Universe Today (Page 109)

13 Rovers Recently Competed to Scour the (Simulated) Moon to Harvest Resources

By Andy Tomaswick - January 25, 2022 08:27 AM UTC | Space Exploration

It's Been Constantly Raining Meteors on Mars for 600 Million Years. Earth too.

By Evan Gough - January 24, 2022 08:41 PM UTC | Planetary Science

ESA's ARIEL Mission Will Study the Atmospheres of More Than 1,000 Exoplanets

By Evan Gough - January 24, 2022 02:49 PM UTC | Exoplanets

Remembering NASA Engineer Jerry Woodfill, the Inspiration Behind "13 Things That Saved Apollo 13"

By Nancy Atkinson - January 24, 2022 02:34 PM UTC | Missions

Extreme Tidal Forces Have Deformed an Exoplanet

By Brian Koberlein - January 24, 2022 10:28 AM UTC | Exoplanets

What an exoplanet shaped like a rugby ball tells us about its composition.

Astronomers Might Have Detected the Background Gravitational Waves of the Universe

By Matthew Williams - January 23, 2022 03:54 PM UTC | Cosmology

A new data release from a gravitational wave consortium has revealed indications of the long sough-after gravitational wave background (GWB).

A Worldwide Search for Dark Matter Fails to Turn up a Signal for This Mysterious Particle

By Brian Koberlein - January 23, 2022 12:10 PM UTC | Physics

A global search for dark matter turns up nothing, but than in itself is useful.

With Webb Safely Launched, Focus Shifts to the Ariane 6

By sjohnston - January 23, 2022 11:32 AM UTC | Missions

Curiosity Sees a Strong Carbon Signature in a Bed of Rocks

By Evan Gough - January 21, 2022 04:07 PM UTC | Planetary Science

Bad Weather Postpones Ingenuity's 19th Flight on Mars

By Nancy Atkinson - January 21, 2022 09:58 AM UTC | Planetary Science

If Launched by 2028, a Spacecraft Could Catch up With Oumuamua in 26 Years

By Matthew Williams - January 20, 2022 09:49 PM UTC | Space Exploration

A new study by the Institute of Interstellar Studies (i4is) shows that with the right maneuver, a spacecraft could catch up to 'Oumuamua in 26 years.

The Moon's Crust was Formed From a Frozen Slushy Magma

By Evan Gough - January 20, 2022 03:37 PM UTC | Planetary Science

Tom Cruise Movie's Producers Aim to Add Film Studio to the Space Station in 2024

By Alan Boyle - January 20, 2022 02:49 PM UTC | Space Exploration

Even Tiny Mimas Seems to Have an Internal Ocean of Liquid Water

By Evan Gough - January 20, 2022 01:25 PM UTC | Planetary Science

Ice Peeks out of a Cliffside on Mars

By Evan Gough - January 19, 2022 07:28 PM UTC | Planetary Science

A new Kind of Supernova has Been Discovered

By Brian Koberlein - January 19, 2022 02:10 PM UTC | Stars

A new supernova discovery shows that Wolf-Rayet stars explode after all.

Space Flight Destroys Your Red Blood Cells

By Nancy Atkinson - January 19, 2022 08:17 AM UTC | Space Exploration

A Suctioning Sleeping bag Could Solve eye Problems in Space

By Andy Tomaswick - January 18, 2022 10:00 PM UTC | Space Exploration

NASA and HeroX Want to Convert Waste in Space and Monitor Air-Quality Here on Earth

By Matthew Williams - January 18, 2022 05:55 PM UTC | Space Exploration

NASA and HeroX just launched two exciting incentive competitions to address the challenges of astronaut waste during missions to Mars and air quality here on Earth.

These Newly-Discovered Planets are Doomed

By Evan Gough - January 18, 2022 04:19 PM UTC | Exoplanets

20% of Twilight Observations Contain Satellite Passes

By Brian Koberlein - January 18, 2022 01:48 PM UTC | Observing

Starlink trails are now commonly seen in images looking for near Earth asteroids.

