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Mars in the News - View of whole planet from UAE's Hope Probe

Mars Makes News Three Times This Week

Posted on February 20, 2021March 1, 2021 by David Morton Rintoul in Exploration, Universe

Mars was made the news three times this week as three countries arrived there within days of each other. Find out the objectives of each mission and their plans to learn about the Red Planet. (5:00 min read)

Tagged China, Hope Probe, Mars, NASA, Omran Sharaf, One Way Light Time, Perseverance Rover, Tianwen 1, United Arab Emirates, United StatesLeave a comment

Trees and Plants Losing Capacity to Stop Climate Change

Posted on December 19, 2020 by David Morton Rintoul in Climate, Nature

Trees and plants absorb carbon dioxide, mitigating climate change. Find out why a new study concludes that this C02 fertilization effect is getting weaker. (4:45 min read)

Tagged Ben Poulter, Carbon Dioxide, CFE, Climate Crisis, NASA, Photosynthesis, Plants, Remote Sensing, Science (AAAS), Trees1 Comment
Water on Mars Past and Dry Present

Water on Mars: Where Does It All Go?

Posted on November 17, 2020November 22, 2020 by davidmrintoul in Planets, Universe

Water on Mars has been escaping for at least a billion years. Find out how NASA’s MAVEN spacecraft has shed new light on why this happens. (4 min read)

Tagged Atmosphere, Mars, Mars Global Surveyor, Mars Pathfinder, MAVEN, NASA, Science Magazine, Shane Stone, University of Arizona, WaterLeave a comment
Earth-Like Planet and Distant Sun

Earth-Like Planets Orbit Half of All Sun-Like Stars

Posted on November 9, 2020November 22, 2020 by davidmrintoul in Planets, Universe

Earth-like planets seem to orbit about half of all stars like our Sun. Find out why knowing this takes us closer to finding life in space. (4:00 min read)

Tagged Earthlike Planets, European Space Agency, Exoplanets, Gaia Telescope, Kepler Telescope, Michelle Kumimoto, NASA, Ravi Kopparapu, Steve Bryson, Sunlike StarsLeave a comment
Water Discovery - A Meteorite from Mars

Water Discoveries May Unlock Life’s Mysteries

Posted on November 2, 2020November 22, 2020 by davidmrintoul in Planets, Universe

Water discoveries on the Moon and on Mars were made this week.. Find out how these studies help understand life on Earth and on other worlds. (4:45 min read)

Tagged Casey Honniball, Goddard Space Flight Center, Mars, Meteorites, Moon, NASA, Origin of Life, SOFIA, Takashi Mikouchi, WaterLeave a comment
James Webb Space Telescope - Technician Inspecting Mirror

James Webb Space Telescope – “Faster, Better Cheaper”

Posted on October 23, 2020November 22, 2020 by davidmrintoul in Exploration, Universe

The James Webb Space Telescope will replace the Hubble Telescope. Find out how it will reveal hidden galaxies that Hubble couldn’t detect. (4:15 min read)

Tagged ASTRO 3D, Astrophysical Journal, Big Bang, BlueTides, Galaxies, Hubble Telescope, James Webb Space Telescope, Madeline Marshall, NASA, University of MelbourneLeave a comment
Dimming of Betelgeuse Four Stages

Dimming of Betelgeuse Explained by Hubble Telescope

Posted on August 25, 2020November 22, 2020 by davidmrintoul in Stars, Universe

The dimming of Betelgeuse, a bright red star, excited stargazers last year. Find out how the Hubble Space Telescope helped explain what happened.(4:45 min read)

Tagged Andrea Dupree, Betelgeuse, Center for Astrophysics, Convection Cells, Edward Guinan, Hubble Telescope, NASA, Orion, Villanova UniversityLeave a comment
Space Travel - Star with Planets

Space Travel and Astronomy Enjoy a Busy Week

Posted on July 31, 2020November 22, 2020 by davidmrintoul in Exploration, Universe

Space travel has been in the news on several fronts lately. Find out the latest developments and how they can help explain our place in the Universe. (5:00 min read)

Tagged Alexander Bohm, Crew Dragon, European Southern Observatory, Hope Orbiter, Ingenuity Helicopter, Mars, Matthew Kenworthy, NASA, Perseverance Rover, United Arab EmiratesLeave a comment
Star Formation - Photograph of Galaxy Cluster NGC-6240

Star Formation Started Earlier than Thought

Posted on June 15, 2020November 22, 2020 by davidmrintoul in Stars, Universe

Star formation was the subject of an ESA study using the Hubble Telescope. Find out why what they didn’t find was more important than what they did. (4:00 min read)

Tagged Big Bang, Canadian Space Agency, European Space Agency, Galaxy Clusters, Hubble Telescope, James Webb Space Telescope, NASA, Population III, Rachana Bhatawdekar, Star FormationLeave a comment
Apollo 13 Service Module Damage

Apollo 13: The Hero’s Journey as Successful Failure

Posted on April 20, 2020November 22, 2020 by davidmrintoul in Exploration, Universe

Apollo 13 is now remembered by NASA as a “successful failure.” Find out how the crew narrowly escaped death, becoming heroes along the way. (8:00 min read)

Tagged Apollo 13, Aquarius, Fred Haise, Gerald Griffin, Jack Swigert, Jim Lovell, Joseph Campbell, Moon Landing, NASA, OdysseyLeave a comment

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