Were the Dinosaurs Really Wiped Out by an Asteroid? Possibly Not (Update)
In 1979, the huge Chicxulub crater, measuring about 180 km (112 miles) in diameter, was discovered on the northern Yucatan…
Model Saturn V Rocket Launch a Success
[/caption] A world record model rocket launch attempt on Saturday lifted off -- and landed -- successfully. Steve Eves worked…
Did Dark Matter Annihilate Our Early Universe?
[/caption] 380,000 years after the Big Bang, the Universe cooled from being a hot soup of plasma, to a temperature…
Mars Express Spies Rocky, Chaotic Terrain on Mars
[/caption] Wow – what a shot by Mars Express! Mars has several regions of what is called 'chaotic terrain'. These…
Mars Rover Spirit is Rolling Again After Memory Problems
[/caption] It's been a worrying month for the health of Mars Expedition Rover Spirit. Two weeks ago, the embattled robot…
Hubble Discovers a Strange Collection of White Dwarf… Dwarfs
[/caption] A collection of very odd white dwarfs have been discovered in a local globular cluster. Twenty-four white dwarfs (18…
How Will We Prepare for an Asteroid Impact?
[/caption] If Earthlings discovered a large asteroid heading towards our planet, how would we react? But more importantly would the…
Comments: The Crackdown
I'm sure you all knew this was coming. I enabled comments on Universe Today about 6 months ago, and it…
NASA Will Try to Launch Hubble Repair Mission Early
[/caption] Personally, I think this move is just in response to the Onion's most recent dig at NASA ("NASA Embarks…
Weekend SkyWatcher’s Forecast – April 24 – 26, 2009
Greetings, fellow SkyWatchers! Are you ready for one grrrrrrreat weekend? Then let's do a little lion taming while the Moon…