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Kevin Pacey
12-12-2019, 12:43 AM
Here's the Wikipedia entry re: our solar system (I still think Pluto may one day regain its status as a planet, even among astronomers):

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_System

Here's an old poll thread on whether Pluto should be still considered a planet:

http://www.chesscanada.info/forum/showthread.php?4899-Non-chess-topic-fun-poll-Do-you-consider-Pluto-a-planet

nbcnews.com/science/space/Pluto should be re-classified as planet, some scientists say:

https://www.nbcnews.com/science/space/pluto-planet-debate-rages-rcna8848

Kevin Pacey
12-15-2019, 10:56 PM
Lethbridge Alberta will soon feature Canada's largest scale model of the solar system:

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/lethbridge-astronomy-society-tom-anderson-calgary-1.5396359

Kevin Pacey
12-23-2019, 12:35 AM
Fwiw, here's the wiki re: Human mission to Mars planning etc.:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_mission_to_Mars

Kevin Pacey
01-11-2020, 11:36 PM
Mars loses its water faster than anyone thought:

https://www.space.com/mars-water-escape-into-space-rapidly.html

Kevin Pacey
01-14-2020, 01:52 PM
How the solar system got its 'Great Divide', and why it matters for life on Earth:

https://phys.org/news/2020-01-solar-great-life-earth.html

Kevin Pacey
01-17-2020, 11:16 PM
sciencealert.com/Check out this beautiful icy image of Mars' northern polar cap:

https://www.sciencealert.com/check-out-this-beautiful-icy-image-mars-northern-polar-cap

Kevin Pacey
01-22-2020, 11:29 PM
space.com/Solar Orbiter: A mission to the sun launching in February 2020:

https://www.space.com/solar-orbiter-sun-mission-launching-february-2020.html

Kevin Pacey
01-29-2020, 11:16 PM
Telescope produces never-seen-before image of our star:

https://www.space.com/first-sun-image-from-massive-solar-telescope.html

Kevin Pacey
01-29-2020, 11:21 PM
Scientists Have Found 'Surprising' Interstellar Material Older Than The Solar System:

https://www.sciencealert.com/interstellar-material-we-didn-t-know-was-possible-identified-in-1969-mexico-meteorite

Kevin Pacey
02-09-2020, 07:38 PM
visualcapitalist.com/Mapping every object in our solar system:

https://www.visualcapitalist.com/mapping-every-object-in-our-solar-system/

Kevin Pacey
02-13-2020, 11:21 PM
New Horizons spacecraft 'alters theory of planet formation':

https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-51295365

Kevin Pacey
02-18-2020, 11:53 PM
space.com/Titan is lifeless due to quantum mechanics:

https://www.space.com/titan-is-lifeless-due-to-quantum-mechanics.html

Kevin Pacey
02-27-2020, 03:17 PM
Global News/New 'Mini-moon' orbiting Earth:

https://globalnews.ca/news/6603434/new-mini-moon-earth/

Kevin Pacey
03-13-2020, 10:49 PM
space.com/139 newly discovered minor planets beyond Neptune [could lead to discovery of so-called Planet 9]:

https://www.space.com/minor-planets-beyond-neptune-dark-energy-survey.html

sciencealert.com/There's now thought another way Uranus could have ended up tipped on its side:

https://www.sciencealert.com/there-s-another-way-uranus-could-have-ended-up-tipped-on-its-side

popularmechanics.com/space/solar-system/a31958857/Uranus, no joke, is leaking gas:

https://www.popularmechanics.com/space/solar-system/a31958857/uranus-is-leaking-gas/

Kevin Pacey
03-19-2020, 03:17 PM
space.com/Stunning image of Jupiter from NASA:

https://www.space.com/stunning-image-of-jupiter-from-nasa-juno.html

Kevin Pacey
03-30-2020, 11:56 PM
Astronauts could use there own urine to build moon bases one day:

https://www.space.com/astronaut-moon-base-made-from-urine.html

Kevin Pacey
04-04-2020, 12:42 PM
space.com/Radiation poses major obstacle for humans bound for Mars:

https://www.space.com/mars-radiation-obstacle-crewed-human-missions.html

Kevin Pacey
04-07-2020, 11:59 PM
space.com/trump signs executive order for moon and asteroid mining:

https://www.space.com/trump-moon-mining-space-resources-executive-order.html

Kevin Pacey
04-13-2020, 11:18 PM
sciencemag.org/news/2020/04/How first visitor to our solar system may have formed - no alien technology required:

https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/04/how-first-visitor-our-solar-system-may-have-formed-no-alien-technology-required

