Audioburstadded this to Audioburst Health & Science News Listen: Black hole's name a little fuzzyAudioburst - AP News "Maneuver pictured supermassive black hole doesn't have an official name yet. And what happened? Next could because Mickley confusing. The team of …
New Scientistadded this to New ScientistBlack Holes How do you name a black hole? It is actually pretty complicatednewscientist.com - By Donna Lu The first black hole we have ever directly imaged now has a nickname – but astronomy’s governing body says it will take a while to make it …
Mental Flossadded this to Mental FlossOutsourcing Astronomers Want Your Help Naming the Largest Unnamed Dwarf Planet in the Universementalfloss.com - BY Jake Rossen Part of the fun of becoming involved in science is naming things. Entomologists are notorious for branding new species of insects with fanciful …
Boise State University First Friday Astronomy: Ceres After Dawnboisestate.edu - Events Margaret Landis from the Planetary Science Institute will speak on Ceres, the only dwarf planet located in the inner solar system, hosted by the …
FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoBoise State University First Friday Astronomy Event- Ceres After Dawnboisestate.edu - Events Join Boise State Physics to hear Dr. Margaret Landis of the Planetary Science Institute discuss Ceres. With its discovery in 1801, the dwarf planet …
Shane Leschasinadded this to esotericaNitrogen It will be 'snowing' nitrogen on Pluto for the next centurynewscientist.com - By Jonathan O'Callaghan EXPECT a sharp frost on Pluto for the next 100 years. That is the forecast from an analysis suggesting the dwarf planet’s atmosphere has reached …
NeatoramaPluto Elusive Planet Nineneatorama.com - Exuperist Three years ago, a pair of astronomers hypothesized the existence of Planet Nine but have still yet to verify its existence. They were Konstantin …
NeatoramaPluto The Ninth Planetneatorama.com - Exuperist No, Pluto is not being reinstated as one of the planets in our solar system but scientists are examining evidence that indicates a possiblity of the …
Professor Futon Spooninadded this to These Are A Few Of Our Favorite ThingsCitizen Science The most distant object discovered in our solar system: dwarf planet FarFarOutDigital Trends Late last year, a team of astronomers discovered what was then the most distant body observed in our solar system, nicknamed FarOut, while searching …
The Inquisitr added this to The InquisitrSpace Meet FarFarOut, The Most Distant Planet In Our Solar SystemThe Inquisitr - Alexandra Lozovschi FarFarOut is even farther away than FarOut, the dwarf planet that previously held the title of ‘most distant object’ in the solar system. Astronomers …
NPRadded this to Most Emailed Stories FarFarOut, ManNPRScientists called the most distant object in the solar system FarOut. They recently discovered an object even farther away, naming it FarFarOut. Transcript RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Good morning. I'm Rachel
vegpwradded this to Cool Articles With No HomeScience FarFarOut Might Be the Most Distant Object in the Solar SystemExtremeTech - Ryan Whitwam By on February 28, 2019 at 4:02 pm We used to think we had a pretty good picture of the solar system. There were nine planets, and Pluto was a little …
Metroadded this to Tech NewsUltima Thule Nasa reveals new picture of ‘Nazi dwarf planet’ Ultima Thule – and it looks like someone punched itmetro.co.uk - Jasper Hamill Nasa has released stunning new images of a faraway mini-world which shares its name with the mythical home of the Aryan race. Ultima Thule is the most …
JBadded this to Space UnitesScience ‘FarFarOut’: astronomer finds potential furthest object in solar systemThe Guardian - Nicola DavisA new object has been discovered in the distant reaches of our solar system and given the name FarFarOut, according to a prominent astronomer. At 140 times further away from the sun than our own planet
JayBro (Jon Brooks)added this to Spaced OutHubble A storm is comingspacetelescope.org - information@eso.org Since Pluto’s demotion from fully-fledged planet to dwarf planet, Neptune holds the title of outermost planet in the Solar System. This new image of …
Science Astronomers discover solar system’s most distant object, nicknamed ‘FarFarOut’sciencemag.org - Paul Voosen For most people, snow days aren’t very productive. Some people, though, use the time to discover the most distant object in the solar system. That’s …
