A team of astronomers, with the help of the European Southern Observatorys Very Large Telescope (ESOs VLT), have observed a new type of stellar explosion a micronova. These outbursts happen on the su… [+8541 chars]

A team of astronomers, with the help of the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope (ESO’s VLT), have observed a new type of stellar explosion — a micronova. These outbursts happen on the surface of certain stars, and can each burn through around…

SciTechDaily

Astronomers Discover Micronovae: A New Kind of Thermonuclear Stellar Explosion - SciTechDaily

After more than a year of accomplishments, NASA has extended flight operations of the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter through September. 
The space agencys $2.2-billion rover landed on Mars on Feb. 18, 20… [+3318 chars]

After more than a year of accomplishments, NASA has extended flight operations of the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter through September.

New York Post

NASA's Ingenuity Mars helicopter continues to defy expectations - New York Post 

NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured this image of a solar flare, which can be seen in the lower right. 
NASA/SDO
The sun unleashed a powerful side flare late Tuesday. The eruption came from … [+2461 chars]

The worst of this one will miss us, but it is a hint of what's to come.

CNET

The Sun Just Unleashed the Strongest Solar Flare in Nearly Five Years - CNET

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. —It's something we have been seeing a lot more of this year as commercial flights and NASA increase the launch cadence. 
All eyes are on the Ax-1, the first all-private mission … [+1461 chars]

NASA officials say they want a two-day gap between Ax-1 return and Crew-4 departure.

WESH Orlando

Poor weather delays Ax-1 splashdown forcing Crew-4 launch to wait - WESH 2 Orlando

One of the oldest known meteor showers is lighting up the sky this week, just in time for Earth Day.
The Lyrid meteor shower will peak on Thursday and Friday, and will be best seen from the northern… [+1846 chars]

One of the oldest known meteor showers is lighting up the sky this week, just in time for Earth Day. The Lyrid meteor shower will peak on Thursday and Friday, and will be best seen from the northern hemisphere. The Lyrids, which are active from April 15 to 29…

KTLA Los Angeles

Lyrids meteor shower peaks this week; here’s how to watch - KTLA Los Angeles

Summary: People who experience visual imagination have pupillary responses that optimize the amount of light hitting the retina and change in response to imagined items. This pupillary response does … [+7530 chars]

People who experience visual imagination have pupillary responses that optimize the amount of light hitting the retina and change in response to imagined items. This pupillary response does not occur in those with aphantasia.

Neurosciencenews.com

Windows to the Soul: Pupils Reveal ‘Aphantasia’ – The Absence of Visual Imagination - Neuroscience News

Meet the Peregrine lander
Astrobotic CEO John Thornton unveiling the Peregrine lander
Image: Astrobotic
This afternoon, commercial space company Astrobotic unveiled its nearly complete robotic lun… [+5677 chars]

On April 20th, commercial space company Astrobotic unveiled its new Peregrine robotic lunar lander, which the company aims to land on the Moon by the end of the year.

The Verge

Astrobotic unveils private robotic lunar lander it aims to launch to the Moon this year - The Verge

The tiny Mars moon Phobos looms large on the sun's face in dramatic eclipse footage captured by NASA's Perseverance rover.
The life-seeking Perseverance took a break April 2 from its quest to reach … [+3803 chars]

Space.com

Wow! Perseverance rover captures gorgeous video of solar eclipse on Mars - Space.com

Summary: A new study found a causal link between brisk walking and telomere length. Researchers found that 10 minutes of brisk walking per day was associated with longer life expectancy, and brisk wa… [+6343 chars]

A new study found a causal link between brisk walking and telomere length. Researchers found that 10 minutes of brisk walking per day was associated with longer life expectancy, and brisk walkers have up to 20 years' greater life expectancy than those who wal…

Stop the Clocks: Brisk Walking May Slow Biological Aging Process - Neuroscience News

NASA is celebrating the Hubble Space Telescopes 32nd birthday with a spectacular look at The Hickson Compact Group 40, an unusual close-knit collection of five galaxies.
This menagerie includes thre… [+4709 chars]

NASA is celebrating the Hubble Space Telescope's 32nd birthday with a spectacular look at The Hickson Compact Group 40, an unusual close-knit collection of five galaxies. This menagerie includes three spiral-shaped galaxies, an elliptical galaxy, and a lentic…

Celebrating Hubble's 32nd Birthday: A Magnificent View of an Unusual Collection of Five Galaxies - SciTechDaily

New research reveals that pterosaurs, the flying relatives of dinosaurs, had feathers -- and they could actually control the color of those feathers in a way similar to modern birds.

Pterosaurs were covered with colorful feathers, study says - CNN

Enlarge/ This illustration shows a concept for a commercial lunar lander from Astrobotic Technology.
45 with 32 posters participating
For more than three years, NASA has been intensely focused on t… [+4112 chars]

"The entrepreneurial ecosystem is one of the core strengths of the United States."

