We might have accidentally killed the only life we ever found on Mars nearly 50 years ago ( bigthink.com )
Webb Discovers Methane, Carbon Dioxide in Atmosphere of K2-18 b ( www.nasa.gov )
A new investigation with NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope into K2-18 b, an exoplanet 8.6 times as massive as Earth, has revealed the presence of carbon-bearing molecules including methane and carbon dioxide. Webb’s discovery adds to recent studies suggesting that K2-18 b could be a Hycean exoplanet, one which has the...
Non-gas giant has 73 times Earth’s mass, bewildering its discoverers ( arstechnica.com )
Scientists have been working on models of planet formation since before we knew exoplanets existed. Originally guided by the properties of the planets in our Solar System, these models turned out to be remarkably good at also accounting for exoplanets without an equivalent in our Solar System, like super Earths and hot Neptunes....
Collision Between 2 Neutron Stars Could Be Deadly For Life on Earth ( www.sciencealert.com )
Voyager 2: Nasa loses contact with record-breaking probe after sending wrong command ( www.bbc.com )
Do you think space planes will ever be a reality?
AVATAR https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/c91e3590-2f31-45bd-b63e-8e99f2099377.jpeg...
After 11 years on Mars, Curiosity continues to climb the slopes of Mount Sharp ( www.nasaspaceflight.com )
All the Contents of the Universe, in One Graphic ( www.visualcapitalist.com )
Nice visual breakdown of the estimated content of the universe from Visual Capital’s website.
Juno discovers salts and organic compounds on Ganymede's surface - NASASpaceFlight.com ( www.nasaspaceflight.com )
New agreement enables U.S. launches from Australian spaceports ( spacenews.com )
OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Updates and Discussion Thread!
cross-posted from: sh.itjust.works/post/5770334...
Space Drugs Factory Denied Reentry to Earth ( gizmodo.com )
The Air Force and the FAA denied permission for Varda Space’s capsule to return and land on Earth....
Space junk in Earth orbit and on the Moon will increase with future missions − but nobody's in charge of cleaning it up ( theconversation.com )
Scientists Discovered Something We've Never Seen on the Sun, and It Could Explain a Lot ( www.vice.com )
Voyager 2: Nasa fully back in contact with lost space probe ( www.bbc.co.uk )
Misaligned binary star systems are rogue planet factories, finds study ( phys.org )
Infrared aurora on Uranus confirmed for the 1st time ( www.space.com )
The Keck II telescope in Hawaii is the first to see the infrared glow on Uranus, caused by hydrogen molecules in the atmosphere becoming excited.
The failure of Luna 25 cements Putin’s role as a disastrous space leader ( arstechnica.com )
New Moderators Needed for c/space!
We noticed this community was abandoned by its previous founder and moderators, and so we’re here to help it thrive again!...
Milky Way ( lemmy.world )
Organics Found On Jupiter’s Giant Ocean Moon Ganymede, Says NASA ( www.forbes.com )
Your Guide to October’s Much-Anticipated ‘Ring of Fire’ Solar Eclipse ( gizmodo.com )
The annular solar eclipse will be visible across North, Central, and South America on October 14. It’s the last one for the U.S. until 2039.
India launches space mission to the sun a week after moon landing ( www.theguardian.com )
Place to get monthly events of telescope targets?
I got a telescope for christmas that I took a break from for personal reasons but want to get back in it now that we are heading toward a less humid time of year....