Space Telescope We’re all alone: Oxford study says chance of intelligent life elsewhere very low timesofisrael.com - TOI staff The statistical chances of their being other intelligent life in the universe are “exceptionally rare,” according to a new study from the University …
Asteroids NASA Discovers a Rare Metal Asteroid That’s Worth $10,000,000,000,000,000,000 observer.com - Sissi Cao Forget water on the moon, NASA has now struck gold. NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has discovered a rare, heavy and immensely valuable asteroid called …
TODAYChristmas Rare ‘Christmas Star’ will appear in the sky tonight for 1st time in 800 years verified_publisherTODAY - Scott StumpA rare conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn that will make them look like a single point of light in the sky on Dec. 21 hasn't been seen since the Middle Ages. On Monday night, the sky will offer a sight...
CBS NewsAsteroids Hubble telescope gives closer look at rare asteroid worth $10,000,000,000,000,000,000 verified_publisherCBS News There's an extremely rare metallic asteroid lurking between Mars and Jupiter, and it's worth more than the entire global economy. Now, the Hubble …
CNETFalcon 9 SpaceX Falcon 9 nails rare on-shore landing following Saocom launch verified_publisherCNET - Eric Mack Despite less than ideal weather, Elon Musk's space company pulled off a launch from Florida on Sunday.
ScienceAlertComet Neowise Don't Miss This Increasingly Rare Chance to See a Comet With The Naked Eye verified_publisherScienceAlert - GARETH DORRIAN & IAN WHITTAKER NEOWISE is the first bright comet to be visible with the naked eye from the Northern Hemisphere since the mid-1990s. Another thing that makes this …
Meteorites Coffin maker becomes millionaire as rare meteorite crashes through his roof arynews.tv - Web Desk A meteorite weighing 2.1kg, which crashed through the roof of a house, turned an Indonesian coffin maker, 33, into a millionaire instantly. The …
Christmas Here's What You Need to Know About the Rare 'Christmas Star' Forming This Month thrillist.com - Dustin Nelson In the early evening this month, Jupiter and Saturn are almost unmissable. The bright pair of gas giants are sitting so close to each other in our …
ForbesJupiter A Spectacularly Rare ‘Christmas Star’ Is Coming In December As Two Worlds Align After Sunset Forbes - Jamie CarterIf you managed to see the crescent Moon pass Jupiter and Saturn this week, you’ll have noticed something else about the Solar System’s two largest planets. They’re now really, really close to each other,...
ForbesBethlehem What This Week’s Impossibly Rare ‘Christmas Star’ On The Solstice Tells Us About The ‘Star Of Bethlehem’ Forbes - Jamie CarterEach December, planetariums and astronomers across the globe pontificate on the origin of the “Christmas Star” or “Star of Bethlehem.” As the story in the Gospel of Matthew goes, a bright star rose after...
DW EnglishBob Behnken US astronauts to return to Earth in rare splashdown on SpaceX capsule verified_publisherDW English NASA's Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley are set to make a rare landing off Florida's coast — a maneuver that, if successful, would mark the first …
Security U.S. cybersecurity agency issues rare advisory to 'power down' all servers compromised in massive hack theweek.com - Peter Weber U.S. officials are scrambling to learn the extent of a potentially massive cyberespionage campaign that infiltrated at least the Treasury and …
SalonCalcium Astrophysicists discover new insights from a rare supernova that gave us the calcium in our bones verified_publisherSalonThe very calcium that makes up our teeth and bones originated from the final moments of dying stars. It's true; we are made of stardust. (Gives a whole new meaning to David Bowie's alter ego Ziggy Stardust!)...
Lifestyle You Have a Rare Chance of Spotting Neptune In the Sky This Week apartmenttherapy.com - Nicoletta Richardson If you happen to have Friday wide open (*raises hand*), mark your calendars for a stellar astronomical event. The blue planet of Neptune is expected …
HYPEBEASTAstronomy Scientists Spot Extremely Rare Black Hole for First Time in History verified_publisherHYPEBEAST - Jeff Yeung Around 142 times the mass of our Sun. In the world of astronomy, the black holes we have found usually come in two different categories: stellar black …
Comets Neowise: an increasingly rare opportunity to spot a comet with the naked eye sciencefocus.com - The Conversation Neowise has an orbit of almost 6,800 years, meaning that the last generation of people to see it would have lived during the 5th millennium …
SpaceX WATCH: Astronauts prepare for rare splashdown in SpaceX capsule, target is 7:34 p.m. EDT on Saturday, August 1 | Boing Boing boingboing.net - Xeni Jardin WATCH THE SPLASHDOWN EVENT LIVE HERE, the SpaceX video embed in this post will go live with pre-event content sometime before 7pm EDT on Saturday …
My Modern MetAstronomy Incredible Dragonfly Photos Offer a Rare Look At Their Delicate Beauty verified_publisherMy Modern Met - Jessica StewartAstronomy professor Pieter van Dokkum has a special passion for photography. And in particular, an enthusiasm for photographing dragonflies. This led the Yale University educator to publish his book, Magnificent...
ForbesTelescopes The Rare ‘Christmas Star’ Great Conjunction Of Jupiter And Saturn Is Finally Here Tonight Forbes - Eric MackWe’re less than a week away from a spectacular celestial event that hasn’t been so clearly visible for centuries, and skywatching experts say it’s not too early to start looking for the bright spectacle...
FirstpostAstronomy Five planets and a crescent moon will line up in a rare pre-dawn spectacle today, 20 July- Technology News, Firstpost Firstpost On 19 July, people world over will be able to see five planets – Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn – without the need for a telescope. Apart …
HuffPostSaturn Rare 'Christmas Star' To Light Up Night Sky For First Time In Hundreds Of Years HuffPost - Lee MoranJupiter and Saturn will appear to be so close from Earth on Dec. 21 that they may look like one shining star. Look up at the night sky on Dec. 21 and you may see something special. The planets of Jupiter...
