Stunning Aurora Video: Polar Spirits
This year, there have been some epic auroral displays, and astrophotographer Ole C. Salomonsen has just released this new video…
Cosmic Explosion Left Imprint in Fossil Record
Ancient iron-loving bacteria may have scooped up evidence of a nearby supernova explosion 2.2 million years ago, leaving an extraterrestrial…
How to Spot the Antares Launch from NASA Wallops on Wednesday
A space launch marking a new era is departing from the Virginia coast this Wednesday evening, and if you live…
ATV-4 Albert Einstein Says ‘Fill ‘er Up!’
The next European cargo mission to the International Space Station is preparing for launch, and in this new image, a…
Beautiful Astrophoto: The Moon and the Milky Way Arch
With the arrival of spring, the Milky Way begins its rise in the sky in the northern hemisphere. Now visible…
The Exoplanet Naming Debate Heats Up
Following last Friday’s press release from the International Astronomical Union (IAU) concerning the naming of extrasolar planets, a heated debate…
Launch! Anik G1 Satellite Aims To Ease Communications Overcrowding
Update, April 16, 8:20 a.m. EDT: Anik G1 was successfully released from the upper stage of the rocket nine hours…
Enjoy Several New Podcasts at Astronomy Cast
Astronomy Cast has recently uploaded several new podcasts, and while we normally post them separately here on Universe Today, since…
Researchers May Have Finally Detected a Dark Matter Particle
Dark matter: it's invisible, it's elusive, it's controversial... and it's everywhere -- in the Universe, yes, but especially in the…
Stunning Astrophoto: Jet Star Roller Coaster Meets Star Trails
A victim of Hurricane Sandy provides the foreground for a stunning view of star trails over Seaside Heights, New Jersey.…