See 4 bright planets in August
August 2020 presents a fine time to view four of the five bright planets: Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn.
Is there life below the Martian surface?
Galactic cosmic rays are high energy particles from explosive events like supernovae, zinging through our solar system, constantly bombarding both Earth and Mars. A researcher suggests they supply enough energy to make subsurface life on Mars possible.
Can other gases help explain Mars methane mystery?
The European Space Agency’s Trace Gas Orbiter has unexpectedly detected carbon dioxide and ozone in Mars’ atmosphere where the elusive methane should be, researchers in the UK and Russia have announced. The two gases may be hindering the probe’s methane detections.
Return of the extremely elongated cloud on Mars
A mysteriously long, thin cloud has again appeared over the Arsia Mons volcano on Mars.
Whatâs the August birthstone?
Happy birthday, August babies! Your month has 2 birthstones, peridot and sardonyx.
Perseverance, newest Mars rover, to launch July 30
NASA is targeting 7:50 a.m. EDT on Thursday, July 30, 2020, for the launch of its Mars 2020 Perseverance rover on a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.
Mammal cells could struggle to fight space germs
(University of Exeter) The immune systems of mammals – including humans – might struggle to detect and respond to germs from other planets, new research suggests.
Looks like Venus has dozens of active volcanoes
“This study significantly changes the view of Venus from a mostly inactive planet to one whose interior is still churning and can feed many active volcanoes,” one scientist said.
We go between the sun and Saturn on July 20
This is Saturn’s yearly opposition. The ringed planet is now opposite the sun in our sky, rising at sunset, highest up for the night around midnight and setting at sunrise. It’s at its brightest and and best for 2020.
This day in 2013: The Day the Earth Smiled
Today is the anniversary of The Day the Earth Smiled, the 3rd-ever image of Earth from the outer solar system, taken by the great Cassini spacecraft on July 19, 2013.
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