Kevin Pacey
04-21-2020, 09:22 PM
popularmechanics.com/space/solar-system/a32209347/Saturn's moon Titan may be more like Earth than thought:

https://www.popularmechanics.com/space/solar-system/a32209347/titan-moon-saturn-dust-devils/

Kevin Pacey
04-25-2020, 10:48 PM
phys.org/news/2020-04-discovery: An asteroid population from outside our solar system:

https://phys.org/news/2020-04-discovery-asteroid-population-solar.html

Kevin Pacey
05-07-2020, 10:18 PM
livescience.com/New idea in hunt for Planet 9:

https://www.livescience.com/planet-9-laser-breakthrough-starshot-ed-witten.html

Why astronomers now doubt there is a 9th planet in our solar system:

https://phys.org/news/2020-05-astronomers-undiscovered-9th-planet-solar.html

Kevin Pacey
06-05-2020, 10:48 PM
Somewhat related to this thread:
Astronomers confirm Earth-size exo-planet around our nearest star which may be able to support life:

https://www.waaytv.com/content/news/571042362.html

Kevin Pacey
06-13-2020, 11:29 PM
reuters.com/article/us-space-exploration-galaxies/Collision of galaxies may have spurred our solar system's formation:

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-space-exploration-galaxies/collision-of-galaxies-may-have-spurred-our-solar-systems-formation-idUSKBN23235T

Kevin Pacey
06-15-2020, 11:37 PM
nytimes.com/2020/06/15/science/Oumuamua may be neither asteroid, comet nor alien spacecraft:

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/15/science/oumuamua-astronomy-comets.html

Kevin Pacey
06-19-2020, 11:14 PM
firstpost.com/tech/science/Green glow seen in the atmosphere of Mars, similar to Earth's as seen from space station:

https://www.firstpost.com/tech/science/green-glow-seen-in-the-atmosphere-of-mars-similar-to-earths-from-space-station-8501441.html

Kevin Pacey
06-19-2020, 11:18 PM
Newborn star's X-rays shine light on our solar system's early days:

https://www.space.com/x-ray-flare-star-hops-383-chandra.html

Kevin Pacey
07-13-2020, 03:23 AM
Scientists propose plan to determine if any Planet 9 will be a primordial Black Hole:

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/07/200712105456.htm

Kevin Pacey
07-26-2020, 01:45 AM
Somewhat relevant to this thread:
A Faraway Solar System Is an Uncanny Reflection of Our Own:

https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2020/07/solar-system-exoplanets-sun-earth/614536/

Kevin Pacey
07-26-2020, 01:50 AM
washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/China Mars mission lifts off, aiming to join US in landing on red planet/2020/07/23:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/china-mars-mission-lifts-off-aiming-to-join-us-in-landing-on-red-planet/2020/07/23/0e7c2630-cca2-11ea-99b0-8426e26d203b_story.html

Kevin Pacey
07-29-2020, 12:40 AM
businessinsider.com/Animation reveals invisible center of our solar system is not the sun - 2020-7:

https://www.businessinsider.com/animation-reveals-invisible-center-of-solar-system-not-sun-2020-7

Kevin Pacey
08-06-2020, 11:52 PM
independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/NASA - our solar system's shape is like a deflated croissant bubble:

https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/nasa-solar-system-shape-sun-croissant-bubble-heliosphere-earth-a9657681.html

Kevin Pacey
09-14-2020, 11:13 PM
Potential sign of life in Venus' atmosphere:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/09/14/venus-life-evidence/

Kevin Pacey
09-16-2020, 11:12 PM
A Solar Forecast With Good News for Civilization as We Know It:

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/15/science/sun-solar-cycle.html

Kevin Pacey
09-20-2020, 11:23 PM
theguardian.com/science/2020/sep/20/The search for life, from Venus to the outer solar system:

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2020/sep/20/the-search-for-life-from-venus-to-the-outer-solar-system

Kevin Pacey
11-24-2020, 11:37 PM
foxnews.com/science/9th planet discovered? - researchers find evidence of lost planet in the solar system:

https://www.foxnews.com/science/9th-planet-discovered-researchers-find-evidence-of-lost-planet-in-the-solar-system

Kevin Pacey
12-05-2020, 03:37 PM
ctvnews.ca/sci-tech/Hayabusa2 mission lands the first subsurface asteroid samples on earth:

https://www.ctvnews.ca/sci-tech/hayabusa2-mission-lands-the-first-subsurface-asteroid-samples-on-earth-1.5218669

