Mars

"Mars is called the Red Planet because of its red coloring, which comes from the large amount of iron oxide – known on Earth as rust – on the planet’s surface."https://www.astronomy.com/astronomy-for-beginners/20-unusual-space-facts/

City Killing Space Rock

"That city-killing space rock now has even better odds of ruining everyone's day by instantly vaporizing them."https://boingboing-net.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/boingboing.net/2025/02/18/that-city-killing-space-rock-now-has-even-better-odds-of-ruining-everyones-day-by-instantly-vaporizing-them.html/amp?amp_gsa=1&amp_js_v=a9&usqp=mq331AQGsAEggAID#amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&aoh=17399072347916&csi=0&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&ampshare=https%3A%2F%2Fboingboing.net%2F2025%2F02%2F18%2Fthat-city-killing-space-rock-now-has-even-better-odds-of-ruining-everyones-day-by-instantly-vaporizing-them.html

Sun loses weight

"The Sun loses a billion kilos per second."https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/space-science/facts-about-astronomy-space

Shape of Moon

"The Moon is lemon-shaped."

https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/space-science/facts-about-astronomy-space

Asteroid 2032

"If you’re like every other earthling, you may want to keep your head down on Dec. 22, 2032."https://time.com/7225374/do-you-need-to-worry-about-asteroid-2024-yr4-hitting-earth/?utm_source=beehiiv&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter-the-brief&_bhlid=d3d0ea2c15a73cab2e636c3d2c7fbb3af7a3e5a8

Star Stuff

"All of the rocky and metallic material we stand on, the iron in our blood, the calcium in our teeth, the carbon in our genes were produced billions of years ago in the interior of a red giant star. We are made of star-stuff."Carl Sagan

Electrospay Engine

"An electrospray engine applies an electric field to a conductive liquid, generating a high-speed jet of tiny droplets that can propel a spacecraft. "https://news.mit.edu/2025/mit-engineers-develop-fully-3d-printed-electrospray-engine-0212?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email&utm_placement=newsletter&user_id=66c4c92f5d78644b3ac5d5b4

Lunar Trailblazer

"NASA’s Lunar Trailblazer arrived in Florida recently in advance of its launch later this month and has been integrated with a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket."https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/how-nasas-lunar-trailblazer-will-make-a-looping-voyage-to-the-moon/?utm_source=iContact&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=1-nasajpl&utm_content=Latest20250213-Trailblazer

Largest Known Structure

"Astronomers have identified what appears to be the largest confirmed filament in the universe, a structure named “Quipu,” using a combination of X-ray surveys and redshift analysis."https://www.rdworldonline.com/x-ray-surveys-and-redshift-analysis-reveal-quipu-the-universes-largest-known-structure/?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email&utm_placement=newsletter&user_id=66c4c92f5d78644b3ac5d5b4

Chuck Yeager

"Chuck Yeager (born February 13, 1923, Myra, West Virginia, U.S.—died December 7, 2020, Los Angeles, California) was an American test pilot and U.S. Air Force officer who was the first man to exceed the speed of sound in flight."https://www.britannica.com/biography/Chuck-Yeager

Universal Understanding

"A colossal structure in the distant Universe is defying our understanding of how the Universe evolved."https://www.sciencealert.com/a-giant-structure-in-space-challenges-our-understanding-of-the-universe

Hubble

The Hubble telescope uses a black and white camera to capture pictures. Scientists take color pictures by putting a blue filter in front of the lens and take a picture, then repeat with a red, then green filter. They then combine the 3 images to create a full-color picture.

Hunter Supermoon

"The largest and brightest full moon of 2024 lit up the skies of Earth on Thursday (Oct. 17), with skywatchers across the globe on hand to capture the lunar face in its full glory."https://www.space.com/hunters-moon-supermoon-2024-photos?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email&utm_placement=newsletter

NATIONAL Create A Vacuum Day

NATIONAL CREATE A VACUUM DAY

"National Create A Vacuum Day on February 4th explores spaces void of matter."

https://www.nationaldaycalendar.com/national-day/national-create-a-vacuum-day-february-4?utm_source=Iterable&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=12397338&hashed_email=6c23328441e0f46865e8039a24ce7ccf8880f2d7&email=yeremiah%40aol.com

DTU

"A new study by DTU Space researchers has revealed a neutron star that rotates around its axis at an extremely high speed."https://phys.org/news/2024-10-astronomers-fastest-stars-universe.html?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email&utm_placement=newsletter#google_vignette

Solar Eclipse

"From its perch on the western wall of Mars’ Jezero Crater, NASA’s Perseverance rover recently spied a “googly eye” peering down from space. The pupil in this celestial gaze is the Martian moon Phobos, and the iris is our Sun."https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/nasas-perseverance-captures-googly-eye-during-solar-eclipse/?utm_source=iContact&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=1-nasajpl&utm_content=percy20241030

Columbia Disaster

"On Saturday, February 1, 2003, Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated as it re-entered the atmosphere over Texas and Louisiana, killing all seven astronauts on board. It was the second Space Shuttle mission to end in disaster, after the loss of Challenger and crew in 1986."

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Shuttle_Columbia_disaster

Alien Message

"A father-daughter team has decoded a mock "alien" message after a year of trying."https://www.livescience.com/space/extraterrestrial-life/father-daughter-team-decodes-alien-signal-from-mars-that-stumped-the-world-for-a-year

Juno

"NASA’s Juno spacecraft has just released stunning images of Jupiter, captured during its 66th flyby of the largest and oldest planet in our solar system."https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/check-out-the-stunning-new-images-of-jupiter-from-nasas-juno-spacecraft-180985417/?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email&utm_placement=newsletter