In 2015 Kepler found this planet orbiting a red dwarf star some 110 light years from Earth, twice as wide as Earth, and has eight times Earth’s mass. It's not exactly Earth-like, but it does orbit within the habitable zone of that star. In 2016 and 2017 using the Hubble, a team discovered that the... Continue Reading →
Hawk and Young eagerly watched the launch of TESS on a Falcon 9 rocket on Wednesday, April 18, 2018. TESS stands for Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite. "She" is looking for dimming stars that would signal the presence of exoplanets eclipsing them. By orbiting between the Earth and the Moon, unaffected by orbital debris and space... Continue Reading →
(Cover image: Westerlund 2 — Hubble's 25th anniversary image) NASA pushed back the launch of the James Webb Space Telescope to 2020. It will be the world’s premier infrared space observatory and the biggest astronomical space science telescope ever built. The 6.5 meter (21 feet) telescope has yet to be joined to it's 13,500 pound... Continue Reading →
There has been a bit of talk about aliens in the news recently. Many are looking at this video. Young believes this is an alien probe of some sort. Hawk wants more evidence. What do YOU think? In other news, check out our update of the Oumaumau following. Is it an asteroid or comet or... Continue Reading →
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