Leak on ISS

"A leak on a remote outpost orbiting about 250 miles above Earth may sound alarming, but not to worry: The seven astronauts aboard the International Space Station are not in harm's way."https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2025/06/13/space-station-leak-axiom/84181898007/?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email&utm_placement=newsletter&user_id=66c4c92f5d78644b3ac5d5b4

Time Machine

"One cannot overstate how anyone whose invention is fresh from showing the first time machine would regard the advancement of technologies."

https://www.ecoticias.com/en/successful-quantum-time-travel/7085/

Universe Sticking Together

"We have long taken it for granted that gravity is one of the basic forces of nature – one of the invisible threads that keeps the universe stitched together."https://charmingscience.com/the-universe-is-suspiciously-like-a-computer-simulation-physicist-says/

Teleportation

"Once again, science has surprised us, making reality what we thought was impossible for a long time, something out of a science fiction movie… we’re talking about teleportation."https://www.ecoticias.com/en/experts-achieve-teleportation/15993/#google_vignette

Merger Uncertainty

"If you had asked any informed astronomer about the fate of our galaxy here in the 21st century, you would have gotten a near-universal story from practically all of them: in about four billion years, the Milky Way would merge with the only galaxy larger than itself in the entire Local Group, Andromeda. Andromeda holds the distinction of being the very first object correctly identified as being outside the Milky Way itself: when Edwin Hubble identified and measured a special class of star (Cepheid variable stars) in Andromeda back in 1923."https://bigthink.com/starts-with-a-bang/milky-way-andromeda-merger-uncertain/?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=swab

ICRAR

"Astronomers from the International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR), in collaboration with international teams, have made a startling discovery about a new type of cosmic phenomenon."https://charmingscience.com/astronomers-discover-mysterious-object-firing-strange-signals-at-earth-every-44-minutes/

Distant Black Hole

"The sharpest images of the universe are created when radio telescopes around the world work together."https://charmingscience.com/global-resolution-radio-telescope-network-captures-image-of-distant-black-hole-jet/

Earth's Magnetic Field

"Earth's magnetic field and oxygen levels are inextricably linked, new research suggests."https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/geology/scientists-discover-strong-unexpected-link-between-earths-magnetic-field-and-oxygen-levels?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email&utm_placement=newsletter&user_id=66c4c92f5d78644b3ac5d5b4

Uranus Discovery

"While Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn have all been known since prehistoric times, it wasn’t until 1781 that humanity discovered Uranus. Just six years later, in 1787, the largest two Uranian moons, Titania and Oberon, were discovered, followed by Ariel and Umbriel in 1851."https://bigthink.com/starts-with-a-bang/uranus-moons-darkened-one-side/?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=swab

M87

"M87*, a black hole located at the centre of the elliptical galaxy Messier 87."https://unionrayo.com/en/black-hole-detected-m87/#google_vignette

Bright Star

"In late 2019, the previously unremarkable galaxy SDSS1335+0728 suddenly started shining brighter than ever before."https://charmingscience.com/astronomers-see-a-massive-black-hole-awaken-in-real-time/

Observing energy

"Here on Earth, if you want to observe particles at the highest possible energies, you have two potential approaches you can choose from."https://substack.com/app-link/post?publication_id=3253406&post_id=165672717&utm_source=post-email-title&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=58s59k&token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjozMTcwODEwMDAsInBvc3RfaWQiOjE2NTY3MjcxNywiaWF0IjoxNzQ5NjU3OTY3LCJleHAiOjE3NTIyNDk5NjcsImlzcyI6InB1Yi0zMjUzNDA2Iiwic3ViIjoicG9zdC1yZWFjdGlvbiJ9.n9L7SIv_d1SWZbpXTO-ar5tSGIWVsYuQ-OZBP-jI8aQ

Black Hole

"Black holes have captivated the imagination of scientists and the public alike for decades."https://charmingscience.com/einsteins-theory-challenged-black-holes-could-be-frozen-stars-claims-study/

Singularity

"Reports of the singularity's demise may have been premature."https://www.space.com/astronomy/laws-of-physics-are-still-broken-attempt-to-explain-away-black-holes-central-singularity-falls-short-scientist-says

Voyager

"In 1977, NASA launched the Voyager probes to study the Solar System's edge, and the interstellar medium between the stars."https://www.iflscience.com/nasas-voyager-spacecraft-found-a-30000-50000-kelvin-wall-at-the-edge-of-our-solar-system-79454

Earth based Telescope

"For the first time, scientists have used Earth-based telescopes to peer back into the cosmic dawn — an era more than 13 billion years ago when light from the first stars began reshaping our universe."https://www.livescience.com/space/astronomy/people-thought-this-couldnt-be-done-scientists-observe-light-of-cosmic-dawn-with-a-ground-based-telescope-for-the-first-time-ever

Strawberry Moon

"A strawberry moon will dazzle skywatchers June 11."https://www.usatoday.com/story/graphics/2025/06/08/strawberry-moon-2025-june-full-moon-viewing-times/84010231007/?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email&utm_placement=newsletter&user_id=66c4c92f5d78644b3ac5d5b4

Time

"What if time is not as fixed as we thought?"https://charmingscience.com/time-can-move-both-forwards-and-backwards-at-the-quantum-scale/

Modern Cosmology

"Modern cosmology is stepping into a bold new era."

https://www.thebrighterside.news/post/groundbreaking-new-study-finds-that-dark-energy-doesnt-exist/

Big Bang Explosion

"The Big Bang is often described as the explosive birth of the universe – a singular moment when space, time and matter sprang into existence."https://charmingscience.com/what-if-the-universe-didnt-start-in-the-big-bang-a-new-theory-challenges-the-standard-model/

Black holes Fascination

"Humans are quite rightly fascinated by black holes, but could we ever harness them as an energy source?"https://www.space.com/the-universe/black-holes-as-batteries-could-humanity-ever-harness-the-energy-of-these-cosmic-titans

Energy Locked in Space Time

"There may be an infinite amount of energy locked in the vacuum of space-time. So could we ever harness this energy for anything useful?"https://www.space.com/astronomy/theres-an-infinite-amount-of-energy-locked-in-the-vacuum-of-space-time-could-we-ever-use-it

Firefly

"Early Saturday morning, Texas-based Firefly Aerospace made the second private moon landing and the first fully successful private moon landing in history."https://abc13.com/post/texas-makes-history-firefly-aerospace-lands-first-successful-private-moon-mission/15970788/?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email&utm_placement=newsletter&user_id=66c4c92f5d78644b3ac5d5b4

Moon Sights

"The airless Moon tends to conjure a rather cold, inhospitable image. It’s true that the Moon is physically cold when its surface is enshrouded by the dark of a lunar night: at such times the surface temperature drops to around –153ºC."https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/astrophotography/moon/mare-frigoris?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email&utm_placement=newsletter&user_id=66c4c92f5d78644b3ac5d5b4

Private Lunar Lander

"A private lunar lander from Japan crashed while attempting a touchdown Friday, the latest casualty in the commercial rush to the moon."https://apnews.com/article/japan-moon-landing-resilience-be77f0a34032ce5a4fc524fe96888bfa?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email&utm_placement=newsletter&user_id=66c4c92f5d78644b3ac5d5b4

WASP 121b

"Observations with the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have provided new clues about how the exoplanet WASP-121b has formed and where it might have originated in the disk of gas and dust around its star. These insights stem from the detection of multiple key molecules: water vapor, carbon monoxide, silicon monoxide, and methane."https://charmingscience.com/webb-reveals-the-origin-of-the-ultra-hot-exoplanet-wasp-121b/

Asteroid threaten Earth

"Twenty years ago, the US Congress instructed NASA to find 90% of near-Earth asteroids threatening Earth."https://charmingscience.com/an-invisible-threat-swarm-of-hidden-city-killer-asteroids-around-venus-could-one-day-collide-with-earth/

Largest Map of Universe

"In the name of open science, the multinational scientific collaboration COSMOS on Thursday released the data behind the largest map of the universe."https://charmingscience.com/largest-map-of-the-universe-announced-revealing-800000-galaxies-challenging-early-cosmos-theories/

Space Time Computers that Run on Gravity

"A mathematical test for the nature of space-time – the fabric of physical reality – may be the first step towards novel computer-like devices that process information using gravity."

