Citizen Science
Best Jupiter Images From Juno … So Far
The original plans for the Juno mission to Jupiter didn’t include a color camera. You don’t need color images when…
Meet Steve, A Most Peculiar Aurora
A Canadian photographer captures a hot river of glowing gas so peculiar that no one knew at first what it…
Join the Eclipse MegaMovie 2017 Chronicling the August Total Solar Eclipse
Ready for the "Great American Eclipse?" We're now less than six months out from the long-anticipated total solar eclipse spanning…
NASA Needs Your Help With the “Long-Duration” Space Poop Problem
It turns out, that famous question of “How do you go to the bathroom in space?” is not so easy…
At ISO 400,000, This 6-Minute Film Shows Why We Love the Night Sky
Obviously, you’ve seen timelapse videos of the night sky because we share them here on Universe Today all the time.…
Citizen Scientists Help Crack 300 Year Old Mystery Of Eclipse Wind
An effectbased on the observations of over 4,500 citizen scientists in the UK during the partial eclipse on March 20,…
New System Discovered with Five Planets
NASA's planet-discovering Kepler mission suffered a major mechanical failure in May 2013, but thanks to innovative techniques subsequently implemented by…
Russian Crowdfunded Satellite May Soon Become Brightest “Star” in the Sky
A group of Russian engineering students hope to use crowdfunding to build and launch what may be the brightest satellite…
J.J. Abrams Heading To The Moon With Google Lunar X-Prize
JJ Abrams new 9-part web documentary will chronicle teams competing for Google's Lunar-X Prize.
Adventures With Starblinker
Observational astronomy is a study in patience. Since the introduction of the telescope over four centuries ago, steely-eyed observers have…