Kevin Pacey
12-11-2020, 11:11 PM
New superhighway for faster space travel discovered in our solar system:

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/12/201209094216.htm

Kevin Pacey
01-14-2021, 02:13 PM
space.com/Gas-giant-exoplanet with weirdly long orbit may bear clues about our solar system:

https://www.space.com/gas-giant-exoplanet-long-orbit-got-em-1b

Kevin Pacey
02-12-2021, 12:55 AM
space.com/Farfarout is most distant solar system object - confirmed:

https://www.space.com/farfarout-most-distant-solar-system-object-confirmed

Kevin Pacey
02-18-2021, 12:04 AM
sciencemag.org/news/2021/02/Claim for giant Planet Nine at solar system's edge takes a hit:

https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2021/02/claim-giant-planet-nine-solar-systems-edge-takes-hit

Kevin Pacey
04-17-2021, 10:54 PM
spacenews.com/China to launch a pair of spacecraft towards the edge of the solar system:

https://spacenews.com/china-to-launch-a-pair-of-spacecraft-towards-the-edge-of-the-solar-system/

Kevin Pacey
04-20-2021, 10:04 PM
NASA's Ingenuity helicopter makes historic 1st flight on Mars:

https://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/nasa-mars-helicopter-1.5992848

Kevin Pacey
04-27-2021, 10:01 PM
nypost.com/2021/04/25/Elon Musk: 'Bunch of people will probably die' trying to get to Mars:

https://nypost.com/2021/04/25/elon-musk-people-will-probably-die-trying-to-get-to-mars/

Kevin Pacey
04-30-2021, 11:03 PM
China launches key module of new space station:

https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/china-space-station-launch-1.6006808

Kevin Pacey
04-30-2021, 11:06 PM
space.com/7 worlds with crazy weather in our solar system:

https://www.space.com/crazy-solar-system-world-weather

Kevin Pacey
05-11-2021, 10:46 PM
cnet.com/news/NASA's Voyager-1 spacecraft detects faint monotone hum beyond our solar system:

https://www.cnet.com/news/nasas-voyager-1-spacecraft-detects-faint-monotone-hum-beyond-our-solar-system/

Kevin Pacey
05-31-2021, 11:21 PM
universetoday.com/151307/Exoplanet surveys are leaning towards the possibility that our solar system is... normal:

https://www.universetoday.com/151307/exoplanet-surveys-are-leaning-towards-the-possibility-that-our-solar-system-is-normal/

Kevin Pacey
06-04-2021, 11:32 PM
usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/06/02/Venus missions - NASA plans to send two missions to study planet Venus:

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/06/02/venus-missions-nasa-send-two-missions-study-planet-venus/7513711002/

Kevin Pacey
06-26-2021, 12:47 AM
physicsworld.com/a/Huge Oort-cloud object has been spotted entering the solar system:

https://physicsworld.com/a/huge-oort-cloud-object-has-been-spotted-entering-the-solar-system/

Kevin Pacey
06-29-2021, 12:08 AM
scitechdaily.com/Are we alone in the universe? - NASA's search for life in the solar system and beyond:

https://scitechdaily.com/are-we-alone-in-the-universe-nasas-search-for-life-in-the-solar-system-and-beyond/

Kevin Pacey
07-15-2021, 10:03 PM
Moon ‘wobble’ effects on Canada’s coastal cities ‘right around the corner’: experts:

https://globalnews.ca/news/8031337/moon-wobble-effects-canada-experts/

Kevin Pacey
07-15-2021, 10:18 PM
scitechdaily.com/Asteroids-in-depth - our solar system's asteroid belt:

https://scitechdaily.com/asteroids-in-depth-our-solar-systems-asteroid-belt/

Kevin Pacey
07-15-2021, 10:20 PM
NASA beams back spectacular images of Jupiter and our solar system's biggest moon, Ganymede:

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/nasa-images-animation-jupiter-biggest-moon-ganymede/

Kevin Pacey
07-29-2021, 10:58 PM
cbsnews.com/news/NASA detects water vapor on Jupiter's largest moon, Ganymede:

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/nasa-detects-water-vapor-jupiter-ganymede-largest-moon/

