KCS Astronomy Club

03/04/2021

Scientists observed a "space hurricane" for the first time, an enormous swirling mass of plasma in the upper atmosphere that rained electrons instead of water.

03/03/2021

For more info: https://pacificspacecenter.com/wisetalks/

12/04/2020

https://www.kark.com/hooked-on-science/nasa-mystery-object-is-54-year-old-rocket-not-asteroid/?fbclid=IwAR0pDa4heo34UrCOeg-n3lbzQsosgWDBsohQ5uR9ePa3oGNDxtiOCoSTePE

A mysterious object temporarily orbiting Earth is a 54-year-old rocket, not an asteroid after all, astronomers confirmed Wednesday.

10/25/2020

https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamiecartereurope/2020/10/24/pandemic-inspired-sales-of-telescopes-are-surging-heres-the-naked-truth-about-them-you-need-to-know/

Buying a telescope as soon as you develop an interest in the night sky is like returning from a safari and then investing in a microscope to study bacteria.

10/22/2020

https://www.sciencealert.com/that-galactic-frb-has-been-caught-spitting-out-more-strange-radio-bursts

A little dead star that dazzled us earlier this year is not done with its shenanigans.

10/21/2020

https://www.nbcnews.com/science/space/nasa-will-attempt-collect-samples-surface-asteroid-n1244054

After spending nearly two years circling the asteroid Bennu, NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft used its robotic arm to gather pieces of the space rock.

10/13/2020

https://www.space.com/black-hole-star-death-spaghettification

Telescopes have captured the rare light flash from a dying star as it was ripped apart by a supermassive black hole.

10/11/2020

https://www.livescience.com/superhabitable-alien-planets-better-than-earth.html

At least two dozen planets outside the solar system might be better for life than Earth.

10/07/2020

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10158780615425479&id=192156350478&sfnsn=mo

10/06/2020

https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/news/national/2020/10/06/mars-wont-be-this-close-again-another-years/

Mars is about 33.9 million miles away. It won’t be this close again for another 15 years.