Recent astronomy articles can be found both online and in print magazines. New photos of space objects result in articles. When space agencies announce missions, people write. There is a constant stream of conversation. Here are just a few.
Something as simple as bumpy space dust generated a great deal of interest and a lot of the recent astronomy articles. Why is this important? Scientists have long known that hydrogen is the most abundant element in the universe. But hydrogen has to bond to form the larger molecules observed in the universe. But a special medium is required in the cold of space. Bumpy molecules provide that medium, so now scientists have verified a theory on how hydrogen forms molecules in space. Nobody thinks of dust being bumpy when they vacuum.
The Death Star is one of the moons of Saturn. It looks like the Star Wars space station, with a huge crater on one side. Recent astronomy articles focused on Cassini’s mission to this moon, called Mimas. Some stunning images and a lot of new data resulted. It was a popular story. One hope scientists have is that this new data will reveal information about the number of crater creating objects fly through the Saturn system. This can give new insight into how busy our solar system is as far as impact capable objects, as well as reveal the true extent of how other planets, like Saturn, serve as object scrubbers in our solar system.
For years people have studied dark matter. It contributes to the expansion of the universe, but scientists don’t really know how. Dark matter was the subject of many recent astronomy articles in 2008. There was a plan to study distant supernovae to learn about dark matter. Dark matter makes up about 70% of the matter in the universe, so learning about it is important.
Before becoming a sun, our little yellow sun was just a proto-sun. Emissions of heat and light as well as solar winds from this proto-sun have long been a matter of contention. Recent astronomy articles answer this question with a resounding yes. New techniques have revealed that the proto-sun had a particle rich solar wind along with light and heat. So the sun helped create life before it ever became a sun.
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