Kevin Pacey
08-16-2021, 11:13 PM
Multiple supernovas may have implanted our solar system with the seeds of planets:

https://www.space.com/supernovas-seed-solar-system-planets-ophiuchus-aluminum

Kevin Pacey
09-04-2021, 10:57 PM
scitechdaily.com/Planet 9 may be out there - here's where we need to look:

https://scitechdaily.com/planet-9-may-be-out-there-heres-where-we-need-to-look/

Kevin Pacey
09-24-2021, 10:13 PM
jpl.nasa.gov/news/NASA's Insight finds three big 'Marsquakes' thanks to solar panel dusting:

https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/nasas-insight-finds-three-big-marsquakes-thanks-to-solar-panel-dusting

Kevin Pacey
09-24-2021, 10:15 PM
ANOTHER PLANET 9? EARTH'S TWIN MAY BE HIDING IN THE OUTER SOLAR SYSTEM:

https://www.inverse.com/science/earth-missing-twin

Kevin Pacey
09-25-2021, 10:29 PM
cnbc.com/video/2021/09/24/Watch: NASA predicts small chance that giant asteroid could hit earth in 161 years (2182 A.D.):

https://www.cnbc.com/video/2021/09/24/nasa-predicts-giant-asteroid-could-hit-earth-in-2182.html

Kevin Pacey
09-28-2021, 09:33 PM
wionews.com/science/A super-huge comet is hurtling through space towards our solar system:

https://www.wionews.com/science/a-super-huge-comet-is-hurtling-through-space-towards-solar-system-asteroids-black-hole-416501

Kevin Pacey
09-29-2021, 09:27 PM
What happens to interstellar objects captured by the solar system?:

https://phys.org/news/2021-09-interstellar-captured-solar.html

Kevin Pacey
10-07-2021, 11:09 PM
Is it an asteroid or comet? This strange solar system object is actually both:

https://www.space.com/asteroid-comet-both-2005-qn173

Kevin Pacey
10-09-2021, 11:40 PM
forbes.com/sites/jamiecartereurope/2021/10/08/Our solar system is alive the explosive story of space volcanoes on 9 close worlds of fire-and-ice:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamiecartereurope/2021/10/08/our-solar-system-is-alive-the-explosive-story-of-space-volcanoes-on-9-close-worlds-of-fire-and-ice/?sh=567c87f01d9d

Kevin Pacey
10-11-2021, 11:12 PM
Outer space is opening up for people who are rich or famous:

https://www.npr.org/2021/10/11/1044496466/william-shatner-is-bound-for-space-but-the-rest-of-us-will-have-to-wait

Kevin Pacey
10-13-2021, 11:59 PM
A crystal ball into our solar system's future [Astronomers have discovered the very first confirmed planetary system that resembles the expected fate of our solar system, when the Sun reaches the end of its life in about five billion years.]:

https://phys.org/news/2021-10-crystal-ball-solar-future.html

Kevin Pacey
10-14-2021, 10:51 PM
NASA's Lucy asteroid mission will explore mysteries of the early solar system:

https://www.space.com/nasa-lucy-asteroids-mission-science-goals

Kevin Pacey
10-31-2021, 10:11 PM
New research suggests our solar system is encircled by a magnetic tunnel:

https://www.ctvnews.ca/sci-tech/new-research-suggests-our-solar-system-is-encircled-by-a-magnetic-tunnel-1.5646328

Kevin Pacey
11-09-2021, 11:32 PM
scitechdaily.com/How the sun affects asteroids in our solar system:

https://scitechdaily.com/how-the-sun-affects-asteroids-in-our-solar-system/

Kevin Pacey
11-18-2021, 01:25 AM
bgr.com/science/A ninth planet in our solar system may have just been discovered [not counting Pluto, that is]:

https://bgr.com/science/a-ninth-planet-in-our-solar-system-may-have-just-been-discovered/

Kevin Pacey
12-03-2021, 04:35 PM
universetoday.com/151307/Exoplanet surveys are leaning towards the possibility that our solar system is... normal:

https://www.universetoday.com/151307/exoplanet-surveys-are-leaning-towards-the-possibility-that-our-solar-system-is-normal/

On the other hand...
newscientist.com/article/mg25233630-600 - Is our solar system a cosmic oddity? Evidence from exoplanets says yes:

https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25233630-600-is-our-solar-system-a-cosmic-oddity-evidence-from-exoplanets-says-yes/

Kevin Pacey
12-07-2021, 11:35 PM
sciencealert.com/Astronomers have discovered why the solar system might be shaped like a croissant:

https://www.sciencealert.com/astronomers-have-discovered-why-the-solar-system-might-be-shaped-like-a-croissant