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2483169-could-we-build-space-time-computers-that-run-on-gravity/

Collision of Galaxies

"It turns out that looming collision between our Milky Way and Andromeda galaxies might not happen after all."https://charmingscience.com/the-milky-way-might-not-crash-into-the-andromeda-galaxy-after-all/

Song in Space

"Have you ever thought about hearing a song coming directly from space?"https://www.ecoticias.com/en/voyager-1-intercepts-song-in-space/15848/#google_vignette

Star powered by Dark Matter

"Astronomers have found the strongest evidence yet for the existence of dark stars, a type of enormous star in the early universe that is partially powered by dark matter."https://www.newscientist.com/article/2483302-we-may-have-discovered-the-first-ever-stars-powered-by-dark-matter/

New Shepherd Flight

"An international crew of four men and two women blasted off and rocketed to the edge of space Saturday, enjoying a few minutes of weightlessness and an out-of-this-world view before plunging back to Earth to wrap up Blue Origin's twelfth New Shepard passenger flight."https://www.cbsnews.com/news/blue-origin-launches-six-passengers-on-sub-orbital-trip-to-the-edge-of-space/?utm_source=nl&utm_brand=ars&utm_campaign=aud-dev&utm_mailing=ARS_Rocket_060525&utm_medium=email&bxid=5bdce8643f92a434ca85f247&cndid=45206598&hasha=ecc4eb5a460f31b456c54514153c0893&hashb=126020d02221c0fc5a17b7aa92eeaba8b008e1db&hashc=64a20f24338333901e4cb7afc40a3cfae56c6770df59fc13cf25a5ce36d78b01&esrc=bx_multi2nd_orbitalent&utm_term=ARS_RocketReport

Star TOI 6894

"Star TOI-6894 is just like many in our galaxy, a small red dwarf, and only ~20% of the mass of our Sun. Like many small stars, it is not expected to provide suitable conditions for the formation and hosting of a large planet."https://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/jun/giant-planet-discovered-orbiting-tiny-star?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email&utm_placement=newsletter&user_id=66c4c92f5d78644b3ac5d5b4

Small Binary Stars

"A team of researchers in China have discovered a stunning binary system in which a stellar object known as a pulsar orbited inside the outer layers of its companion star — which it accomplished after stripping its host's innards and dispersing them into space."https://www.yahoo.com/news/scientists-startled-discovery-small-star-173046443.html

Ming Dynasty Astronomy

"In October 1408, in Ming Dynasty China, court astronomers recorded a strange celestial event: a bright yellow object, unmoving in the sky, shining steadily for over ten nights."https://gizmodo.com/after-600-years-astronomers-finally-solve-the-mystery-of-the-missing-guest-star-2000610416?utm_source=gizmodo_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2025-06-03-pm

Supermassive blackhole

"A new study from Johns Hopkins University suggests that supermassive black holes—those cosmic behemoths lurking at the centers of galaxies—might already be generating the kinds of high-energy particle collisions researchers have spent decades trying to recreate here on Earth."https://gizmodo.com/physicists-propose-cheaper-alternative-to-particle-colliders-supermassive-black-holes-2000610662?utm_source=gizmodo_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2025-06-03-pm

WASP 121b

"Observations with the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have provided new clues about how the exoplanet WASP-121b has formed and where it might have originated in the disk of gas and dust around its star."https://charmingscience.com/webb-reveals-the-origin-of-the-ultra-hot-exoplanet-wasp-121b/

Andromeda Galaxy

"It may come down to a coin toss as to whether the Milky Way collides with the Andromeda Galaxy within 10 billion years."https://www.sciencenews.org/article/uncertain-milky-way-andromeda-collision?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email&utm_placement=newsletter&user_id=66c4c92f5d78644b3ac5d5b4

NASA Cheif

"Jared Isaacman won't be NASA's next chief after all."https://www.space.com/space-exploration/trump-to-withdraw-jared-isaacmans-nomination-as-nasa-chief?utm_term=1E9CE68B-BB7D-4199-A76E-9D014B1CA562&lrh=64a20f24338333901e4cb7afc40a3cfae56c6770df59fc13cf25a5ce36d78b01&utm_campaign=58E4DE65-C57F-4CD3-9A5A-609994E2C5A9&utm_medium=email&utm_content=E68884DB-864B-43EC-8E0A-B64B9E2E74C0&utm_source=SmartBrief

Ispace

"The Japanese company ispace is poised to make a historic moon landing this week."https://www.space.com/astronomy/moon/private-japanese-spacecraft-will-attempt-to-land-in-the-moons-sea-of-cold-this-week?utm_term=1E9CE68B-BB7D-4199-A76E-9D014B1CA562&lrh=64a20f24338333901e4cb7afc40a3cfae56c6770df59fc13cf25a5ce36d78b01&utm_campaign=58E4DE65-C57F-4CD3-9A5A-609994E2C5A9&utm_medium=email&utm_content=E68884DB-864B-43EC-8E0A-B64B9E2E74C0&utm_source=SmartBrief

Northern Lights

"The northern lights could put on yet another impressive show tonight (June 2) as ongoing geomagnetic storm conditions continue to push auroras farther south than usual, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration."https://www.space.com/stargazing/auroras/northern-lights-may-be-visible-in-these-15-us-states-tonight-june-2?utm_term=1E9CE68B-BB7D-4199-A76E-9D014B1CA562&lrh=64a20f24338333901e4cb7afc40a3cfae56c6770df59fc13cf25a5ce36d78b01&utm_campaign=58E4DE65-C57F-4CD3-9A5A-609994E2C5A9&utm_medium=email&utm_content=E68884DB-864B-43EC-8E0A-B64B9E2E74C0&utm_source=SmartBrief

Black Holes

"In the world of black holes, there are generally three size categories: stellar-mass black holes (about five to 50 times the mass of the sun), supermassive black holes (millions to billions of times the mass of the sun), and intermediate-mass black holes with masses somewhere in between."https://as.vanderbilt.edu/news/2025/05/23/scientists-discover-new-evidence-of-intermediate-mass-black-holes/?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email&utm_placement=newsletter&user_id=66c4c92f5d78644b3ac5d5b4

Starts with a Bang

"No matter how well we think we understand the Universe, there’s always something new out there to discover."https://bigthink.com/starts-with-a-bang/jwst-breaks-record-most-distant-galaxy-mom-z14/?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email

New Telescope

"It was only three short years ago that we still lived in the Hubble era, with the most distant object then discovered being galaxy GN-z11, whose now-arriving light was emitted just 420 million years after the Big Bang."https://bigthink.com/starts-with-a-bang/jwst-very-first-stars-new-telescope/?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=swab

Earths Speed

"No matter what perspective you choose to look at it from, planet Earth is always in motion."https://bigthink.com/starts-with-a-bang/fast-earth-move/?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=swab

Neutrino Mass

"There are many puzzles out there about the very nature of reality that remain to be solved."https://bigthink.com/starts-with-a-bang/mystery-neutrino-mass-smaller-than-ever/?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=swab

Universe without Dark Matter

"Here in our own Solar System, it’s normal matter that dominates the massive objects we observe and measure."https://bigthink.com/starts-with-a-bang/universe-without-dark-matter/?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=swab

Space Pioneer

"Northrop Grumman is a space pioneer, supporting government, civil and commercial customers in solving their biggest challenges."https://www.northropgrumman.com/space?utm_source=googlesem&utm_medium=search&utm_campaign=space-hp&utm_audience=customer&utm_content=keywords&utm_format=cpc&code=OTH-13321&source=OTH-13321&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=21684891782&gclid=CjwKCAjwruXBBhArEiwACBRtHRP7CDEGw4z1zeoemzICAvtqWqvoGQqAZCyL9nyWmbFVJ8Y9s8s1sBoCc3gQAvD_BwE

Dwarf Planet Discovery

"Just when you thought you knew all the worlds in the solar system, astronomers go and discover a new object that could rewrite the space map."https://mashable.com/article/new-dwarf-planet-discovery-solar-system-beyond-pluto?utm_medium=browser_notifications&utm_source=pushly&utm_campaign=21928243

Object Flashing

"Astronomers have discovered a mysterious object flashing strange signals from deep space, and they have no idea what it is."https://www.livescience.com/space/unlike-anything-we-have-seen-before-astronomers-discover-mysterious-object-firing-strange-signals-at-earth-every-44-minutes?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email&utm_placement=newsletter&user_id=66c4c92f5d78644b3ac5d5b4

Celestial Object Lurking

"Scientists are intrigued after spotting a highly unusual celestial object lurking at the very edge of our solar system."https://www.yahoo.com/news/scientists-detect-mysterious-object-deep-174708874.html

Heart of Blackholes

"What lies at the heart of a black hole has puzzled physicists for decades. Now, a team led by physicist Enrico Rinaldi has taken a bold approach to the mystery."https://www.thebrighterside.news/post/astronomers-discover-whats-at-the-center-of-a-black-hole/

ICRAR

"Astronomers from the International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR), in collaboration with international teams, have made a startling discovery about a new type of cosmic phenomenon."https://charmingscience.com/astronomers-discover-mysterious-object-firing-strange-signals-at-earth-every-44-minutes/

Universe Findings

"Mississippi State University Professor of Physics Dipangkar Dutta is leading a groundbreaking experiment that is reshaping our understanding of the universe. His team’s research, recently published in the prestigious journal Physics Letters B, shows that the concept of “symmetry” in physics does not always behave the way scientists have long believed."https://scitechdaily.com/rethinking-the-universe-new-findings-rewrite-rules-of-subatomic-matter/

Hubble

"For the past decade, scientists have been trying to get to the bottom of what seemed like a major inconsistency in the universe."https://charmingscience.com/webb-telescope-helps-refine-hubble-constant-suggesting-resolution-to-long-standing-expansion-rate-debate/

Moons Magnetism

"Where did the moon’s magnetism go?"https://news.mit.edu/2025/why-are-some-rocks-on-moon-highly-magnetic-0523?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email&utm_placement=newsletter&user_id=66c4c92f5d78644b3ac5d5b4