Ars Technica

NASA is supporting some seriously risky missions to the Moon—it’s about time - Ars Technica

Astronomers have found evidence for the destruction of thousands of stars in multiple galaxies, using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory. Growing black holes within dense stellar clusters are thought to be responsible for this large-scale devastation.

NASA

Black Holes Raze Thousands of Stars to Fuel Growth - NASA

A vehicle carrying two members of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-4 mission passed by the VAB as it returned to Launch Complex 39A.

Returning from the SpaceX Crew-4 Dress Rehearsal - NASA

In 2003, archaeologists looking for evidence of the migration of modern humans from Asia to Australia stumbled across a small, fairly complete skeleton of an extinct human species on the Indonesian i… [+2644 chars]

In 2003, archaeologists looking for evidence of the migration of modern humans from Asia to Australia stumbled across a small, fairly complete skeleton of

IFLScience

Anthropologist Believes Ancient Human Species Could Still Be Alive In The Forests Of Flores Island - IFLScience

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine have published their latest decadal survey of planetary science and astrobiology, revealing a recommendation that NASA prioritize the dev… [+5157 chars]

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine have published their latest decadal survey of planetary science and astrobiology, revealing a recommendation that NASA prioritize the development of a flagship mission to Uranus baselined to launch…

Teslarati

SpaceX-launched Uranus mission a top priority of new decadal survey - Teslarati

The moon is lining up to lead a parade of planets across the predawn sky starting April 23. 
In advance of an unusual alignment of the five visible planets
 in the solar system
, four planets are … [+2721 chars]

Here's where to look to see a four-planet alignment.

Live Science

4 planets and the moon are about to line up in the sky - Livescience.com

One meteor traveled quite a long way from home to visit Earth.
Related video above: Size doesn't matter when it comes to extinction-level asteroids
Researchers discovered the first known interstell… [+4258 chars]

One researcher called the meteor the "holy grail of interstellar objects."

WBAL TV Baltimore

Scientists discover 1st interstellar meteor to collide with Earth - WBAL TV Baltimore

If not for the soupy, fast-moving atmosphere on Venus, Earth's sister planet would likely not rotate. Instead, Venus would be locked in place, always facing the sun the way the same side of the moon … [+3863 chars]

If not for the soupy, fast-moving atmosphere on Venus, Earth's sister planet would likely not rotate. Instead, Venus would be locked in place, always facing the sun the way the same side of the moon always faces Earth.

Phys.Org

Why Venus rotates, slowly, despite sun's powerful grip: Planet's atmosphere explains the gravity of the situation - Phys.org

A beautiful new image from the Hubble Space Telescope captures a pair of "fluttering wings" produced by an ongoing collision between two distant galaxies.
The galactic wings are part of the VV689 sy… [+2086 chars]

A beautiful new image from the Hubble Space Telescope captures a pair of "angelic wings," produced by an ongoing collision between two massive galaxies.

Stunning Hubble Space Telescope image shows 'galactic wings' from ongoing collision - Space.com

An ancient comet, believed to be over 4 billion years old is headed towards the Earth. The massive comet is at least 80 miles across, making it twice the width of Rhode Island. It’s currently speedin… [+3066 chars]

An ancient comet is hurtling towards Earth from the Oort Cloud and astronomers say that it is the largest comet we've ever discovered.

A 4 billion-year-old comet 80 miles wide is headed toward Earth - BGR

Star Wars turned into real life? A NASA doctor appeared as a hologram at the International Space Station for a telemedicine visit with an astronaut in Oct. 8, 2021, according to a recent release from… [+1174 chars]

NASA Doctor was able to appear as a hologram at the International Space Station and have a conversation with an astronaut.

USA Today

Sci-fi becomes real life: NASA doctor 'holoports' to International Space Station - USA TODAY

On Sunday, a camera livestreaming the night sky captured the astonishing video below of a shimmering spiral floating overhead. Turns out the strange object was the upper stage of a SpaceX Falcon 9 ro… [+846 chars]

On Sunday, a camera livestreaming the night sky captured the astonishing video below of a shimmering spiral floating overhead. Turns out the strange object was the upper stage of a SpaceX Falcon 9 …

Boing Boing

Video: "Mysterious" shimmering spiral flying over Hawaii - Boing Boing

Europa's potential to support life may have increased thanks to geographic observations. Reutersnotes researchers have discovered similarities between double ridges on the Jovian moon's surface and s… [+1040 chars]

Europa has features similar to Greenland, and they add to evidence that Jupiter's moon could support life..

Engadget

Europa's resemblance to Greenland bodes well for possible life on Jupiter's moon - Engadget

Five hundred million years ago, the oceans teemed with trillions of trilobitescreatures that were distant cousins of horseshoe crabs. All trilobites had a wide range of vision, thanks to compound eye… [+5343 chars]

Five hundred million years ago, the oceans teemed with trillions of trilobites—creatures that were distant cousins of horseshoe crabs.  All trilobites had a wide range of vision, thanks to compound eyes—single eyes composed of tens to thousands of tiny indepe…

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