Kevin Pacey
12-16-2021, 01:14 AM
Parker Solar Probe makes historic pass through Sun's atmosphere:

https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-59661827

Kevin Pacey
12-16-2021, 10:53 PM
Deep mantle krypton reveals Earth’s outer solar system ancestry:

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/12/211215204054.htm

Kevin Pacey
12-22-2021, 10:39 PM
Tracking down the forces that shaped our Solar System’s evolution:

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/12/211222153032.htm

Kevin Pacey
12-31-2021, 12:53 AM
nbcnews.com/science/space/Pluto should be re-classified as planet, some scientists say:

https://www.nbcnews.com/science/space/pluto-planet-debate-rages-rcna8848

Hear Jupiter's moon Ganymede, the largest in the solar system, sing in new squeaky Juno video:

https://www.space.com/nasa-juno-jupiter-moon-ganymede-audio

news18.com/news/buzz/Earth and Mars originated in the inner solar system, finds study:

https://www.news18.com/news/buzz/earth-and-mars-originated-in-the-inner-solar-system-finds-study-4608575.html

Kevin Pacey
01-16-2022, 08:51 AM
In 2022 NASA’s Artemis 1 test flight will take the first step on returning astronauts to the lunar surface:

https://www.space.com/artemis-1-going-back-to-the-Moon

Kevin Pacey
01-26-2022, 03:39 PM
Could the Earth ever stop spinning, and what would happen if it did?:

https://www.space.com/what-if-earth-stopped-spinning

Kevin Pacey
01-29-2022, 12:26 AM
Water on Mars may have flowed for a billion years longer than thought [New evidence finds substantial water on the surface as late as 2 billion years ago]:

https://www.space.com/mars-water-flowed-more-recently-than-thought

Kevin Pacey
02-03-2022, 11:43 PM
nasa.gov/feature/How dark matter could be measured in the solar system:

https://www.nasa.gov/feature/how-dark-matter-could-be-measured-in-the-solar-system

Kevin Pacey
02-05-2022, 12:11 AM
Earth's Water Was in The Solar System Before Earth Itself, Meteorite Reveals:

https://www.sciencealert.com/new-study-finds-earth-s-water-was-around-in-the-solar-system-before-earth-was

Earth has a second known ‘Trojan asteroid’ that shares its orbit:

https://www.sciencenews.org/article/earth-second-trojan-asteroid-orbit

Kevin Pacey
02-06-2022, 10:53 PM
Comparing Objects in Our Solar System by Rotation, Size, and More:

https://www.visualcapitalist.com/cp/comparing-objects-in-our-solar-system-by-rotation-size-and-more/

Kevin Pacey
03-04-2022, 05:18 PM
A chunk of space junk is about to smash into the moon [3-tonne Chinese rocket part expected to create huge crater when it hits far side of moon on Friday]:

https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/space-junk-moon-1.6369650

Kevin Pacey
03-20-2022, 09:34 PM
NASA's giant new SLS Moon rocket makes its debut:

https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-60788761

Kevin Pacey
03-22-2022, 12:13 AM
Diamonds may stud Mercury’s crust [Billions of years of impacts may have turned much of a graphite crust into precious gemstones]:

https://www.sciencenews.org/article/mercury-diamond-surface-crust-meteorite-impact-graphite

Kevin Pacey
05-04-2022, 07:18 PM
Nearly 140 new minor planets found at edge of solar system: Study. Astronomers have discovered 139 new trans-Neptunian objects (TNOs) -- minor planets located in the far reaches of the solar system. [Latest News & Videos, Photos about solar system - The economictimes.indiatimes.com › topic › solar-system]

Kevin Pacey
05-07-2022, 01:03 PM
Science at Sunrise: Solving the Mystery of Frost Hiding on Mars:

https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/science-at-sunrise-solving-the-mystery-of-frost-hiding-on-mars

Kevin Pacey
05-12-2022, 07:26 PM
NASA’s retiring top scientist says we can terraform Mars and maybe Venus, too [makes me wonder why all the fuss about so-called global warming]:

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/science/nasas-retiring-top-scientist-says-we-can-terraform-mars-and-maybe-venus-too/articleshow/88657378.cms?from=mdr

Kevin Pacey
05-25-2022, 06:15 PM
NASA shows off early plans to send astronauts to Mars for 30 days [The agency also wants feedback about its concept.]:

https://www.space.com/nasa-plans-astronauts-mars-mission-30-days

Kevin Pacey
05-25-2022, 06:20 PM
Ice at our moon’s poles might have come from ancient volcanoes [The eruptions may have produced several transient atmospheres]:

https://www.sciencenews.org/article/ice-moon-poles-ancient-volcano-eruption-water