Missing Links

"Astronomers at the world’s largest telescope have found hints of a ‘missing link’ in the evolution of two binary stars that are tightly orbiting one another."https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-01633-8?utm_source=Live+Audience&utm_campaign=6267b05a55-nature-briefing-daily-20250527&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_b27a691814-6267b05a55-50276768

Nine Planets

"Our solar system once had nine planets, but things changed when Pluto lost its planetary status in 2006."https://www.earth.com/news/astronomers-announce-evidence-suggesting-that-our-solar-system-has-nine-planets-again/#google_vignette

Ion Storm

"The region of outer space around the Earth is known as "geospace". In geospace, charged particles (plasma) such as ions and electrons exist, albeit in small quantities."

https://www.isas.jaxa.jp/en/topics/003566.html

Universe Understanding

"No matter how well we think we understand the Universe, there’s always something new out there to discover."

https://bigthink.com/starts-with-a-bang/jwst-breaks-record-most-distant-galaxy-mom-z14/?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=swab

Expansion of Universe

"The discovery in 1998 that the Universe is expanding faster over time shook the foundations of cosmology."https://www.thebrighterside.news/post/new-research-findings-challenge-einsteins-landmark-theory-of-relativity/

Dark Matter

"Scientists say they can explain dark matter by positing a particle that links to a fifth dimension."https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/a64841431/fermion-particle-fifth-dimension/

Frozen Ocean

"Astronomers have long been intrigued by the makeup of the asteroid belt’s largest body."https://www.thebrighterside.news/space/frozen-ocean-world-discovered-between-mars-and-jupiter/

Is Gravity quantum

"One of the most profound open questions in modern physics is: “Is gravity quantum?”"

https://charmingscience.com/is-gravity-quantum-laser-cooling-brings-torsional-oscillators-closer-to-answering-this-question/

Dark Galexy

"Something exciting is happening in space."https://charmingscience.com/a-dark-galaxy-is-said-to-be-hiding-in-a-cloud-spinning-around-the-milky-way/

Universe

"We have long taken it for granted that gravity is one of the basic forces of nature – one of the invisible threads that keeps the universe stitched together."https://charmingscience.com/the-universe-is-suspiciously-like-a-computer-simulation-physicist-says/

China

"China has reached a major new level in its efforts to explore deep space by successfully using lasers to measure distances to satellites flying near the Earth and the Moon."https://charmingscience.com/china-achieves-historic-laser-measurement-of-earth-moon-distance/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR4nYY7Q4cV97Q7rTvCVPU-I4x3IkMDtIMuj6tbsQCswm5iX3oTRYB-_EPaBvw_aem_saxLQhORNFsgFh4cZBmXkg

Voyager 1

"Engineers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California have revived a set of thrusters aboard the Voyager 1 spacecraft that had been considered inoperable since 2004."https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/nasas-voyager-1-revives-backup-thrusters-before-command-pause/?utm_source=iContact&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=1-nasajpl&utm_content=voyager20250514

Precious Moon

"Precious moon samples brought back to Earth by China's Chang'e 5 mission in 2020 have finally been shared with international researchers — but the law has made it difficult for U.S.-based scientists to receive any of the material."https://www.space.com/astronomy/moon/china-is-sharing-priceless-moon-samples-with-international-partners-but-nasa-cant-be-a-part-of-it

Albert Einstein

"In a bizarre repercussion of Albert Einstein's Special Theory of Relativity, objects traveling close to the speed of light appear flipped over."https://www.space.com/science/a-spaceship-moving-near-the-speed-of-light-would-appear-rotated-special-relativity-experiment-proves

Space Exploration

"People see me now, and they just assume, 'oh, she had it easy,'" she says, but Rose Ferreira has had it anything but easy."https://www.space.com/space-exploration/nasa-celebrated-this-employees-story-of-resilience-then-tried-to-scrub-it-from-the-internet-then-fired-her

Psyche

"Asteroid Psyche (formally designated 16 Psyche) is one of the most intriguing objects in our Solar System's asteroid belt."https://www.universetoday.com/articles/uh-oh-theres-a-problem-with-psyches-propulsion-system

Soviet Space Craft Plunged to Earth

"A Soviet-era spacecraft plunged to Earth on Saturday, more than a half-century after its failed launch to Venus."https://charmingscience.com/soviet-spacecraft-crash-lands-on-earth-after-a-journey-of-half-a-century/

Civilization in Space

"We do at some point need to be a multiplanet civilization, because Earth will be incinerated."https://www.space.com/astronomy/mars/eventually-all-life-on-earth-will-be-destroyed-by-the-sun-elon-musk-explains-his-drive-to-colonize-mars

ALICE

"In a paper published in Physical Review C, the ALICE collaboration reports measurements that quantify the transmutation of lead into gold in CERN's Large Hadron Collider (LHC)."https://phys-org.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/phys.org/news/2025-05-alice-conversion-gold-large-hadron.amp?amp_gsa=1&amp_js_v=a9&usqp=mq331AQGsAEggAID#amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&aoh=17468053592912&csi=0&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&ampshare=https%3A%2F%2Fphys.org%2Fnews%2F2025-05-alice-conversion-gold-large-hadron.html

Block Holes

"Astronomers have discovered nearly 100 examples of massive black holes shredding and devouring stars, almost all of them where you’d expect to find massive black holes: in the star-dense cores of massive galaxies."https://news.berkeley.edu/2025/05/08/not-one-but-two-massive-black-holes-are-eating-away-at-this-galaxy/?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email&utm_placement=newsletter&user_id=66c4c92f5d78644b3ac5d5b4

Space Junk

"This will be no ordinary space junk fall."https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/old-soviet-venus-landers-fall-to-earth-will-be-no-ordinary-space-junk-crash-heres-why?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email&utm_placement=newsletter&user_id=66c4c92f5d78644b3ac5d5b4

Laurie Leshin

"Laurie Leshin has decided to step down as director of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory on Sunday, June 1. "https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/dave-gallagher-named-11th-director-of-jpl-as-laurie-leshin-steps-down/?utm_source=iContact&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=1-nasajpl&utm_content=gallagher20250507

Orbital Transmission

"Shortly after sunrise on a late summer morning nearly nine years ago at SpaceX's sole operational launch pad, engineers neared the end of a static fire test."https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/05/spacex-pushed-sniper-theory-with-the-feds-far-more-than-is-publicly-known/?utm_source=nl&utm_brand=ars&utm_campaign=aud-dev&utm_mailing=Ars_Orbital_050725&utm_medium=email&bxid=5bdce8643f92a434ca85f247&cndid=45206598&hasha=ecc4eb5a460f31b456c54514153c0893&hashb=126020d02221c0fc5a17b7aa92eeaba8b008e1db&hashc=64a20f24338333901e4cb7afc40a3cfae56c6770df59fc13cf25a5ce36d78b01&esrc=subscribe-page&utm_content=Final&utm_term=ARS_OrbitalTransmission

General Relativity

"Ever since general relativity pointed to the existence of black holes, the scientific community has been wary of one peculiar feature: the singularity at the center—a point, hidden behind the event horizon, where the laws of physics that govern the rest of the universe appear to break down completely."https://phys-org.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/phys.org/news/2025-05-alternative-black-hole-quantum-effects.amp?amp_gsa=1&amp_js_v=a9&usqp=mq331AQGsAEggAID#amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&aoh=17466397293920&csi=0&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&ampshare=https%3A%2F%2Fphys.org%2Fnews%2F2025-05-alternative-black-hole-quantum-effects.html

Expanse of Cosmos

"In the vast expanse of the cosmos, the discovery of hidden celestial structures often transforms our understanding of the universe."https://www.sustainability-times.com/research/its-huge-and-its-been-hidden-for-this-whole-time-astronomers-staggered-by-discovery-of-eos-a-giant-glowing-cloud-in-space/#google_vignette

Quantum Theory

"At long last, a unified theory combining gravity with the other fundamental forces—electromagnetism and the strong and weak nuclear forces—is within reach."https://phys-org.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/phys.org/news/2025-05-quantum-theory-gravity-sought-crucial.amp?amp_gsa=1&amp_js_v=a9&usqp=mq331AQIUAKwASCAAgM%3D#amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&aoh=17464885345082&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&ampshare=https%3A%2F%2Fphys.org%2Fnews%2F2025-05-quantum-theory-gravity-sought-crucial.html

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=13286062&hashed_email=6c23328441e0f46865e8039a24ce7ccf8880f2d7&email=yeremiah%40aol.com

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=13272375&hashed_email=6c23328441e0f46865e8039a24ce7ccf8880f2d7&email=yeremiah%40aol.com

Perseverance Rover

"NASA's Perseverance rover almost had to let go of a precious drill bit on Mars after an attempt to collect a rock sample went awry."https://mashable.com/article/nasa-mars-perseverance-rover-drill-bit-stuck

Vega C

"A Vega C rocket successfully launched an Earth science satellite for the European Space Agency, a mission officials said was also a demonstration of European space sovereignty."https://spacenews.com/vega-launches-biomass-satellite/?utm_source=nl&utm_brand=ars&utm_campaign=aud-dev&utm_mailing=ARS_Rocket_050125&utm_medium=email&bxid=5bdce8643f92a434ca85f247&cndid=45206598&hasha=ecc4eb5a460f31b456c54514153c0893&hashb=126020d02221c0fc5a17b7aa92eeaba8b008e1db&hashc=64a20f24338333901e4cb7afc40a3cfae56c6770df59fc13cf25a5ce36d78b01&esrc=bx_multi2nd_orbitalent&utm_term=ARS_RocketReport

