by rmil2k | Apr 23, 2024 | News
Back to Article List The April Lyrids are often a good shower, although the bright Moon makes this year’s edition less than ideal. The Lyrid meteor shower can produce up to 20 meteors an hour. Credit: Gregg Alliss The Lyrid meteors peak this week — how many can you...
by rmil2k | Apr 22, 2024 | News
The search for extrasolar planets is currently undergoing a seismic shift. With the deployment of the Kepler Space Telescope and the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), scientists discovered thousands of exoplanets, most of which were detected and confirmed...
by rmil2k | Apr 22, 2024 | News
Applications 22/04/2024 178 views 3 likes On this Earth Day, we reflect on the importance of protecting our planet for future generations. Understanding the Earth system and the complex interactions that shape our planet is paramount for addressing environmental...
by rmil2k | Apr 22, 2024 | News
This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com’s Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights.Fabian Klenner is a planetary scientist and astrobiologist at the University of Washington (UW). His research...
by rmil2k | Apr 22, 2024 | News
Back to Article List The composition of Io’s atmosphere indicates it has already lost sextillions of tons of sulfur, and will someday run out of this element. Jupiter’s moon Io is the most volcanic body in the solar system. Credit: NASA/JPL/University Of...