Kevin Pacey
06-02-2022, 04:01 PM
Shades of Uranus: Scientists know why the planet and Neptune are different hues of blue [Less activity in a deep atmospheric layer might be what sets Uranus apart.]:

https://www.space.com/uranus-haze-neptune-layers-different-colors

Kevin Pacey
06-03-2022, 07:16 PM
You can see all 5 naked-eye planets align in the night sky this month, a rare treat! [Starting June 3, all five naked-eye planets will be up in the pre-dawn sky.]:

https://www.space.com/five-planets-align-skywatching-june-2022

Kevin Pacey
07-12-2022, 09:51 AM
Neutrinos hint the sun has more carbon and nitrogen than previously thought [Figuring out our star’s makeup is crucial for understanding the entire universe]:

https://www.sciencenews.org/article/neutrino-sun-carbon-nitrogen-metals-elements

Kevin Pacey
08-17-2022, 09:47 AM
ctvnews.ca/sci-tech/NASA's moon rocket moved to launch pad for 1st test flight:

https://www.ctvnews.ca/sci-tech/nasa-s-moon-rocket-moved-to-launch-pad-for-1st-test-flight-1.6030407

Kevin Pacey
08-24-2022, 09:33 PM
ctvnews.ca/sci-tech/New space telescope shows Jupiter's auroras, tiny moons:

https://www.ctvnews.ca/sci-tech/new-space-telescope-shows-jupiter-s-auroras-tiny-moons-1.6037397

Kevin Pacey
09-18-2022, 09:39 PM
sciencenews.org/article/Saturn’s rings and tilt might have come from one missing moon [The hypothesis could explain some things about the planet once thought to be unrelated]:

https://www.sciencenews.org/article/destroyed-moon-chrysalis-caused-saturns-rings

Kevin Pacey
09-22-2022, 05:41 PM
theguardian.com/science/2022/sep/22/Water found in asteroid dust may offer clues to origins of life on earth:

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2022/sep/22/water-found-in-asteroid-dust-may-offer-clues-to-origins-of-life-on-earth

Kevin Pacey
09-25-2022, 01:44 PM
theguardian.com/science/2022/sep/25/Target Venus, not Mars, for first crewed mission to another planet, experts say:

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2022/sep/25/target-venus-not-mars-for-first-crewed-mission-to-another-planet-experts-say

Kevin Pacey
09-26-2022, 03:55 PM
globalnews.ca/news/How to see Jupiter as it makes its closest approach to Earth in 59 years:

https://globalnews.ca/news/9156487/jupiter-closest-to-earth-in-59-years/

cbsnews.com/news/NASA probe crashes into asteroid in planetary defense test:

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/nasa-dart-probe-attempts-alter-asteroid-trajectory-dimorphos-didymos-planetary-defense-test/

bbc.com/future/article/20220912/What's the risk of being hit by falling space debris?:

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20220912-what-happens-to-space-debris-when-it-returns-to-earth

Kevin Pacey
10-12-2022, 04:29 PM
reuters.com/lifestyle/science/Asteroid's path altered in NASA's first test of planetary defense system - 2022-10-11:

https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/science/nasa-says-dart-mission-succeeded-altering-asteroids-trajectory-2022-10-11/

Kevin Pacey
10-28-2022, 07:46 PM
nature.com/articles/China’s space station is almost complete — how will scientists use it? [Tiangong will host more than 1,000 experiments over a decade, including attempts to reproduce results from the International Space Station.]:

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-03462-5

Kevin Pacey
11-02-2022, 02:01 PM
ctvnews.ca/sci-tech/'Planet killer' near-Earth asteroid spotted, the largest in 8 years:

https://www.ctvnews.ca/sci-tech/planet-killer-near-earth-asteroid-spotted-the-largest-in-8-years-1.6132336

Unrelated:
cbc.ca/news/science/NASA finally launches Artemis mission to the moon:

https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/artemis-1-third-attempt-1.6651139