Joseph Twicken

"The SETI Institute will recognize Dr. Joseph Twicken, Senior Data Scientist at the SETI Institute, with its 2025 Carl Sagan Center (CSC) Director’s Award."https://www.seti.org/press-release/seti-institute-honor-contributions-exoplanet-research-its-carl-sagan-center-directors-award?utm_source=Housefile&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=043025&utm_id=Newsletter

MSRO

"The SETI Institute and the Maldives Space Research Organisation (MSRO) will collaborate on astronomy research, space science education and public outreach."https://www.seti.org/press-release/seti-institute-and-maldives-space-research-organisation-team-astronomy-science-and-education?utm_source=Housefile&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=043025&utm_id=Newsletter

Planet 9

"A team of astronomers poring through old astronomical data may have seen a candidate for the elusive Planet Nine – a hypothetical ninth planet in the Solar System, far beyond the orbit of Neptune."https://www.iflscience.com/astronomers-find-potential-candidate-for-planet-nine-in-40-year-old-data-78985?utm_source=The+IFLScience+Newsletter&utm_campaign=e6a0460530-ICYMI-30-4-25&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-c13f3c4e60-272567312&goal=0_3aa1738e2a-e6a0460530-272567312&mc_cid=e6a0460530&mc_eid=561ee916fc

Space News

"A report published Tuesday raises serious questions about NASA’s ability to effectively function as the nation’s preeminent space agency."https://www.astronomy.com/space-exploration/shortsighted-aging-nasa-faces-uncertain-future-says-report-to-congress/

Weirdest Planetary System

"Scientists have perhaps discovered the weirdest planetary system ever seen."https://www.space.com/the-universe/exoplanets/scientists-discover-bizarre-double-star-system-with-exoplanet-on-a-sideways-orbit-video?user_id=66c4c92f5d78644b3ac5d5b4

Ganymede

"Jupiter’s moon Ganymede may have shifted on its axis when a massive asteroid smashed into it about 4 billion years ago, according to a new study."https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2024/09/05/science/ganymede-asteroid-impact

Astromomy Photographer

"Now in its 16th year, Astronomy Photographer of the Year attracts thousands of entries annually from the best space photographers around the globe."https://www.rmg.co.uk/whats-on/astronomy-photographer-year/galleries/2024-shortlist?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email&utm_placement=newsletter

SpaceX Polaris

"SpaceX's all-civilian Polaris Dawn mission has pulled off an incredible feat: the first-ever commercial spacewalk."https://www.yahoo.com/news/spacex-drains-air-spacecraft-while-141029961.html

Curiosity Mars Rover

"New findings from NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover could provide an answer to the mystery of what happened to the planet’s ancient atmosphere and how Mars has evolved over time."https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/nasas-curiosity-rover-may-have-solved-mars-missing-carbonate-mystery/?utm_source=iContact&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=1-nasajpl&utm_content=Latest20250417-Curiosity

NGC 1514

"Gas and dust ejected by a dying star at the heart of NGC 1514 came into complete focus thanks to mid-infrared data from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope."https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/with-nasas-webb-dying-stars-energetic-display-comes-into-full-focus/?utm_source=iContact&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=1-nasajpl&utm_content=webb20250414

Perserevance Rover

"Scientists with NASA’s Perseverance rover are exploring what they consider a veritable Martian cornucopia full of intriguing rocky outcrops on the rim of Jezero Crater."https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/nasas-perseverance-mars-rover-studies-trove-of-rocks-on-crater-rim/?utm_source=iContact&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=1-nasajpl&utm_content=percy20250410

James Webb Telescope Twist

"Observations from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have provided a surprising twist in the narrative surrounding what is believed to be the first star observed in the act of swallowing a planet."https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/nasa-webbs-autopsy-of-planet-swallowed-by-star-yields-surprise/?utm_source=iContact&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=1-nasajpl&utm_content=webb20250410

NASA 29th Annual Webby Awards

"NASA was recognized today by the 29th Annual Webby Awards with six Webby Awards and six Webby People’s Voice Awards, the latter of which are awarded by the voting public."https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/nasa-wins-6-webby-awards-6-webby-peoples-voice-awards/?utm_source=iContact&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=1-nasajpl&utm_content=webby20250422

MIT Astronomers

"MIT astronomers have discovered a planet some 140 light-years from Earth that is rapidly crumbling to pieces."https://news.mit.edu/2025/astronomers-discover-planet-thats-rapidly-disintegrating-producing-comet-tail-0422?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email&utm_placement=newsletter&user_id=66c4c92f5d78644b3ac5d5b4

Perseids

"The Perseids, considered among astronomers to be the best meteor shower of the year, reached peak activity Sunday night."https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2024/08/12/perseid-meteor-shower-northern-lights-photos/74764377007/?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email&utm_placement=newsletter

UAH

"Dr. Richard Lieu, a physics professor at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), has published a new paper in Classical and Quantum Gravity that offers an alternative explanation for the expansion of the universe. Instead of a single Big Bang, his model proposes that the cosmos evolves through a series of discrete events called “temporal singularities” — brief, universe-wide bursts of energy and matter."https://scitechdaily.com/no-big-bang-a-theory-of-repeating-bursts-could-explain-everything/

Northrop Grumman

"Northrop Grumman has written a new line in the history books, the company's Mission Extension Vehicle 1 (MEV-1) executing the first undocking of two commercial satellites in geosynchronous earth orbit (GEO) – heralding a new age of commercial space operations."

https://newatlas.com/space/mev-1-service-spacecraft-undocking/?utm_source=New+Atlas+Subscribers&utm_campaign=e1dc79fab0-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2025_04_21_11_50&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_65b67362bd-e1dc79fab0-93027845

Lucy

"NASA’s Lucy spacecraft had its second rendezvous with an asteroid over the weekend, this time with the uniquely named Donaldjohanson space rock."https://www.popsci.com/science/lucy-donaldjohanson-asteroid/?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email&utm_placement=newsletter&user_id=66c4c92f5d78644b3ac5d5b4

Mortal

"Mortal as I am, I know that I am born for a day, but when I follow the serried multitude of the stars in their circular course, my feet no longer touch the earth; I ascend to Zeus himself to feast me on ambrosia, the food of the gods."Ptolemy, Astronomer

Dark Matter Research

"When it comes to research into the universe, few ideas get as much attention as dark matter."https://twistedsifter.com/2024/09/scientists-researching-dark-matter-may-have-found-evidence-of-a-new-type-of-particle/#google_vignette

Commercial spaceflight

"Commercial spaceflight is no longer just a dream."https://facts.net/tech-and-sciences/30-facts-about-commercial-spaceflight/?utm_source=grow&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=automailer&utm_content=rec

Unfixed Time

"What if time is not as fixed as we thought?"

https://charmingscience.com/time-can-move-both-forwards-and-backwards-at-the-quantum-scale/

Cambridge University and James Webb Telescope

"Using data from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), the astronomers, led by the University of Cambridge, have detected the chemical fingerprints of dimethyl sulfide (DMS) and/or dimethyl disulfide (DMDS), in the atmosphere of the exoplanet K2-18b, which orbits its star in the habitable zone."https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/strongest-hints-of-biological-activity?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email&utm_placement=newsletter&user_id=66c4c92f5d78644b3ac5d5b4

Oxford Water

"A team of researchers at the University of Oxford have uncovered crucial evidence for the origin of water on Earth."

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/04/250416135918.htm?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email&utm_placement=newsletter&user_id=66c4c92f5d78644b3ac5d5b4

Changing Views

"NASA's Perseverance rover is reveling in a scientific bonanza on Mars after finding a diverse array of rocks that are providing eager scientists a glimpse into the planet's ancient history."https://www.livescience.com/space/astronomy/james-webb-telescope-spots-milky-ways-long-lost-twin-and-it-is-fundamentally-changing-our-view-of-the-early-universe?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email&utm_placement=newsletter&user_id=66c4c92f5d78644b3ac5d5b4

Quantum Sensor

"Researchers from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California, private companies, and academic institutions are developing the first space-based quantum sensor for measuring gravity."https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/nasa-aims-to-fly-first-quantum-sensor-for-gravity-measurements/?utm_source=iContact&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=1-nasajpl&utm_content=tech20250415

Tallying of Normal Matter

"Astronomers tallying up all the normal matter — stars, galaxies and gas — in the universe today have come up embarrassingly short of the total matter  produced in the Big Bang 13.6 billion years ago."

https://news.berkeley.edu/2025/04/11/half-of-the-universes-hydrogen-gas-long-unaccounted-for-has-been-found/?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email&utm_placement=newsletter&user_id=66c4c92f5d78644b3ac5d5b4

Mercury’s Temperature

"Mercury’s temperature varies from -280° F on its night side to 800° F during the day."https://www.astronomy.com/astronomy-for-beginners/20-unusual-space-facts/

