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SPACE.com
18 Mar 2019, 19:09 UTC
Less than three months after the New Horizons spacecraft zoomed past a distant, cold space rock, scientists are beginning to piece together the story of how that object, nicknamed Ultima Thule, came to be.
NASA's New Horizons Reveals Geologic 'Frankenstein' That Formed Ultima Thule
18 Mar 2019, 19:09 UTC
Less than three months after the New Horizons spacecraft zoomed past a distant, cold space rock, scientists are beginning to piece together the story of how that object, nicknamed Ultima Thule, came to be.
NASA Space Station Blog
18 Mar 2019, 15:19 UTC
The Expedition 59 crew is getting ready for the first of three spacewalks just days after the arrival of three new crew members to the International Space Station last week. All six crewmates also reviewed emergency procedures today while the new trio becomes accustomed to life on the orbital lab.
New Trio Gets Used to Station Life before First of Three Spacewalks
18 Mar 2019, 15:19 UTC
The Expedition 59 crew is getting ready for the first of three spacewalks just days after the arrival of three new crew members to the International Space Station last week. All six crewmates also reviewed emergency procedures today while the new trio becomes accustomed to life on the orbital lab.
The New York Times
18 Mar 2019, 09:00 UTC
Last year, two satellites the size of cereal boxes sped toward Mars as though they were on an invisible track in space. Officially called MarCO A and MarCO B, they were nicknamed Wall-E and EVE, after the animated robots from the Pixar movie, by engineers at NASA. They were just as endearing and vulnerable as their namesakes. The satellites, known as cubesats, were sent to watch over NASA’s larger InSight spacecraft as it attempted a perilous landing on the surface of Mars at the end of November.
Space Is Very Big. Some of Its New Explorers Will Be Tiny.
18 Mar 2019, 09:00 UTC
Last year, two satellites the size of cereal boxes sped toward Mars as though they were on an invisible track in space. Officially called MarCO A and MarCO B, they were nicknamed Wall-E and EVE, after the animated robots from the Pixar movie, by engineers at NASA. They were just as endearing and vulnerable as their namesakes. The satellites, known as cubesats, were sent to watch over NASA’s larger InSight spacecraft as it attempted a perilous landing on the surface of Mars at the end of November.
Astro Bob
15 Mar 2019, 18:53 UTC
Tonight the sun rises over Copernicus, one of the most magnificent craters on the moon. Unlike the gaping potholes waiting to jar your car this season, a smooth ride is guaranteed. At 58 miles (93 km) across and set off by itself like an old oak tree in a big field, it’s easy to see even in binoculars as a bright ring alongside the terminator. The terminator marks the division between day and night on the moon. From new moon to full, as phase of the moon increases, it’s the advancing line of sunrise. After full moon, when the moon’s phase wanes, it’s the advancing line of night.
Get An Eyeful Of Copernicus, The Moon’s Most Magnificent Pothole
15 Mar 2019, 18:53 UTC
Tonight the sun rises over Copernicus, one of the most magnificent craters on the moon. Unlike the gaping potholes waiting to jar your car this season, a smooth ride is guaranteed. At 58 miles (93 km) across and set off by itself like an old oak tree in a big field, it’s easy to see even in binoculars as a bright ring alongside the terminator. The terminator marks the division between day and night on the moon. From new moon to full, as phase of the moon increases, it’s the advancing line of sunrise. After full moon, when the moon’s phase wanes, it’s the advancing line of night.
Scientific American
15 Mar 2019, 12:00 UTC
CERN-like organization will oversee the construction and operation of the powerful Square Kilometer Array
Super-Sensitive Telescope Gets Global Governing Body
15 Mar 2019, 12:00 UTC
CERN-like organization will oversee the construction and operation of the powerful Square Kilometer Array
Universe Today
14 Mar 2019, 22:07 UTC
Discovering new things in space is a regular occurrence. Astronomers keep finding more distant objects in the outer reaches of the Solar System. Worlds like ‘The Goblin,’ ‘FarOut,’ and ‘FarFarOut‘ are stretching the limits of what our Solar System actually is. But finding new things in the inner Solar System is rare.
