From the time of its writing in the 2nd century CE, Claudius Ptolemy’s Almagest stood at the forefront of mathematical…
In a surprise twist, NASA has suggested it will reexamine its naming policies, due to the controversy surrounding the JWST.
Spectral imaging reveals the Hipparchus astronomical catalog was much more precise than we thought.
Scott Alan Johnston (that's me!) joined the Universe Today team just over a year ago. Since then, I've written over…
Mars is a parched planet ruled by global dust storms. It's also a frigid world, where night-time winter temperatures fall…
Jerry Woodfill, an engineer who worked diligently behind the scenes during NASA’s Apollo program, has passed away at age 79.…
For the 19th mission of the New Shepard rocket, Blue Origin has offered a seat to Alan Shepard's eldest daughter…
The astronomy community breathed a huge sigh of relief earlier this week when the Space Telescope Science Institute announced the…
Legendary NASA flight director Glynn Lunney has passed away at age 84. Lunney played a key role in the early…
On Dec. 7th, 2020, legendary aviator Chuck Yeager died in hospital at the age of 97. He leaves behind a…