NASA’s Ultimate Off Road Truck – For the Moon
It won't just be astronauts returning to the Moon in the next decade. They're also going to be bringing their…
Your Eclipse Photos, Part II
Like I said, you buried me with photos of last week's total lunar eclipse. So here's another batch. Thanks to…
Earth Life Forms Ejected on Asteroid Impact Could Survive and Return Again
Does this mean that, perhaps, we can go home again? If an asteroid or comet impacted Earth, the resulting ejection…
Nano-Engineered Liquid Mirror Telescopes
Some astronomers feel that rotating liquid mirror telescopes (LMT) may revolutionize astronomy. LMTs work because the basic laws of nature…
Pluto’s Moons, Nix and Hydra, may have been Adopted
How many moons does Pluto have? The mini-moons of Pluto, Nix and Hydra, were discovered in 2005 (but named…
“Foresight” Wins First Prize in Apophis Asteroid Tagging Competition
The Near Earth Asteroid (NEO) Apophis is expected to flyby the Earth in 2029. However, this flyby will be more…
Your Photos of the Total Lunar Eclipse
I asked and you delivered. Here is just a fraction of the eclipse photos Universe Today readers sent in. Thanks…
Book Review: Final Countdown
Flying bricks shouldn't invoke glamorous images, but NASA's space shuttle does just that. Its bright white paint glowing over a…
Podcast: Where is the Centre of the Universe?
There are some people – I’m not naming names – who think the universe revolves around them. In fact, for…
New Technique for Finding Space Diamonds
When researchers examine meteorites, they often find them sprinkled with teeny tiny diamonds - 25,000 times smaller than a grain…