Universe Today
Part of the Milky Way Is Much Older Than Previously Believed
Supermassive Black Holes Could Have Formed Directly in the Early Universe
Starship Could be Ready for an Orbital Flight in May
According to Elon Musk's latest updates, the Starship could be ready to fly with the new Raptor engines by May
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NASA's Upcoming SPHEREx Mission Will map the Entire Universe in Infrared Every 6 Months
The JWST will only capture a small portion of the infrared sky. To see more, we need a satellite like SPHEREx.
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These are Star Dunes on Mars, Formed When the Wind Comes From Many Different Directions
NASA's Roman Mission Might Tell Us if the Universe Will Tear Itself Apart in the Future
The Sun Didn't Have any Sunspots for 70 Years, now we Might Know why
A study of nearly 60 stars lets us understand why our Sun was once quiet for 70 years.
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Asteroid Ryugu Might Actually Be a Dead Comet
Astronomers See the Wreckage Where Planets Crashed Into Each Other in a Distant Star System
New Radio Images of Bizarre "Odd Radio Circles" Which are Vastly Bigger Than the Milky Way
Strange galaxy-sized circles are emitting radio light, and we don't know why.
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Astronomers Discover two Supermassive Black Holes Orbiting Each Other, Doomed to Collide in the Future.
Three Cosmonauts Arrive at the ISS Wearing Bright Yellow Jumpsuits
Seriously, what was up with those yellow uniforms? Not much, it seems! Things aboard the ISS are as they've always been, cooperative and continuous!
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Next Generation Telescopes Could Search for Intelligent Civilizations Directly
U.S. Space Force CHPS to Patrol Around the Moon
We Now Understand Why Enceladus has 'Tiger Stripe' Cracks at its Southern Pole
ExoMars is Suspended. ESA is Looking for new Solutions to Replace Russian Components
With 21 Flights Under its Belt, Ingenuity is Getting a Mission Extension
The Strange Swirls on the Lunar Surface are Somehow Related to Topography
It's Confirmed. We now Know of More Than 5,000 Exoplanets
There are now more than 5,000 known planets in the universe, and we're just getting started.
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Wondering how Dependant ISS is on Russia? NASA Gives the Details
In response to growing concerns about the fate of the ISS, NASA has released an FAQ session that will put your fears to rest!
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Dust Might Reveal the Presence of Habitable Planets
Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder Provides the Music for NASA's new SLS Video
Eddie Vedder's Invincible: a musical tribute to the rollout of the SLS, the coming launch of Artemis I, and humanity's long awaited return to the Moon!
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Why Would an Alien Civilization Send Out Von Neumann Probes? Lots of Reasons, says a new Study
A new study takes a look at Von Neumann probes and asks the really important questions: "why would aliens send them?" and, "where might we find them?"
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Lunar Rovers Could be Dropped Into Lava Tubes to Explore Their Depths
Machine Learning Will be one of the Best Ways to Identify Habitable Exoplanets
A new study has shown how machine learning will aid next-generation telescopes in the search for water on exoplanets.
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Wondering About the 6 Rays Coming out of JWST's Test Image? Here's why They Happen
The new image taken by James Webb... were you wondering why it looks so spikey? As it turns out, that's an effect caused by its segmented mirrors!
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Astronomers Could Detect Gravitational Waves by Tracking the Moon's Orbit Around the Earth
Detecting gravitational waves by observing the Moon's motion could help solve one of the greatest mysteries in cosmology.
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Mars Orbiter Captures Images of China's Rover From Space
Chris Hadfield Drives in the Desert With a new Lunar Rover Prototype
The Building Blocks of Earth Could Have Come From Farther out in the Solar System
Astronomy Jargon 101: Local Group
There are Deposits of ice at Mercury's Poles too
Ice was discovered on Mercury's poles thanks to planetary radar.
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Now That is a Big Rocket. Space Launch System Rolls out to the Launch pad for a Series of Tests
NASA Releases Details on how Starship Will be Part of its Return to the Moon
Astronomy Jargon 101: Magellanic Clouds
A Pulsar is Blasting out Jets of Matter and Antimatter
ESA's Gaia Just Took a Picture of L2 Neighbor JWST
Astronomy Jargon 101: Neutron Star
Webb has Now Taken the Sharpest Image the Laws of Physics Allow
A new way to Confirm Hawking's Idea That Black Holes Give off Radiation
A quantum experiment simulates how Hawking radiation could affect quantum systems.
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It's Springtime on Mars, and the Dunes are Defrosting
Russian Space Agency Employees are now Forbidden to Travel Outside Russia (Because They Might not Come Back)
Astronomy Jargon 101: Nova
Here are the 7 Best Places to Search for Life in the Solar System
Smaller, Ground-Based Telescopes can Study Exoplanet Atmospheres too
LEGO Releases the new Rocket Launch Center set, Recreating the Artemis Moon Missions
A Tiny Asteroid was Discovered Mere Hours Before it Crashed Into the Earth
Starlink is the Only Communications Link for Some Ukrainian Towns, but the Terminals Could Also be a Target
Starlink's satellite internet is the only means of communication for some people in the Ukraine, though the services could pose a risk to users.
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Astronomy Jargon 101: Open Cluster
If Axions are Dark Matter, we've got new Hints About Where to Look for Them
A computer simulation of dark matter points to axions being more massive than expected.
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