Cubic Millimetre

"A cubic millimetre might not sound like much — roughly the size of a grain of sand — but to neuroscientists, it is enormous."https://www.nature.com/immersive/d42859-025-00001-w/index.html?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email&utm_placement=newsletter&user_id=66c4c92f5d78644b3ac5d5b4

Moon Distance

"It would take nine years to walk to the moon."https://www.astronomy.com/astronomy-for-beginners/20-unusual-space-facts/

James Webb Telescope

"Observations from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have provided a surprising twist in the narrative surrounding what is believed to be the first star observed in the act of swallowing a planet."https://science.nasa.gov/missions/webb/nasa-webbs-autopsy-of-planet-swallowed-by-star-yields-surprise/?user_id=66c4c92f5d78644b3ac5d5b4

Multiversal Travel

"While many sci-fi writers have wondered if time travel into the past can be allowed as long as you slip into an alternate universe, you should be warned: Nature doesn’t like a cheater."https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/how-does-multiverse-theory-relate-to-time-travel

Blue Origins

"Blue Origin's first-ever all-female spaceflight is scheduled to launch on Monday (April 14)."

https://www.space.com/space-exploration/private-spaceflight/meet-the-crew-for-blue-origins-upcoming-all-female-spaceflight-with-katy-perry?user_id=66c4c92f5d78644b3ac5d5b4

Orbital prototype

"On April 23, NASA launched a solar sail protype to orbit around our planet — a piece of technology that could very well revolutionize the way we think about spacecraft propulsion."

https://www.livescience.com/space/space-exploration/nasa-spacecraft-captures-1st-photo-of-its-giant-solar-sail-while-tumbling-in-space

Mars Clear View

"NASA has released the clearest view of Mars to date, with blue rocks observed across the planet's landscape."

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.foxnews.com/science/nasa-releases-clearest-view-mars-blue-rocks-seen-landscape.amp

FIRST CONTACT DAY

"First Contact Day on April 5th commemorates a fictional date in the future when an alien species visits Earth and makes contact with Earthlings for the first time."https://www.nationaldaycalendar.com/national-day/first-contact-day-april-5?utm_source=Iterable&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=13087594&hashed_email=6c23328441e0f46865e8039a24ce7ccf8880f2d7&email=yeremiah%40aol.com

Mercury Days

"On Mercury a day is twice as long as a year."

https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/space-science/facts-about-astronomy-space

Parker Space Probe

"On September 30, 2024, the Parker Solar Probe reached its 21st perihelion: its closest approach to the Sun."https://bigthink.com/starts-with-a-bang/fastest-spacecraft-break-speed-record/

JWST

"Astronomers have directed NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope to examine the outskirts of our Milky Way galaxy."https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/nasas-webb-peers-into-the-extreme-outer-galaxy?utm_source=iContact&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nasajpl&utm_content=webb20240912

4 Ametuer astronauts

"Four amateur astronauts are about to venture where no other crew has gone before, orbiting Earth’s polar region to better understand how humans fare in space."https://gizmodo.com/watch-live-as-spacex-launches-private-crew-to-elusive-polar-orbit-2000583050?utm_source=gizmodo_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2025-03-31-pm

Mars Rover

"Nasa’s Curiosity Mars rover has detected the largest organic (carbon-containing) molecules ever found on the red planet."https://theconversation.com/nasas-curiosity-rover-has-found-the-longest-chain-carbon-molecules-yet-on-mars-its-a-significant-finding-in-the-search-for-alien-life-253249?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email&utm_placement=newsletter&user_id=66c4c92f5d78644b3ac5d5b4

Gravity

"There is gravity on the International Space Station."https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/space-science/facts-about-astronomy-space

Sun Like Stars

"Most Sun-like stars in our galaxy are in multiple star systems."https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/space-science/facts-about-astronomy-space

SpaceX Capsule

"A tech billionaire popped out from a SpaceX capsule hundreds of miles above Earth and performed the first private spacewalk Thursday, a high-risk endeavor once reserved for professional astronauts."https://apnews.com/article/spacex-spacewalk-private-polaris-dawn-87d4c78853f0249baf29631bedfac749

Different Dimensions

"When someone mentions "different dimensions," we tend to think of things like parallel universes – alternate realities that exist parallel to our own, but where things work or happened differently."https://phys-org.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/phys.org/news/2014-12-universe-dimensions.amp?amp_gsa=1&amp_js_v=a9&usqp=mq331AQIUAKwASCAAgM%3D#amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&aoh=17431847049782&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&ampshare=https%3A%2F%2Fphys.org%2Fnews%2F2014-12-universe-dimensions.html

Asteroid that caused Extinction

"The object that smashed into Earth and kick-started the extinction that wiped out almost all dinosaurs 66 million years ago was an asteroid that originally formed beyond the orbit of Jupiter, according to geochemical evidence from the impact site in Chicxulub, Mexico."https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-02647-4?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email&utm_placement=newsletter

Blue Origin

"Private spaceflight is entering its peak cringe era with the upcoming launch of Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket, sending a crew that includes a fallen-off pop star and Jeff Bezos’ partner to the edge of space."

https://gizmodo.com/blue-origins-upcoming-launch-is-by-far-the-most-annoying-private-mission-so-far-2000581758?utm_source=gizmodo_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2025-03-27-pm

Aurora Lit Sky

"People living in the northern part of the state will have a chance to watch rockets soar through aurora-lit skies for the next couple of weeks."https://alaskapublic.org/news/alaska-desk/2025-03-24/a-stargazers-dream-for-the-next-2-weeks-nasa-will-be-shooting-rockets-at-the-aurora

Satellite

As of 2025, approximately 10,000 active satellites orbit Earth, marking an unprecedented surge in satellite deployments driven by the exponential growth of space-based technology, satellite communications, and global internet infrastructure. A significant share of these satellites belong to SpaceX’s Starlink constellation, designed to deliver high-speed, low-latency satellite internet worldwide, bridging the digital divide and revolutionizing telecommunications, remote connectivity, and broadband access. However, this rapid expansion has intensified concerns over space debris, orbital congestion, and satellite collision risks, posing a serious challenge to space sustainability, aerospace security, and the longevity of commercial space exploration. With more satellites crowding low Earth orbit (LEO), the probability of catastrophic collisions and fragmentation increases, creating thousands of high-velocity debris particles that threaten critical infrastructure, global positioning systems (GPS), Earth observation satellites, space stations, and future manned space missions. Even millimeter-sized debris traveling at hypersonic speeds can severely damage operational satellites, leading to multi-million-dollar losses and disrupting essential services such as weather forecasting, defense communications, financial transactions, and disaster management. To mitigate these risks, space agencies, defense organizations, and private aerospace companies are investing in advanced debris removal technologies, artificial intelligence-driven space traffic management, and next-generation satellite designs with automated de-orbiting mechanisms. While proactive initiatives such as laser-based debris clearing, autonomous robotic collectors, and AI-powered collision avoidance systems are in development, the rapid escalation of satellite launches underscores the urgent need for international regulatory frameworks, sustainable space policies, and coordinated space governance to ensure the long-term viability of orbital ecosystems and the future of commercial space exploration. The new space age demands cutting-edge solutions that balance technological innovation, economic growth, and environmental responsibility, making space traffic management and orbital sustainability one of the most pressing challenges for the global aerospace industry and emerging space economy.

#SpaceTechnology #SatelliteCommunications #OrbitalSustainability #SpaceEconomy #SatelliteInternet #Starlink #SpaceDebris #AerospaceInnovation #FutureOfConnectivity #SpaceSecurity #LEOSatellites #CommercialSpaceExploration #AIInSpace #SpaceGovernance #NextGenSatellites #HypersonicThreats #SpacePolicy #TechForGood

Big Bang Heat

"Heat from the Big Bang is still around today."https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/space-science/facts-about-astronomy-space

Moon

"The Moon is getting farther away every year."https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/space-science/facts-about-astronomy-space

More to Flowers

"NASA research is revealing there’s more to flowers than meets the human eye."https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/nasa-takes-to-the-air-to-study-wildflowers/?utm_source=iContact&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=1-nasajpl&utm_content=wildflowers20250324

Days

"Our days are getting longer."

https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/space-science/facts-about-astronomy-space

ISS

"This ISS National Lab Research Announcement (NLRA) is issued in collaboration with NASA’s Biological and Physical Sciences (BPS) division and seeks proposals for flight projects that utilize the unique space environment to address challenges that hinder progress in preventing, diagnosing, and treating some of the most challenging diseases of our time, such as cancer."https://www.issnationallab.org/research-on-the-iss/solicitations/nlra2024-9/?utm_source=edm&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=ii24&utm_content=8-15

Elon Musk

"SpaceX founder Elon Musk says that the first of his company's Starship spacecraft will set off for Mars in two years and the first crewed missions will follow in 2028."https://newatlas.com/space/elon-musk-mars-starships/?utm_source=New+Atlas+Subscribers&utm_campaign=7c5d962ae5-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2024_09_10_12_32&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_65b67362bd-7c5d962ae5-%5BLIST_EMAIL_ID%5D

Space archaeogist

"Imagine archaeologists excavating an old cave where they believed they'd see primitive ape-like ancestors and instead found a fossil almost indistinguishable from a modern human."