Kevin Pacey
11-21-2022, 06:33 PM
apnews.com/article/astronomy-space-exploration-science-business-moon/NASA capsule buzzes moon, last big step before lunar orbit:

https://apnews.com/article/astronomy-space-exploration-science-business-moon-18cfd8a2592a544976f4cf72209ae9e4

bbc.com/news/science-environment/Esa mulls Solaris plan to beam solar energy from space:

https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-62982113

Kevin Pacey
12-10-2022, 07:34 PM
space.com/Hubble Space Telescope spots haunting glow surrounding the solar system:

https://www.space.com/hubble-space-telescope-solar-system-glow

Kevin Pacey
12-12-2022, 07:16 PM
news.westernu.ca/2022/12/‘Unexpected’ space traveller defies theories about origin of Solar System [Western-led team confirms meteoroid from edge of Solar System made of rock, not ice]:

https://news.westernu.ca/2022/12/oort-rock/

scitechdaily.com/Samples From Asteroid Ryugu Shed New Light on Solar System History:

https://scitechdaily.com/samples-from-asteroid-ryugu-shed-new-light-on-solar-system-history/

Kevin Pacey
12-17-2022, 07:24 PM
sciencenews.org/article/The last vital ingredient for life has been discovered on Enceladus, Saturn's icy moon [Phosphorus, though rare on Earth’s surface, may be abundant on other worlds]:

https://www.sciencenews.org/article/enceladus-phosphorus-life-building-block-saturn-moon

Kevin Pacey
01-08-2023, 06:31 PM
aljazeera.com/news/2023/1/7/Once in 50,000-year comet to be visible from Earth [The comet is made of ice and dust and emits a greenish aura, and is estimated to have a diameter of about a kilometre.]:

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/1/7/once-in-50000-year-comet-to-be-visible-from-earth

Kevin Pacey
02-04-2023, 01:00 AM
cbc.ca/news/science/space/Jupiter now has 92 moons — more than any other planet in our solar system [Giant planet breaks Saturn's record after astronomers spot 12 new moons in orbit]:

https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/space-jupiter-most-moons-1.6737087

sheffield.ac.uk/news/A new ring system discovered in our Solar System [Scientists have discovered a new ring system around a dwarf planet on the edge of the Solar System. The ring system orbits much further out than is typical for other ring systems, calling into question current theories of how ring systems are formed.]:

https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/news/new-ring-system-discovered-our-solar-system

Kevin Pacey
03-14-2023, 03:56 PM
phys.org/news/2023-03/Venus could have had oceans long after life started on Earth:

https://phys.org/news/2023-03-venus-oceans-life-earth.html

Kevin Pacey
03-16-2023, 04:47 PM
ctvnews.ca/sci-tech/A new discovery could impact the future of human exploration of Mars [While humans may be starry-eyed about sending people across the solar system to live on Mars one day, the discovery of a "relict glacier" on the red planet could mean that dream is one step closer to reality.]:

https://www.ctvnews.ca/sci-tech/a-new-discovery-could-impact-the-future-of-human-exploration-of-mars-1.6316324

theguardian.com/science/2023/mar/16/NASA reveals new spacesuit for Artemis moon landing:

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/mar/16/nasa-reveals-new-spacesuit-for-artemis-moon-landing

Kevin Pacey
03-23-2023, 11:24 PM
reuters.com/lifestyle/science/Asteroid discovery suggests ingredients for life on Earth came from space - 2023-03-21:

https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/science/asteroid-discovery-suggests-ingredients-life-earth-came-space-2023-03-21/

theguardian.com/science/2023/mar/24/'City-killer' asteroid to pass harmlessly between earth and moon:

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/mar/24/city-killer-asteroid-to-pass-harmlessly-between-earth-and-moon

Kevin Pacey
05-05-2023, 11:25 AM
phys.org/news/2023-05/A new theory to explain the stability of the solar system [Probably God made sure it would stay that way for a long time]:

https://phys.org/news/2023-05-theory-stability-solar.html

Kevin Pacey
05-24-2023, 03:31 PM
scitechdaily.com/https://scitechdaily.com/62-new-moons-discovered-saturn-retakes-the-crown-for-most-natural-satellites-in-solar-system:

https://scitechdaily.com/62-new-moons-discovered-saturn-takes-the-crown-for-most-natural-satellites-in-solar-system/

jpl.nasa.gov/news/nasa-scientists-make-first-observation-of-a-polar-cyclone-on-uranus:

https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/nasa-scientists-make-first-observation-of-a-polar-cyclone-on-uranus

sciencenews.org/article/Jupiter’s lightning bolts contort the same way as Earth’s [Collisions of water and ice might build electric charge in thunderclouds on both planets]:

https://www.sciencenews.org/article/jupiter-lightning-bolt-contort-earth

sciencealert.com/water-vapor-detected-in-the-solar-systems-asteroid-belt-for-first-time:

https://www.sciencealert.com/water-vapor-detected-in-the-solar-systems-asteroid-belt-for-first-time

