The Young Astronomers Newsletter Volume 27 Number 5 May 2019
By Bob Patsiga
In this month’s edition of the newsletter Bob discusses:
- Planetary scientists are trying to determine the origin of methane that has been detected in the atmosphere of Mars.
- Astronomers use the mechanics of star revolutions in binary systems to learn about star properties.
- Japan’s Hayabusa 2 spacecraft is making a thorough study of asteroid Ryugu.
- How did Earth acquire its oceans of water?
- Astronomers obtain the first snapshot of a black hole.
- Israel’s Beresheet robot crash lands on the Moon.
- When will Betelgeuse explode?
- Astronomers’ birthdays in May.
- Celestial happenings for the month of May.
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