Tuesday, October 8, 2019

82 Moons

Astronomers have found 20 more moons of Saturn, giving the planet 82.

Jupiter, so far, has 79.

Monday, October 7, 2019

Quantum Stuff

Physicists have successfullly conducted an experiment showing molecules, not just particles, can be in two places at oncr.

Bringing quantum theory into the macroworld opens fascinating possibilities.

Saturday, October 5, 2019

NASA-JAXA

Japan and the US plan to cooperate on lunar exploration.

Joint missions could include flights to the Gateway and lunar surface expeditions.

Friday, October 4, 2019

Blue Origins

Blue Origins is now saying it's unlikely the company will fly commercial missions this year.

BO plans to offer suborbital flights to the public.

Thursday, October 3, 2019

Enceladus

Using Cassini data, scientists have found more organic compounds in the geyser plumes of Saturn's moon Enceladus.

The compounds are precursors to amino acids.

Wednesday, October 2, 2019

PBH?

Two physicists are arguing there may not be a Planet 9 deep in our solar system, but there may be a prunordial black hole.

The PBH would be about the size of a grapefruit with several times the mass of Earth.

Tuesday, October 1, 2019

Asteroid Water

A new study suggests there could be tons of water in asteroids that are easier to reach than the Moon.

That would be a big plus for the settlement of space.