable&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=9734380&hashed_email=6c23328441e0f46865e8039a24ce7ccf8880f2d7&email=yeremiah%40aol.com

New Satellite

"A new satellite image shows a seemingly vast portion of the United States shrouded in an expansive dark splotch."

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/satellite-image-moon-shadow-over-us-solar-eclipse-nasa/?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email

China Robot

"Researchers in China have developed a robot chemist powered by artificial intelligence (AI) that might be able to extract oxygen from water on Mars."

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-03522-4

James Webb Telescope

"James Webb continues to shed new light on the early universe."

https://interestingengineering.com/science/james-webb-space-telescope-captures-the-second-most-distant-galaxy-ever

National Space Day

"National Space Day dedicates the first Friday in May to the extraordinary achievements, benefits, and opportunities in the exploration and use of space."

https://www.nationaldaycalendar.com/national-day/national-space-day-first-friday-in-may?utm_source=Iterable&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=9714622&hashed_email=6c23328441e0f46865e8039a24ce7ccf8880f2d7&email=yeremiah%40aol.com

Solar System future

"Scientists are following neon signs in a search for clues to one planetary system’s future and the past of another – our own solar system."

https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/webb-follows-neon-signs-toward-new-thinking-on-planet-formation

Pulsar Problem

"The Milky Way has a missing pulsar problem in its core."

https://phys.org/news/2024-04-neutron-stars-capturing-primordial-black.html?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email&utm_placement=newsletter#google_vignette