Daily News update on – Science

EarthSky

Previously, data from the European Space Agency’s Gaia spacecraft led researchers to think there might be a black hole in this stellar system (the black hole’s companion star). Now, Gemini North, operated by NOIRLab, has confirmed it.

EarthSky

If astronomers do find evidence of life beyond Earth – such as a radio signal from an alien civilization or other technosignatures – how should humanity respond? The University of St. Andrews is creating the SETI Post-Detection Hub to coordinate global …

Big Island Now

During Wednesday’s simulation of space exploration, 15 drivers from private industry and academia remotely navigated the PISCES planetary rover called Helelani (heavenly travels) at Hawaiʻi Ocean Science and Technology Park. They gained valuable experience …

Space.com

As multiple nations plot out their moon exploration strategies, how best to survive the lunar night gives space engineers the cold sweats. The moon’s lunar day/night cycle at most locations on the surface …

The San Diego Union-Tribune

Malin Space Science Systems, a small firm in Sorrento Valley, built cameras that captured a meteoroid strike that created a crater as big as Petco Park. By Gary Robbins. Nov. 12, 2022 12 PM PT. For subscribers.

Space.com

The Taurids may not be as flashy as other annual meteor showers like as August’s Perseid meteor shower or the Geminid meteor shower in December, the latter of which can produce up to 150 meteors per hour, but it is still capable of producing some bright …

INFORUM

Austin Decker leads a team that calculates loads on the SLS rocket that is scheduled to launch the Orion spacecraft from Kennedy Space Center on Wednesday, Nov. 16. People standing in front of a huge rocket. NDSU graduate Austin Decker, third from left …

mlive.com

The night sky has a show in store for stargazers willing to bundle up against mid-November temperatures in the coming days. The annual Leonid meteor shower will be gaining in intensity this week, peaking after midnight in the wee hours of Friday, …

SciTechDaily

Hitching a ride on the rocket was NASA’s Low-Earth Orbit Flight Test of an Inflatable Decelerator (LOFTID). This mission demonstrated a cross-cutting aeroshell — a type of heat shield — for atmospheric re-entry.

Futurism

The University of St. Andrews in Scotland has announced the formation of a new research hub last week, bringing together the brightest minds to prepare humanity for the day we might make first contact with an intelligent extraterrestrial civilization.