Weekly space news 2/oct/22

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NASA deliberately crashed a rocket into an asteroid.

NASA’s planetary protection rocket DART deliberately crashed into an asteroid this week on the 27th of September. It successfully changed the course of the asteroid Dimorphos. Looks like the Earth might just be safe from asteroids in the future.

Researchers have found evidence of liquid water on Mars.

An international team of researchers has found new evidence for liquid water on Mars this week. They believe that it is under the south polar ice cap of the red planet. The subtle patterns in the height of the ice caps are similar to how a body of water affects the surface. For more info: https://phys.org/news/2022-09-evidence-liquid-beneath-south-polar.html

First European lady becomes ISS captain

Samantha Cristoforetti became the first ever European lady to captain the ISS this week on Wednesday. During the ceremony, the previous commander Oleg Artemyev handed Cristoforetti the golden key, making her the new captain of the International Space Station.

Webb telescope finds a new galaxy that might have the world’s first stars.

NASA’s James Webb telescope found another amazing discovery this week. It has found a new galaxy “Sparkler” which might host the very first stars to ever be made in the entire universe.

Scientists have found out why our galaxy is rippling like a pond.

All the stars, planets, moons, etc in our galaxy are all rippling like a pond when you throw a stone into it. For years scientists have wondered why this is happening. New discoveries show that the “stone” in this case is a neighboring galaxy. The galaxy appears to have crashed through the Milkyway at least twice before.

for more information view this link: https://www.livescience.com/milky-way-galaxy-ripple