https://mashable.com/article/oldest-evolved-galaxy-rebels-25

NATIONAL NEAR MISS DAY

NATIONAL NEAR MISS DAY"From a national view, each day many of us face a near miss here and there. March 23rd commemorates the day the entire Earth faced a near miss when a massive asteroid (4581 Asclepius) nearly hit us in 1989."https://www.nationaldaycalendar.com/national-day/national-near-miss-day-march-23?utm_source=Iterable&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=12954828&hashed_email=6c23328441e0f46865e8039a24ce7ccf8880f2d7&email=yeremiah%40aol.com

Martian Rover

"While working its usual Martian shift, the rover stumbled upon, rather drove over, a rock and cracked it wide open, revealing a sight never before seen on Mars – a dazzling display of yellow sulfur crystals."https://www.earth.com/news/mars-curiosity-rover-finds-sulfur-crystals-martian-rock-hints-at-possible-life/#google_vignette

Dark Matter

"In a new study, MIT physicists propose that if most of the dark matter in the universe is made up of microscopic primordial black holes — an idea first proposed in the 1970s — then these gravitational dwarfs should zoom through our solar system at least once per decade."https://news.mit.edu/2024/mars-wobble-could-be-dark-matter-mit-study-finds-0917?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email&utm_placement=newsletter

Astronaut

Snapple Real Fact #1879: The word astronaut comes from the Ancient Greek words "Astro" ("star") and "naut" ("sailor"), so it literally means "star sailor."

Venus

"Venus spins backwards."

https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/space-science/facts-about-astronomy-space

Food

"Astronauts embarking on long-haul journeys in deep space can’t pack all the calories they will need in the form of freeze-dried food."https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/03/science/asteroids-food-space.html?unlocked_article_code=1.PU4.4Mup.kJJhUympMfM2&smid=url-share

Astronomers challenge Universe Beginning

"A galaxy that shouldn’t exist is challenging astronomers’ understanding of how these enormous stellar structures grow in the early Universe."

https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/space-science/jwst-7329?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email&utm_placement=newsletter&user_id=66c4c92f5d78644b3ac5d5b4

JADES GS z140

"Two different teams of astronomers have detected oxygen in the most distant known galaxy, JADES-GS-z14-0."

https://phys.org/news/2025-03-oxygen-distant-galaxy.html?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email&utm_placement=newsletter&user_id=66c4c92f5d78644b3ac5d5b4#google_vignette

ISS

"Astronauts on NASA’s ninth rotational SpaceX crew mission (Crew-9) splashed down off the Florida coast yesterday evening, ending their months-long science expedition onboard the International Space Station (ISSInternational Space Station)."https://issnationallab.org/press-releases/nasas-spacex-crew-9-returns-science/

Exoplanet

"It started as another exoplanet in a group labeled “ordinary.” No one expected that a world, once thought to be a mini-Neptune, would reveal traits of a super-Venus and change how we see certain planetary types."https://www.earth.com/news/new-planet-named-enaiposha-is-unlike-anything-in-our-solar-system/

Origins of the Universe

"Nasa has taken another giant leap in the search for the origins of the universe – launching its newest space telescope on a mission to explore the building blocks of existence."

https://theweek.com/science/spherex-nasas-cutting-edge-telescope-searching-for-the-origins-of-life?refid=EFF2FAA5F59D095C8A2D444422552040&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=afternoon_newsletter_20250317&utm_source=afternoon_newsletter

Odyssey in Space

"Two long-delayed Starliner astronauts, Barry "Butch" Wilmore and Sunita Williams, returned to Earth aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule Tuesday, finally closing out a repeatedly extended 286-day odyssey in space."https://www.cbsnews.com/news/crew-9-astronauts-return-earth/?user_id=66c4c92f5d78644b3ac5d5b4

Moon

"There are better maps of the Moon’s surface than of the bottom of Earth’s ocean."

https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/next-generation-water-satellite-maps-seafloor-from-space/?utm_source=iContact&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=1-nasajpl&utm_content=swot20250319

Starlink

"Starlink is the name of a satellite network developed by the private spaceflight company SpaceX to provide low-cost internet to remote locations."https://www.space.com/spacex-starlink-satellites.html?user_id=66c4c92f5d78644b3ac5d5b4

Dragon Freedom Lands

"SpaceX is poised to land its Crew Dragon Freedom from the International Space Station with the two crewmates who launched on it and two astronauts who arrived at the space station last June on Boeing's Starliner, which landed uncrewed without 

them."

https://www.space.com/space-exploration/international-space-station/what-time-are-nasas-starliner-astronauts-landing-with-spacexs-crew-9-today?utm_term=1E9CE68B-BB7D-4199-A76E-9D014B1CA562&lrh=64a20f24338333901e4cb7afc40a3cfae56c6770df59fc13cf25a5ce36d78b01&utm_campaign=58E4DE65-C57F-4CD3-9A5A-609994E2C5A9&utm_medium=email&utm_content=B53A7367-8878-4CF4-9C55-14F2756B897A&utm_source=SmartBrief

Black Holes

"Black holes give off light."https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/space-science/facts-about-astronomy-space

Launches to Study Earth

"Under the nighttime California sky, NASA’s EZIE (Electrojet Zeeman Imaging Explorer) mission launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket at 11:43 p.m. PDT on March 14."https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/nasas-ezie-launches-on-mission-to-study-earths-electrojets/?utm_source=iContact&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=1-nasajpl&utm_content=Latest20250317

Moon

"The Moon illusion baffled the great philosophers of ancient Greece and the most brilliant minds of the Scientific Revolution – and it continues to defy a solid explanation."https://www.iflscience.com/we-still-havent-solved-the-moon-illusion-after-thousands-of-years-75940?utm_source=The+IFLScience+Newsletter&utm_campaign=e5de86469f-ICYMI-18-09-24&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-c13f3c4e60-%5BLIST_EMAIL_ID%5D&goal=0_3aa1738e2a-e5de86469f-272567312&mc_cid=e5de86469f&mc_eid=561ee916fc

Water

"Vast amounts of water have been found in space."https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/space-science/facts-about-astronomy-space

Universe

"If the universe is anything, it should be fun."

Neil deGrasse Tyson

Andromeda with Nakid eye

"If you can spot the Andromeda Galaxy with your naked eyes, you can see something 14.7 billion billion miles away."https://www.astronomy.com/astronomy-for-beginners/20-unusual-space-facts/

Hubble Space Telescope

"NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has captured a cosmic bullseye!"https://science.nasa.gov/missions/hubble/hubble-investigates-galaxy-with-nine-rings/?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email&utm_placement=newsletter&user_id=66c4c92f5d78644b3ac5d5b4

Black Hole

"A black hole is created when big stars explode. Its gravitational force is so strong that nothing can escape from it – luckily the closest black hole is about 10,000 light-years from Earth."https://www.natgeokids.com/uk/discover/science/space/universe-facts/

Global Sea Level Rise

"Global sea level rose faster than expected in 2024, mostly because of ocean water expanding as it warms, or thermal expansion."https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/nasa-analysis-shows-unexpected-amount-of-sea-level-rise-in-2024/?utm_source=iContact&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=1-nasajpl&utm_content=sealevel20250313

NISAR

"When it launches this year, the NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar) satellite will provide a powerful data stream that could help farmers in the U.S. and around the world."https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/nasa-isro-mission-will-map-farmland-from-planting-to-harvest/?utm_source=iContact&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=1-nasajpl&utm_content=Latest20250312-NISAR

SpaceX

"SpaceX and NASA are set for the launch of the agency’s newest space telescope and solar research mission."https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2025/03/spherex-punch-launch/?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email&utm_placement=newsletter&user_id=66c4c92f5d78644b3ac5d5b4

Supermassive Blackhole

"Astronomers have found what appears to be the closest supermassive black hole outside of our own Milky Way galaxy."

https://www.caltech.edu/about/news/supermassive-black-hole-likely-lurking-in-milky-way-galaxys-nearest-neighbor?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email&utm_placement=newsletter&user_id=66c4c92f5d78644b3ac5d5b4

SPHEREx

"In a little over a day, NASA’s SPHEREx space telescope is slated to launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 

rocket."

https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/cosmic-mapmaker-nasas-spherex-space-telescope-ready-to-launch/?utm_source=iContact&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=1-nasajpl&utm_content=spherex20250307

Tetrafluoride

"What is the molecular geometry of sulfur tetrafluoride? Which layer of the Sun is thickest? What is the average of the first 10 prime numbers?"https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/university-high-knows-the-answers-at-nasa-jpl-regional-science-bowl/?utm_source=iContact&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=1-nasajpl&utm_content=sciencebowl20250303

NASA Space Observatory

"A new NASA space observatory is scheduled to launch into orbit this week on a lofty mission to map more than 450 million galaxies."https://www.nbcnews.com/science/space/nasa-spherex-space-observatory-launch-map-galaxies-universe-rcna190877?user_id=66c4c92f5d78644b3ac5d5b4

Electrojets

"High above Earth’s poles, intense electrical currents called electrojets flow through the upper atmosphere when auroras glow in the sky."https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/nasas-ezie-launching-to-study-magnetic-fingerprints-of-earths-aurora/?utm_source=iContact&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=1-nasajpl&utm_content=ezie20250225

UY Scuti

"5 billion Suns could fit in UY Scuti, one of the biggest known stars."https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/space-science/facts-about-astronomy-space

Brian May

Queen guitarist Brian May is an astrophysicist and member of the NASA team that interprets data from Pluto.

