Satellite Fails to Reach Proper Orbit
Just a quick piece of sad news. SES Americom reported that its AMC-14 satellite failed to reach its orbit on…
Godzilla Wakeup Call
This is hilarious. You know how NASA beams up a morning wakeup song to the shuttle astronauts on every mission.…
Advertise on Universe Today, Astronomy Cast, and Other Space Sites
Just in case there are some marketers out there, I wanted to let you all know that you can advertise…
Making Lunar Soil Usable
Based on what we currently know about the makeup of the lunar regolith, future colonists on the moon will not…
Book Review: To the End of the Solar System
A good idea gone bad. How do you describe the nuclear industry? At one time it answered everyone's dreams, from…
Space Junk, Toxic Fuel Rains Down on Siberian Region
People from the normally quiet and picturesque republic of Altai, Siberia keep their eyes on the sky when a launch…
When Black Holes Explode: Measuring the Emission from the Fifth Dimension
Primordial black holes are remnants of the Big Bang and they are predicted to be knocking around in our universe…
STS-123 Photo/Video Journal
The crews of space shuttle Endeavour and the International Space Station have been busy during the current mission and here's…
Heavy ATV Must Learn to Apply the Brakes Before Docking with the ISS
Although ESA's Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) will be approaching the International Space Station (ISS) at a rate slower than tortoise-pace,…
Genesis Scientists Finally Have Some Luck: Clues to Oxygen Content of Solar Wind
As the parachute failed on re-entry, a man hanging out of a helicopter wielding a big hook didn't have chance…