Mission’s End Approaching for Phoenix Lander
[/caption] The days are getting shorter for the Phoenix Mars Lander, and as fall approaches on Mars’ northern plains, the…
Messages From Earth Beamed to Alien World
[/caption] The powerful opening scene of the movie "Contact" portrays radio and television signals from Earth heading out into space.…
This Week’s “Where In the Universe?” Challenge
Have you seen this image before? You know you have. It's probably right on the tip of your tongue. This…
Cassini To Buzz Enceladus Oct. 9
[/caption] The Cassini spacecraft will make two close passes of Saturn's geyser-spewing moon Enceladus this month. The first one on…
‘Cosmic Eye’ Helps Focus on Distant Galaxy’s Formation
[/caption] Using gravitational lensing, astronomers have been able to see a young star-forming galaxy in the distant universe as it…
Water on Uranus
[/caption] Everything we know about Uranus comes from looking through a telescope. Only one spacecraft, Voyager 2, has ever made…
Seasons on Uranus
[/caption] Uranus is one of the strangest planets in the Solar System. Something huge smashed into the planet billions of…
Of Overhead Projectors and Planetarium Foolishness
[/caption] We don't normally publish political articles here on Universe Today, but I'm going to make an exception here after…
NASA Will Not Use Russian Progress Vehicle Despite Waiver
[/caption]This may come as a surprise, but then again, it might not. Despite the recently signed US Congressional waiver of…
Uranus Rings
We're all familiar with the beautiful rings around Saturn. In fact, you can see them with any backyard telescope. But…