For the first time, astronomers have detected a planet orbiting a white dwarf star. If further confirmed, the discovery shows that some planets could survive the destruction of their sun-like stars, and some might even remain potentially habitable. Source: https://earthsky.org/space/survivor-planet-wd-1856-b-orbiting-white-dwarf…
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Slick New ‘Dream Chaser’ Space Plane Set For Launch in 2021
Syfy reports:
Soaring into the wild blue yonder and beyond, the planet’s only non-capsule, private orbital spacecraft, Dream Chaser, is slated to make its first flight sometime next year shuttling supplies and cargo to the International Space Station for NASA. This stylish unmanned space plane was recently given its official name, Tenacity, and a pair of exotic composite material wings to complete…
Help NASA Choose the Name For Its Next Mars Rover
Slashdot reader DevNull127 writes: NASA will launch a new rover to Mars this July — and 28,000 American schoolchildren wrote essays with suggestions for what NASA should name it. NASA has now selected the top nine finalists, which they’ll let the public vote on through Monday on a special web page where they’re also displaying the schoolchildren’s essays. “Scientists are tenacious,”…
Help name the next Mars rover
Cast your vote to help name the next Mars rover, scheduled to launch in July or August 2020. The names were drawn from 9 finalist essays written by K-12 students. The voting will remain open through January 27. Source: https://earthsky.org/space/vote-name-new-nasa-mars-rover…