2024 YR4

"NASA astronomers have been continuing to monitor the trajectory of asteroid 2024 YR4. The initial calculations suggested a 1.3% probability of an Earth impact event, which temporarily increased to 3.1% as more data came in. However, and with a sigh of relief, recent analysis brings encouraging news: the Earth impact probability has decreased significantly to 0.28%, though calculations now show a 1% chance of lunar impact. Observations will continue with the James Webb Space Telescope so stay tuned."

https://www.universetoday.com/171047/nasa-downgrades-the-risk-of-2024-yr4-to-below-1/#google_vignette

Wildfires in California

"The January wildfires in California devastated local habitats and communities."

https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/nasa-uses-new-technology-to-understand-california-wildfires/?utm_source=iContact&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=1-nasajpl&utm_content=tech20250228

Atmosphere of Mars

"The current atmosphere of Mars is too cold and thin to support liquid water, an essential ingredient for life, on its surface for lengthy periods."https://www.nasa.gov/solar-system/nasa-new-study-on-why-mars-is-red-supports-potentially-habitable-past/?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email&utm_placement=newsletter&user_id=66c4c92f5d78644b3ac5d5b4

Mars

"Mars may once have hosted a warm, ocean-bearing environment, according to new data collected by a rover that explored an area believed to be an ancient shoreline."

https://www.earth.com/news/mars-had-ancient-beaches-shorelines-similar-to-earth/?user_id=66c4c92f5d78644b3ac5d5b4

Smells of the Milky Way

"Milky Way smells of rum, raspberries and booze."https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/space-science/facts-about-astronomy-space

Uranus is the coldest

"Uranus is the coldest planet in the Solar System."

https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/space-science/facts-about-astronomy-space

Universe dazzle mankind

“From then on, he was convinced that the universe dazzle mankind with volcanic eruptions, but had it’s own secret way of communicating with the select few people like Andrew who looked at reality as though it were a strip of wallpaper covering something else.”

Map of Time 

p. 32

Mercury

"Perhaps you’ve seen the news headlines admonishing sky watchers to ‘See All Naked Eye Planets…at Once!’ in January. While this was basically true, it was also missing one key player: Mercury."https://www.universetoday.com/170716/mercury-completes-the-planetary-parade-at-dusk/#google_vignette

Mars

"Mars is called the Red Planet because of its red coloring, which comes from the large amount of iron oxide – known on Earth as rust – on the planet’s surface."https://www.astronomy.com/astronomy-for-beginners/20-unusual-space-facts/

City Killing Space Rock

"That city-killing space rock now has even better odds of ruining everyone's day by instantly vaporizing them."https://boingboing-net.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/boingboing.net/2025/02/18/that-city-killing-space-rock-now-has-even-better-odds-of-ruining-everyones-day-by-instantly-vaporizing-them.html/amp?amp_gsa=1&amp_js_v=a9&usqp=mq331AQGsAEggAID#amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&aoh=17399072347916&csi=0&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&ampshare=https%3A%2F%2Fboingboing.net%2F2025%2F02%2F18%2Fthat-city-killing-space-rock-now-has-even-better-odds-of-ruining-everyones-day-by-instantly-vaporizing-them.html

Sun loses Weight

"The Sun loses a billion kilos per second."https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/space-science/facts-about-astronomy-space

Shape of Moon

"The Moon is lemon-shaped."

https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/space-science/facts-about-astronomy-space

Asteroid 2032

"If you’re like every other earthling, you may want to keep your head down on Dec. 22, 2032."https://time.com/7225374/do-you-need-to-worry-about-asteroid-2024-yr4-hitting-earth/?utm_source=beehiiv&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter-the-brief&_bhlid=d3d0ea2c15a73cab2e636c3d2c7fbb3af7a3e5a8

Star stuff

"All of the rocky and metallic material we stand on, the iron in our blood, the calcium in our teeth, the carbon in our genes were produced billions of years ago in the interior of a red giant star. We are made of star-stuff."

Carl Sagan

Electrospay Engine

"An electrospray engine applies an electric field to a conductive liquid, generating a high-speed jet of tiny droplets that can propel a spacecraft. "https://news.mit.edu/2025/mit-engineers-develop-fully-3d-printed-electrospray-engine-0212?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email&utm_placement=newsletter&user_id=66c4c92f5d78644b3ac5d5b4

Lunar Trailblazer

"NASA’s Lunar Trailblazer arrived in Florida recently in advance of its launch later this month and has been integrated with a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket."https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/how-nasas-lunar-trailblazer-will-make-a-looping-voyage-to-the-moon/?utm_source=iContact&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=1-nasajpl&utm_content=Latest20250213-Trailblazer

Largest Known Structure

"Astronomers have identified what appears to be the largest confirmed filament in the universe, a structure named “Quipu,” using a combination of X-ray surveys and redshift analysis."https://www.rdworldonline.com/x-ray-surveys-and-redshift-analysis-reveal-quipu-the-universes-largest-known-structure/?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email&utm_placement=newsletter&user_id=66c4c92f5d78644b3ac5d5b4

Chuck Yeager

"Chuck Yeager (born February 13, 1923, Myra, West Virginia, U.S.—died December 7, 2020, Los Angeles, California) was an American test pilot and U.S. Air Force officer who was the first man to exceed the speed of sound in flight."https://www.britannica.com/biography/Chuck-Yeager

Universal Understanding

"A colossal structure in the distant Universe is defying our understanding of how the Universe evolved."https://www.sciencealert.com/a-giant-structure-in-space-challenges-our-understanding-of-the-universe

Hubble

The Hubble telescope uses a black and white camera to capture pictures. Scientists take color pictures by putting a blue filter in front of the lens and take a picture, then repeat with a red, then green filter. They then combine the 3 images to create a full-color picture.

Hunter Supermoon

"The largest and brightest full moon of 2024 lit up the skies of Earth on Thursday (Oct. 17), with skywatchers across the globe on hand to capture the lunar face in its full glory."https://www.space.com/hunters-moon-supermoon-2024-photos?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email&utm_placement=newsletter

NATIONAL CREATE A VACUUM DAY

NATIONAL CREATE A VACUUM DAY

"National Create A Vacuum Day on February 4th explores spaces void of matter."

https://www.nationaldaycalendar.com/national-day/national-create-a-vacuum-day-february-4?utm_source=Iterable&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=12397338&hashed_email=6c23328441e0f46865e8039a24ce7ccf8880f2d7&email=yeremiah%40aol.com

DTU

"A new study by DTU Space researchers has revealed a neutron star that rotates around its axis at an extremely high speed."https://phys.org/news/2024-10-astronomers-fastest-stars-universe.html?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email&utm_placement=newsletter#google_vignette

Solar Eclipse

"From its perch on the western wall of Mars’ Jezero Crater, NASA’s Perseverance rover recently spied a “googly eye” peering down from space. The pupil in this celestial gaze is the Martian moon Phobos, and the iris is our Sun."https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/nasas-perseverance-captures-googly-eye-during-solar-eclipse/?utm_source=iContact&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=1-nasajpl&utm_content=percy20241030

Columbia Disaster

"On Saturday, February 1, 2003, Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated as it re-entered the atmosphere over Texas and Louisiana, killing all seven astronauts on board. It was the second Space Shuttle mission to end in disaster, after the loss of Challenger and crew in 1986."

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Shuttle_Columbia_disaster

Alien message

"A father-daughter team has decoded a mock "alien" message after a year of trying."https://www.livescience.com/space/extraterrestrial-life/father-daughter-team-decodes-alien-signal-from-mars-that-stumped-the-world-for-a-year

Juno

"NASA’s Juno spacecraft has just released stunning images of Jupiter, captured during its 66th flyby of the largest and oldest planet in our solar system."https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/check-out-the-stunning-new-images-of-jupiter-from-nasas-juno-spacecraft-180985417/?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email&utm_placement=newsletter

Io

"New images from NASA’s Juno spacecraft make Io’s nature clear."https://www.universetoday.com/170655/juno-sees-a-massive-hotspot-of-volcanic-activity-on-io/

Cold Atomic Lab

"NASA’s Cold Atom Lab, a first-of-its-kind facility aboard the International Space Station, has taken another step toward revolutionizing how quantum science can be used in space."https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/nasa-demonstrates-ultra-cool-quantum-sensor-for-first-time-in-space?utm_source=iContact&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nasajpl&utm_content=cal20240813

Cassiopeia Constellation

"In 1181 AD, a bright new star appeared near the Cassiopeia constellation and shone in the sky for six months before vanishing."https://www.thebrighterside.news/post/astrophysicists-solve-mystery-of-last-historical-supernova-from-1181-ad/

Star Image

"Astronomers have captured a "zoomed-in" image of a star outside the Milky Way for the first time. The team brought the vast red supergiant star designated WOH G64 into focus using the Very Large Telescope  Interferometer (VLTI)."https://www.space.com/star-outside-milky-way-wohg64?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email&utm_placement=newsletter

