Meteorite hits Cuba!!

A meteorite hit western Cuba on Friday afternoon, according to eyewitness reports.  The event sounds like it was pretty dramatic: “We’re receiving reports that a meteor was seen in the sky across the Florida Keys,” NWS Key West tweeted, adding that the space rock “likely exploded over the province of Pinar del Río.”  CNN’s Havana correspondent, Patrick … Read moreMeteorite hits Cuba!!

China lands on the ‘dark side of the moon’

The China National Space Administration said the 10:26 a.m. landing of the Chang’e-4 lunar explorer has “opened up a new chapter in human lunar exploration.” The Chang’e-4′s launch on Dec. 8 was hailed as one of the nation’s major achievements in 2018, and state broadcaster China Central Television announced Thursday’s landing to the public at … Read moreChina lands on the ‘dark side of the moon’

Upcoming fear porn for 2019 being revealed: Eclipses, and blood moons abound

2019 is featuring five eclipses, a rare planet transit, one of the best meteor showers and a super blood wolf moon.. The new year will also bring three supermoons, a blue moon, multiple meteor showers, close approach by the moon and Jupiter and several rocket launches.. MORE.. For the first time in three years on … Read moreUpcoming fear porn for 2019 being revealed: Eclipses, and blood moons abound

Wind breaks on Mars! And we can hear it

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZK5bOZx2xXs] It may be best heard with headphones.. The video was shared by NASA and, according to the space agency, captures the sound of a northwest Martian wind blowing at 10 to 15 mph.. “Capturing this audio was an unplanned treat,” said Bruce Banerdt, InSight principal investigator at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in … Read moreWind breaks on Mars! And we can hear it

For more than a month now, a European orbiter circling Marshas…

For more than a month now, a European orbiter circling Marshas been watching a long, plume-like cloud on the Red Planet. The cloud has remained in place over a mountain called Arsia Mons near the Martian equator since Sept. 13, according to a statement released by the European Space Agency (ESA). But that location is … Read moreFor more than a month now, a European orbiter circling Marshas…

Trick or treat: The return of Asteroid 2015 TB145

Asteroid 2015 TB145 resembles a human skull in the correct light. It swept by Earth in 2015. This Halloween it returns yet again.. This dark object measures between 625 and 700 meters, its rotation period is around three hours and, in certain lighting conditions, it resembles a human skull. In 2015, Ttghe object was discovered a few days … Read moreTrick or treat: The return of Asteroid 2015 TB145

Unusual laser emission from the Ant Nebula

Some space-aged food for thought to consider this weekend. An international team of astronomers have discovered an unusual laser emission that suggests the presence of a double star system hidden at the heart of the “spectacular” Ant Nebula. The extremely rare phenomenon is connected to the death of a star and was discovered in observations … Read moreUnusual laser emission from the Ant Nebula

STARMAN WILL GO WHERE NO STARMAN WENT BEFORE

Elon Musk announced last night on Twitter that the cherry red payload and its Starman passenger “exceeded Mars orbit.” And now it will take months for the Roadster to travel some 600,000 miles into space… SPACEX has mathematical sequences that show the Roadster will swing past Mars and approach the orbit of the largest object … Read moreSTARMAN WILL GO WHERE NO STARMAN WENT BEFORE