Vivian Narvaezadded this to H.U.M.A.NScience If all the asteroids in the asteroid belt had coalesced to form a planet, what size would it have been?sciencefocus.com - Dr Alastair Gunn Surprisingly, the total mass of material in the asteroid belt is only about 4 per cent of the mass of the Moon. About half of this mass is contained …
Shane Leschasinadded this to esotericaSolar System Dwarf Planet Ceres Hosted Near-Surface Water for Millions of Yearsspace.com Some parts of the dwarf planet Ceres harbored pockets of near-surface water for millions of years in the recent past, a new study …
Metroadded this to Tech NewsUltima Thule Nasa admits it was wrong about ‘Nazi dwarf planet’ Ultima Thulemetro.co.uk - Jasper Hamill Ultima Thule is the most controversial object in the solar system because it shares its name with the mythical homeplace of the Aryan race. Now Nasa …
TJPSPadded this to Science Of NowScience Insulating crust kept cryomagma liquid for millions of years on nearby dwarf planetphys.org - University of Texas at Austin A recent NASA mission to the dwarf planet Ceres found brilliant, white spots of salts on its surface. New research led by The University of Texas at …
JBadded this to Space UnitesScience Fiction Dear Dawn: How a NASA robot messed up our science fictionNational Geographic - James S. A. CoreyScience & InnovationStarstruck The creators of the hit series “The Expanse” pay tribute to the spacecraft that proved them gloriously wrong. 5 Minute Read By James S. A. Corey This essay is an entry in
Popular Scienceadded this to SpacePlay button What will we name the solar system’s next planet?Popular Science - By Jason LedermanEven in space, bureaucracy exists. Below is the script for the video above. If you want, give it a watch. If you want the info without the sound, read on. Also, while we have you, why don't you subscribe
Chris McNeiladded this to Rand M. ObscuraWolf Moon Disappearing Act: Venus Hides Behind the Moon Before Dawn on Thursdayspace.com - Doris Elin Salazar, Space.com Contributor When the moon's in the sky, and Venus goes "goodbye," that's an occultation. This has been a busy month for the moon. On Jan. 20, it traveled through …
Moon How did the Moon form?sciencefocus.com - www.sciencefocus.com One possibility is that the Moon was originally an independent dwarf planet that was captured by Earth’s gravity. Mars is thought to have snagged its …
Metroadded this to Tech NewsUltima Thule Nasa reveals best ever picture of mysterious ‘Nazi dwarf planet’ Ultima Thulemetro.co.uk - Jasper Hamill Ultima Thule might look like a cute snowman to you – but to some people it’s a shocking reminder of the Nazis. Nasa has just released the best ever …
The Sunadded this to The SunUltima Thule Nasa releases first 3D image of ‘snowman’ dwarf planet Ultima Thulethesun.co.uk - Harry Pettit, Senior Digital Technology and Science Reporter NASA has released its most detailed image yet of the mysterious space rock Ultima Thule. The snap taken by its New Horizons probe is the first 3D …
BBC Science Focus Magazineadded this to SCIENCEFOCUS.COMScience Searching for life in Europa’s oceanssciencefocus.com We’re living in a golden age of exploration. As humanity’s unmanned spacecraft traverse the unknown corners of the Solar System, they continue to …
The Sunadded this to The SunSolar System Nasa admits Ultima Thule ‘peanut’ could be TWO space rocks as image of ‘most distant object visited’ emergesthesun.co.uk - Harry Pettit, Senior Digital Technology and Science Reporter NASA has released its first picture of the icy world of Ultima Thule – the most distant object ever explored by humanity. It confirms that Ultima is …
Professor Futon Spooninadded this to These Are A Few Of Our Favorite ThingsNews (China) 'Newly found farout object might qualify as a dwarf planet' – Astronomer - Worldchinadaily.com.cn - 关晓萌 The newly found object was announced Tuesday, 2 October, 2018 by the International Astronomical Union's Minor Planet Centre. A paper with the full …
Madison Blue Sky Science: Why is Pluto considered a dwarf planet?madison.com Q Why is Pluto considered a dwarf planet? — Peyton Saar, Omaha, Nebraska A Sanjay Limaye, planetary scientist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison …
