What Are Volcanoes?
[/caption] Volcanoes are mountains. But unlike most mountains in the world, formed from folding continental plates, uplift and erosion, volcanoes…
Colbert Wins ISS Naming Contest
[/caption] NASA obviously underestimated the awesome power of the Colbert. In an online contest to name a new module for…
Most Active Volcanoes
Most volcanoes are dormant. They erupted millions of years ago, but then the Earth's plate tectonics closed the vent or…
Universe Today Turns 10
Hey everyone, I just wanted to inform you of a little anniversary. I started up Universe Today exactly 10 years…
Moonshadows on Saturn’s Rings Are Harbingers of Spring
[/caption] Moonshadows on Saturn's rings are foretelling the planet's equinox, when the sun will be exactly aligned with the planet's equator…
Why Space Hates Our Bones (and what we can do about it)
[/caption] Think it might be fun to live in space? Better ask your bones. Earth's space agencies have tackled some…
STS-119 Gallery: The Mission So Far
[/caption] The STS-119 mission to the International Space Station has provided some spectacular images during the crew's activities to add…
Alaska’s Redoubt Volcano Erupts with Several Explosions
[/caption] Overnight, Alaska's Redoubt volcano erupted with five large explosions. The National Weather Service has issued an Ashfall Advisory, with…
Carnival of Space #95
This week the Carnival of Space moves to Orbital Hub. Click here to read the Carnival of Space #95 And…
Star Exploded Too Early, May Blow Apart Supernova Theory
[/caption] NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has identified a star a million times brighter than the sun that exploded as a…