Astronomy
The Stellar Demolition Derby in the Centre of the Galaxy
The region near the Milky Way's centre is dominated by the supermassive black hole that resides there. Sagittarius A*'s overwhelming…
A New Map Shows the Universe’s Dark Energy May Be Evolving
At the Kitt Peak National Observatory in Arizona, an instrument with 5,000 tiny robotic eyes scans the night sky. Every…
The Moon Will Get its Own Time Zone
White House officials have directed NASA to begin work on establishing a standard time for the Moon, according to a…
What's the Earliest the Moon Could Have Formed?
Astronomers are pretty sure they know where the Moon came from. In the early Solar System, a Mars-sized object dubbed…
Inside a Week to Totality: Weather Prospects, Solar Activity and More
Looking at prospects for eclipse day and totality.
Where Are All These Rogue Planets Coming From?
There's a population of planets that drifts through space untethered to any stars. They're called rogue planets or free-floating planets…
Radio Astronomy: Why study it? What can it teach us about finding life beyond Earth?
Universe Today has investigated the significance of studying impact craters, planetary surfaces, exoplanets, astrobiology, solar physics, comets, planetary atmospheres, planetary geophysics, cosmochemistry, and meteorites, and how these…
The Hubble Aims Its Powerful Ultraviolet Eye at Super-Hot Stars
Some stars are so massive and so energetic that they're a million times brighter than the Sun. This type of…
The Milky Way’s Smallest, Faintest Satellite Galaxy Found
The Milky Way has many satellite galaxies, most notably the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds. They're both visible to the…
Astronomers Catch a Supernova Explode Almost in Realtime
Catching a supernova in action is tricky business. There is no way to predict them, and they don’t occur very…