Feb. 8, 2019

New Twists In The Expansion Of the Universe

New Twists In The Expansion Of the Universe

Astronomers have uncovered what appears to be a glitch in the early expansion of the universe – beyond that predicted by the standard model of cosmology.

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*New twists in the expansion of the universe

Astronomers have uncovered what appears to be a glitch in the early expansion of the universe – beyond that predicted by the standard model of cosmology.

*Lunar nights colder than expected

China’s Chang’e 4 mission to the rarely-seen far side of the moon has found that lunar nights there are far colder than expected.

*Meteoroid damage to space station

Hundreds of tiny impact craters discovered peppering the hull of the Columbus Science module aboard the International Space Station.

*Skywatch February

This month on Skywatch we tell the story of the great hunter Orion who fell in love with the seven sisters of the Pleiades and pursued them across the heavens. Eventually, Zeus turned both Orion and the Pleiades into stars.

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