Remember When Life was Found in a Martian Meteorite? Turns out, it was Just Geology

By Evan Gough - January 17, 2022 06:03 PM UTC | Planetary Science

A Moon Might Have Been Found Orbiting an Exoplanet

By Matthew Williams - January 17, 2022 05:21 PM UTC | Exoplanets

A new study by David Kipping and the Hunt for Exomoons with Kepler campaign has revealed another exomoon candidate!

A Star Passed too Close and Tore Out a Chunk of a Protoplanetary Disk

By Evan Gough - January 17, 2022 04:58 PM UTC | Stars

Look Up and Watch Asteroid 1994 PC1 Fly Past Earth This Week

By David Dickinson - January 17, 2022 12:34 PM UTC | Planetary Science

This week's apparition of asteroid 1994 PC1 offers observers a chance to see a space rock moving in real time.

Astronomy Jargon 101: Aurorae

By Paul Sutter - January 17, 2022 10:34 AM UTC | Planetary Science

Messier 96 - the NGC 3368 Spiral Galaxy

By tammy-plotner - January 17, 2022 07:40 AM UTC | Extragalactic

Located in the Leo constellation, about 31 million light-years from Earth, is the double-sparred spiral galaxy known as Messier 96.

Astronomy Jargon 101: Black Holes

By Paul Sutter - January 16, 2022 06:36 PM UTC | Black Holes

Astronomy Jargon 101: Bolide

By Paul Sutter - January 16, 2022 10:38 AM UTC | Planetary Science

Astronomy Jargon 101: Celestial Sphere

By Paul Sutter - January 15, 2022 05:40 PM UTC | Observing

Tonga's Incredible Underwater Volcano Eruption Seen From Space

By Nancy Atkinson - January 15, 2022 05:29 PM UTC | Planetary Science

Astronomy Jargon 101: Cepheid Variable

By Paul Sutter - January 15, 2022 10:42 AM UTC | Stars

"TrekTalks" Telethon Calls upon Star Trek Fandom to Meet the Needs of the Many

By mcimone - January 14, 2022 05:15 PM UTC | Site News

Nearby Supernovae Exploded Just a few Million Years Ago, Leading to a Wave of Star Formation Around the Sun

By Evan Gough - January 14, 2022 03:59 PM UTC | Stars

Nancy Grace Roman Telescope Will do its Own, Wide-Angle Version of the Hubble Deep Field

By Evan Gough - January 14, 2022 12:23 PM UTC | Telescopes

The Gemini Constellation

By tammy-plotner - January 14, 2022 11:33 AM UTC | Observing

Located in the northern hemisphere, there's the constellation Gemini (aka. The Twins) one of the 48 compiled by Ptolemy and one of the 88 recognized by the IAU.

Astronomy Jargon 101: Coma

By Paul Sutter - January 14, 2022 10:43 AM UTC | Planetary Science

Astronomy Jargon 101: Globular Clusters

By Paul Sutter - January 13, 2022 04:45 PM UTC | Milky Way

Exoplanet Found With a Highly Eccentric Orbit

By Matthew Williams - January 13, 2022 03:39 PM UTC | Exoplanets

Observations made by an international team of researchers has found a mini-Neptune with the most eccentric orbit of any planet observed!

Astronomy Jargon 101: Interstellar Medium

By Paul Sutter - January 13, 2022 10:19 AM UTC | Milky Way

Europa Clipper's Thermal Imaging System was Tested Here on Earth

By Nancy Atkinson - January 13, 2022 10:03 AM UTC | Missions

Fast Radio Bursts can now be Tracked in Real-Time

By Matthew Williams - January 12, 2022 05:52 PM UTC | Physics

Researchers from the University of McGill have developed a new system that will share CHIME data in real-time with observatories worldwide, helping them solve the mystery of FRBs.