onionking (35)in #space • 6 years agoA chance to name the European Mars roverESA If you're interested in space or not, this is a chance to potentially name the UK Space Agency's rover. It's…onionking (35)in #space • 6 years agoAstronomers discover 12 New Moons Orbiting JupiterNasa Just recently I wrote a post about Callisto and Europa and already something has changed. Scientist has…onionking (35)in #animal • 6 years agoThe Master Of RegenerationUniversity of Nottingham A Platyhelminth (Flatworm) are invertebrates that can be found in saltwater, freshwater…onionking (35)in #space • 6 years agoMultiple SunsNasa I'm always writing about planets or moons so, I'm going to write about stars (suns) instead. We often hear…onionking (35)in #space • 6 years agoSpace Colonization #7: CallistoNasa Callisto is the least spoken about, related to the Galileo moons. It even was called the most boring object…onionking (35)in #nature • 6 years agoVirtually Indestructible AnimalEye of Science Tardigrade better known as Water Bear, was the first animal I wanted to write about. I can’t explain…onionking (35)in #space • 6 years agoThe Burning Ice PlanetNASA/JPL-Caltech Gilese 436 b is a planet that is about 30 light years away, in the constellation Leo. This planet…onionking (35)in #space • 6 years agoSpace Colonization: part 6 CeresESA/ATG medialab Ceres is a dwarf planet in the asteroid belt and was once thought to be an asteroid. It is the…onionking (35)in #space • 6 years agoHat-P-7B it's raining gemstonesUniversity of Warwick/Mark Garlick Hat-P-7B is an exoplanet that was discovered in 2008. Just like a lot of the…onionking (35)in #space • 6 years agoSpace Colonization: part 5 EuropaNasa Europa is the sixth largest moon in the solar system but smallest, of Jupiter’s four Galilean moons. There’s…onionking (35)in #space • 6 years agoSpace Colonization: part 4 Titansource Now I’ve mentioned astral bodies relatively close to Earth, Mars, the Moon and Venus but now let’s go further…onionking (35)in #animals • 6 years agoKoko The Gorilla who learned sign language dies© 2015 Gorilla Foundation, Photo by Ron Cohn RON COHN Koko the gorilla, who learned sign language, has died at the…onionking (35)in #space • 6 years agoThe Diamond PlanetESA/Hubble 55 Cancri E also known as Janssen is an exoplanet, that’s double the size of Earth. While it’s mass is…onionking (35)in #space • 6 years agoSpace Colonization: part 3 The MoonSources The tidally locked moon is a dry and dusty mass of rock that humanity, has looked up at for years pondering…onionking (35)in #animal • 6 years agoThe Coelacanth; A Living Fossil Back From ExtinctionSource The fish Coelacanth is an ancient living fossil which changed the way, we viewed evolution. Charles Darwin…onionking (35)in #space • 6 years agoFirst exoplanets discovered are living nightmaresNASA/JPL-Caltech/R. Hurt Let's talk about the planets Draugar (psr b1257+12A), Poltergeist (psr b1257+12 B) and…onionking (35)in #space • 6 years agoBizarre things sent to spaceHave you ever thought, of what you would send to space? Now I would assume, it would be an item that is iconic and…onionking (35)in #space • 6 years agoColonizing Space part 2: MarsThis week I will mention a planet that is popular with space colonization, Mars. This is the most likely candidate…onionking (35)in #animal • 6 years agoImmortal Creature That Defies DeathImage credit: Takashi Murai Some people would love to live forever, while others would say that sounds like…onionking (35)in #space • 6 years agoSuper Saturn or a failed sun?Artist 's conception by Ron Miller J1407-b nicknamed 1swasp is 420 light years away from earth. It's often…