Kevin Pacey
05-27-2023, 09:46 PM
cnbc.com/2023/05/25/investing-in-space-nasa-winner-in-elon-musk-vs-jeff-bezos-moon-race:

https://www.cnbc.com/2023/05/25/investing-in-space-nasa-winner-in-elon-musk-vs-jeff-bezos-moon-race.html

sciencenews.org/article/mars-quake-showed-crust-thickness-greater-than-earth:

https://www.sciencenews.org/article/mars-quake-crust-thickness-earth

apnews.com/article/China plans to land astronauts on moon before 2030, expand space station, bring on foreign partners:

https://apnews.com/article/china-space-program-moon-368d45fa997307ae2c94bcd7e066e2b4

apnews.com/article/UAE announces groundbreaking mission to asteroid belt, seeking clues to life’s origins:

https://apnews.com/article/uae-asteroid-belt-mission-aspace-77a5ff6a0948f36e216f2ae6e3b4f23c

theguardian.com/science/2023/may/30/astronomers-see-6000-mile-water-vapour-plume-blasting-from-saturn-moon:

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/may/30/astronomers-see-6000-mile-water-vapour-plume-blasting-from-saturn-moon

Kevin Pacey
06-02-2023, 05:17 PM
nationalpost.com/news/earth-picked-up-a-new-moon-about-2100-years-ago-astronomers-just-found-it:

https://nationalpost.com/news/earth-picked-up-a-new-moon-about-2100-years-ago-astronomers-just-found-it

earthsky.org/space/the-motion-of-the-solar-system-through-milky-way-galaxy:

https://earthsky.org/space/the-motion-of-the-solar-system-through-milky-way-galaxy/

space.com/Where did Earth get its water? It was sucked up from space, new theory says [The theory could have important implications for the search for life outside the solar system.]:

https://www.space.com/earth-formation-few-million-years

foxnews.com/science/moon-in-solar-system-has-the-elements-needed-support-life-scientists:

https://www.foxnews.com/science/moon-solar-system-has-elements-needed-support-life-scientists

hindustantimes.com/tech/news/solar-system-has-a-9th-planet?-this-asteroid-may-have-spilled-the-secret:

https://tech.hindustantimes.com/tech/news/solar-system-has-a-9th-planet-this-asteroid-may-have-spilled-the-secret-71687086681723.html

Kevin Pacey
06-27-2023, 09:28 PM
newscientist.com/article/2379864-our-solar-system-could-be-hiding-an-extra-planet-the-size-of-uranus:

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2379864-our-solar-system-could-be-hiding-an-extra-planet-the-size-of-uranus/

popsci.com/science/There might be an ice giant planet hiding in our solar system [The odds are low, but not zero, that another world lurks in the distant Oort cloud.]:

https://www.popsci.com/science/planet-solar-system-oort-cloud/

Could it be Nibiru? :)
wiki/Nibiru_cataclysm:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nibiru_cataclysm

Kevin Pacey
07-03-2023, 02:48 PM
scitechdaily.com/cosmic-shield-how-our-solar-system-survived-a-supernova:

https://scitechdaily.com/cosmic-shield-how-our-solar-system-survived-a-supernova/

Kevin Pacey
08-23-2023, 11:34 PM
bbc.com/news/world-asia-india/Chandrayaan-3: India makes historic landing near Moon's south pole:

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-66594520

Kevin Pacey
09-02-2023, 11:48 PM
ndtv.com/science/nasa-confirms-existence-of-more-than-5,500-exoplanets-beyond-our-solar-system:

https://www.ndtv.com/science/nasa-confirms-existence-of-more-than-5-500-exoplanets-beyond-our-solar-system-4349929

reuters.com/technology/space/after-moon-india-sets-sights-studying-sun-with-rocket-mission-2023-09-02:

https://www.reuters.com/technology/space/after-moon-india-sets-sights-studying-sun-with-rocket-mission-2023-09-02/

Kevin Pacey
10-09-2023, 05:53 PM
indy100.com/science-tech/our-solar-system-bigger-than-expected:

https://www.indy100.com/science-tech/solar-system-bigger-then-expected

youtube.com/pbs/watch - solar eclipse 2024 today in North America:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Tu_Wj1aCBc

space.com/china-space-progress-breathtaking-speed-space-force:

https://www.space.com/china-space-progress-breathtaking-speed-space-force