Earthworm robots could help astronomers explore other worlds

05/19/2023

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IIT-Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia Earthworm robots could help astronomers explore other worlds Thanks to their soft bodies and their ability to burrow into different surface materials, robotic earthworms could play an important role in unraveling the mysteries of our solar system's planets and moons. READ MORE

ESA/Hubble, Digitized Sky Survey, Nick Risinger (skysurvey.org), N. Bartmann Hubble spots runaway black hole leaving behind trail of new stars Roughly 100 million lonely black holes lurk within the Milky Way. And astronomers are finally starting to bring them into the light. READ MORE

ESA/NASA/T. Pesquet Take a tour of aurorae throughout our solar system — and beyond Spectacular auroral emissions reveal just how interconnected stars, planets, and moons really are. READ MORE

Hubble Space Telescope/NASA/ESA ‘Einstein rings’ inch us closer to solving dark matter debate After launching on April 16, the Super Pressure Balloon Imaging Telescope (SuperBIT) has already photographed colorful, star-packed regions. READ MORE ASK ASTRO

Roen Kelly Ask Astro: Can a black hole form without a parent star? There just isn’t enough time for stars to die in great enough amounts to account for the supermassive behemoths seen in the cosmos’ early galaxies. READ MORE

THIS WEEK IN ASTRONOMY WITH DAVE EICHER  NASA’s Ames Research Center This Week in Astronomy with Dave Eicher: How did the Moon form?  When we look up at the night sky, it's easy to see the Moon and assume it's always been there. But that's not the case. READ MORE

Eclipse Sweepstakes Giveaway The 2024 total solar eclipse is less than a year away! Check out this ultimate eclipse package that will guarantee you have everything you need for this amazing event! This sweepstakes closes at the end of May! Don’t miss your opportunity, and enter to win!  ENTER NOW

OBSERVING

Dylan O’Donnell The sky this week Your daily digest of celestial events coming soon to a sky near you, sponsored by Celestron. Updated Friday morning at 9 A.M. Central.  READ MORE

PICTURE OF THE DAY

David Xu from China Seven Stars The Big Dipper is the seven brightest stars in the constellation Ursa Major the Great Bear. Here, they seem to float above Ming ’antu Observatory, which lies in Inner Mongolia, China. VIEW NOW

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