Space Launch System

"The Space Launch System rocket that will dispatch four astronauts on the first Moon mission in more than 50 years passed a major milestone Wednesday."https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/11/nasa-begins-assembling-rocket-to-send-astronauts-around-far-side-of-the-moon/?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email&utm_placement=newsletter

Mini Moon

"Planet Earth is parting company with an asteroid that’s been tagging along as a “mini moon” for the past two months."https://apnews.com/article/earth-mini-moon-adfb22fa82a01d168c1b663acf10eb92

Bennu

"Bennu is a small, near-Earth asteroid that passes relatively close to Earth about every six years."https://science.nasa.gov/solar-system/asteroids/101955-bennu/facts/?user_id=66c4c92f5d78644b3ac5d5b4

Bennu

"A new analysis of samples from the asteroid Bennu, NASA’s first asteroid sample captured in space and delivered to Earth, reveals that evaporated water left a briny broth where salts and minerals allowed the elemental ingredients of life to intermingle and create more complex structures. The discovery suggests that extraterrestrial brines provided a crucial setting for the development of organic compounds."https://www.si.edu/newsdesk/releases/traces-ancient-brine-discovered-asteroid-bennu-contain-minerals-crucial-life?user_id=66c4c92f5d78644b3ac5d5b4

Europa Clipper

"NASA’s Europa Clipper, which launched Oct. 14 on a journey to Jupiter’s moon Europa, is already 13 million miles (20 million kilometers) from Earth."

https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/nasas-europa-clipper-millions-of-miles-down-instruments-deploying/?utm_source=iContact&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=1-nasajpl&utm_content=clipper20241125

When Blackholes merge Spacetime Shivers

"Remember how weird black holes are? It gets weirder. Black holes can merge with one another, and because their gravities are so massive, crazy things happen. When two black holes merge, it can be felt throughout spacetime. Think of spacetime like a sheet pulled tight. Drop something on one side, and it’ll send vibrations out to the other end. This is essentially what happens to the fabric of space when black holes merge. These vibrations are really ripples that we call gravitational waves, and we’ve been able to detect many. Space is strange and incredible. There’s so much more to know, and these facts are just the start. Get out there and start exploring. Be curious. Don’t just look up, but ask questions about what you see. The only way we make scientific progress is if people keep asking two key questions: ‘how? And why?’."

https://www.highpointscientific.com/astronomy-hub/post/astronomy-101/10-astronomy-facts-every-stargazer-should-know

FRBs

"Astronomer Calvin Leung was excited last summer to crunch data from a newly commissioned radio telescope to precisely pinpoint the origin of repeated bursts of intense radio waves — so-called fast radio bursts (FRBs) — emanating from somewhere in the northern constellation Ursa Minor."https://news.berkeley.edu/2025/01/21/astronomers-thought-they-understood-fast-radio-bursts-a-recent-one-calls-that-into-question/?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email&utm_placement=newsletter

Trump's Stargate

"President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced a new $500 billion, private sector investment to build artificial intelligence infrastructure in the US, with Oracle (ORCL), ChatGPT creator OpenAI, and Japanese conglomerate SoftBank (9984.T) among those committing to the joint venture."

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/trump-announces-500-billion-stargate-ai-venture-headed-by-oracle-openai-softbank-212012023.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAHAvscpnWfMzyMvZDJ9Pfil7IZ0sr0AlAv97gyinqTxoaHwxQdpaAZBIyn_OVqL32bB3EgppNEKKHpiU2DqAMvpbjtzG0HcC7TRfeyMG3iP7dKSvbvirGRRdO1QebWKxZTOsdSZmMnSl2fPZHvLjKsEhvm4ac5QkHdcwU25xX3R1

The Vast Majority Of Matter in the Universe is Invisible

The Vast Majority Of The Matter In The Universe Is Invisible To Us"There’s a lot of stuff in the universe, and all that stuff is helping the universe expand. The problem is, we’ve accounted for all the matter we can see (stars, galaxies, etc.). Yet somehow, all of it doesn’t add up to the amount we need for the expansion we’ve observed. What gives? Scientists have cleverly named this missing matter “dark matter” since we can’t see it, but are pretty sure it has to be there. It should account for about 85% of all the matter in the universe. That’s a lot of matter that’s missing."https://www.highpointscientific.com/astronomy-hub/post/astronomy-101/10-astronomy-facts-every-stargazer-should-know

Primordial Black Holes

"These primordial black holes have been theorized for decades and could even be ever-elusive dark matter, the invisible matter that accounts for 85% of the universe’s total mass."https://www.buffalo.edu/news/releases/2024/12/primordial-black-holes-may-be-hiding-in-planets-or-even-everyday-objects-here-on-Earth.html?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email&utm_placement=newsletter

Subaru Telescope

"The Subaru Telescope in Hawai‘i is adding a new instrument to its arsenal, one that will observe the cosmos through a compound eye."

https://gizmodo.com/subaru-telescopes-insect-like-compound-eye-to-debut-in-february-2000551368?utm_source=gizmodo_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2025-01-18-pm

Proba 3

"India and European space agencies have come together for the launch of Proba-3, the world’s first precision formation flying mission, also known as the Sun mission."https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/science/isro-to-launch-proba-3-mission-for-esa-tomorrow-what-is-this-sun-mission/articleshow/115918984.cms

V sized Rocket

"Early on Thursday morning, a Saturn V-sized rocket ignited its seven main engines, a prelude to lifting off from Earth."https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/01/blue-origin-reaches-orbit-on-first-flight-of-its-titanic-new-glenn-rocket/

Wormholes

"Physicists have purportedly created the first-ever wormhole, a kind of tunnel theorized in 1935 by Albert Einstein and Nathan Rosen that leads from one place to another by passing into an extra dimension of space."https://www.quantamagazine.org/physicists-create-a-wormhole-using-a-quantum-computer-20221130/

Jeff Bezo's First Rocket

"On Thursday morning, at a time when most people in the United States were sleeping, Jeff Bezos’ space company sent its first rocket into orbit."https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/16/science/bezos-blue-origin-launch.html?unlocked_article_code=1.pk4.XzmT.0ZDnvYTq5EkF&smid=url-share

Black Hole Hiding

"Multiple NASA telescopes recently helped scientists search the sky for supermassive black holes — those up to billions of times heavier than the Sun."https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/how-many-black-holes-are-hiding-nasa-study-homes-in-on-answer/?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email&utm_placement=newsletter

Blue Ghost Lunar

"NASA's Blue Ghost lunar lander successfully launched on Wednesday and is on its way to the moon. Blue Ghost, from Firefly Aerospace, is accompanied by the Tenacious lunar rover from the Japanese company ispace."https://www.cnet.com/science/space/the-blue-ghost-lunar-lander-is-now-headed-to-the-moon-heres-what-to-know/?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email&utm_placement=newsletter

Cookies

Snapple Real Fact #1937: Cookies were the first food baked in space.

Lost In Space

We are all lost in space, to various degrees. This reality has many aspects which makes it so wonderful and loving to be alive. The people we think that are extremely out of it are more likely in the know than we think.

#BeNoteWorthy

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Weighed Galexy

"For the first time, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has detected and “weighed” a galaxy that not only existed around 600 million years after the big bang, but is also similar to what our Milky Way galaxy’s mass might have been at the same stage of development."https://science.nasa.gov/missions/webb/found-first-actively-forming-galaxy-as-lightweight-as-young-milky-way/?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email&utm_placement=newsletter

Sun

"A NASA spacecraft aims to fly closer to the sun than any object sent before."https://apnews.com/article/nasa-parker-probe-sun-corona-69c7041048c12b0741ff54a66118def7?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email&utm_placement=newsletter

NISAR

"The upcoming U.S.-India NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar) mission will observe Earth like no mission before, offering insights about our planet’s ever-changing surface."https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/how-us-indian-nisar-satellite-will-offer-unique-window-on-earth/?utm_source=iContact&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=1-nasajpl&utm_content=nisar20240106

Panoramic Survey

"Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), an international team of astronomers has detected a new grand-design spiral galaxy as part of the PANORAMIC survey."https://phys.org/news/2024-12-astronomers-ultra-massive-grand-spiral.html?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email&utm_placement=newsletter#google_vignette

Houston Based Lunar Service

"Houston-based lunar services firm Intuitive Machines ($LUNR) is planning its second lunar landing attempt in February, CEO Steve Altemus said in an earnings call yesterday."https://payloadspace.com/intuitive-machines-targets-february-for-second-moon-landing/

Parker Solar Probe

"NASA's Parker Solar Probe is preparing for its long-anticipated record-setting approach to the surface of the sun."https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/12/23/parker-solar-probe-sun-nasa/77173111007/

ISS

"Between January and March 2022, crew aboard the International Space Station (ISS) performed the first archaeological fieldwork in space, the Sampling Quadrangle Assemblages Research Experiment (SQuARE)."https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0304229

Alien Life on Jupiter

"A spacecraft that will hunt for signs of alien life on one of Jupiter’s icy moons has blasted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida."https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1482xzrge1o?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email&utm_placement=newsletter