Universe Today (Page 113)

Understanding the Early Universe Depends on Estimating the Lifespan of Neutrons

By Brian Koberlein - November 12, 2021 01:46 PM UTC | Cosmology

A study of how neutrons decay could give us a better understanding of the big bang.

Astronomy Jargon 101: Gravity

By Paul Sutter - November 12, 2021 10:05 AM UTC | Physics

Fungi Were Able to Absorb Radiation on the ISS. Could Astronauts Grow Their own Radiation Shields in Space?

By sjohnston - November 11, 2021 08:58 PM UTC | Astrobiology

Astronomy Jargon 101: Type-1a Supernovae

By Paul Sutter - November 11, 2021 03:10 PM UTC | Stars

Landsat 9's First Images are Here

By Nancy Atkinson - November 11, 2021 02:50 PM UTC | Planetary Science

Hubble is Back Online -- Partially

By Nancy Atkinson - November 11, 2021 02:12 PM UTC | Telescopes

Astronomy Jargon 101: Type-II Supernovae

By Paul Sutter - November 11, 2021 12:42 PM UTC | Stars

The Sounds of Mars: Hear the Wind and Crunch of Rover Wheels on the Red Planet

By Nancy Atkinson - November 10, 2021 09:37 AM UTC | Planetary Science

NASA's Target for Landing the First Artemis Astronauts on the Moon Slips to 2025

By Alan Boyle - November 09, 2021 06:21 PM UTC | Missions

Heinz Releases Ketchup Made From Tomatoes Grown in Mars-like Conditions

By Nancy Atkinson - November 09, 2021 12:51 PM UTC | Astrobiology

Crew-2 Safely Returns from ISS -- without a working toilet

By Nancy Atkinson - November 09, 2021 11:09 AM UTC | Space Exploration

Court Turns Down Blue Origin's Attempt to Prevent SpaceX's Lander Contract

By Matthew Williams - November 09, 2021 01:02 AM UTC | Space Policy

The U.S. Court of Federal Claims has shot down Blue Origin's lawsuit against NASA, ending seven months of litigation surrounding the HLS contract.

We Now Know Exactly Which Crater the Martian Meteorites Came From

By Evan Gough - November 08, 2021 03:47 PM UTC | Planetary Science

Astronomers Measure the Atmosphere on a Planet Hundreds of Light-Years Away

By Matthew Williams - November 08, 2021 03:05 PM UTC | Exoplanets

In a recent study, an international team of astronomers directly measured the atmospheric composition of a hot Jupiter hundreds of light years away.

Finally! Here's the Video of Webb's Unboxing

By Andy Tomaswick - November 08, 2021 10:44 AM UTC | Telescopes

Juno Peers Beneath Jupiter's Clouds to Reveal its Complex Atmosphere

By Andy Tomaswick - November 06, 2021 11:17 AM UTC | Planetary Science

Will Water Bears be the First Interstellar Astronauts?

By Matthew Williams - November 05, 2021 02:28 PM UTC | Astrobiology

A new study conducted with support from NASA considers sending "Water Bears" on the first interstellar voyages instead of humans.

Experiment Finds no Sign of Sterile Neutrinos

By Brian Koberlein - November 05, 2021 02:08 PM UTC | Physics

A search for sterile neutrinos finds they are not the solution to dark matter.

Supercomputer Simulates What Happens When Meteors Strike the Atmosphere

By Andy Tomaswick - November 05, 2021 01:41 PM UTC | Planetary Science

Hubble Science Instruments are Malfunctioning, Putting the Telescope in Safe Mode

By Andy Tomaswick - November 05, 2021 11:32 AM UTC | Telescopes

Magnetic Chamber can Simulate Microgravity (or Mars Gravity) Here on Earth

By Andy Tomaswick - November 04, 2021 11:06 AM UTC | Physics

NASA is Getting Serious About the Search for Life in the Universe

By Andy Tomaswick - November 04, 2021 10:42 AM UTC | Astrobiology

What's Snuffing Out Galaxies Before Their Time?

By Evan Gough - November 03, 2021 06:59 PM UTC | Extragalactic

Astronomers Might Have Found a Planet in Another Galaxy

By Evan Gough - November 03, 2021 03:47 PM UTC | Exoplanets

Could our Universe be Someone's Chemistry Project?

By Matthew Williams - November 02, 2021 06:58 PM UTC | Cosmology

According to a new op-ed by Harvard Prof. Avi Loeb, our Universe may have been created by an advanced civilization, something we might be able to do someday too.

Is the Universe Fine-Tuned for Life?

By Matthew Williams - November 02, 2021 03:21 PM UTC | Astrobiology

In their book, two Australian astrophysicists question the idea that our Universe "fine-tuned" for life, with some interesting conclusions.

Moons are Planets too

By Brian Koberlein - November 02, 2021 02:14 PM UTC | Planetary Science

If we define planets as worlds that are geologically complex, then some moons are planets too.

Ingenuity Back in Action on Mars on its 14th Flight

By Nancy Atkinson - November 02, 2021 12:54 PM UTC | Missions

A Mission to Explore the Methane Lakes on Titan

By Andy Tomaswick - November 02, 2021 09:23 AM UTC | Planetary Science

Scientists Simulate the Climate of Arrakis. It Turns Out Dune is a Pretty Realistic Exoplanet

By Evan Gough - November 01, 2021 05:59 PM UTC | Exoplanets

Bacteria Could Make Rocket Fuel on Mars

By Andy Tomaswick - November 01, 2021 09:24 AM UTC | Astrobiology

Blue Origin Announces the "Orbital Reef," the Space Station they Plan to Build in Orbit

By Matthew Williams - October 31, 2021 03:53 PM UTC | Space Exploration

Blue Origin and Sierra Space have joined with other commercial space partners to create the first commercial space station: The Orbital Reef!

Artemis 1 is Launching in February

By sjohnston - October 30, 2021 06:04 PM UTC | Missions

New Idea: Use the Starship HLS to Create a Lunar Base!

By Matthew Williams - October 30, 2021 03:31 PM UTC | Space Exploration

An international team presented a new idea for a lunar base at 2021 IAC this week: use the Starship HLS to create the habitat!

Quick Action Let Hubble Watch the Earliest Stages of an Unfolding Supernova Detonation

By Evan Gough - October 29, 2021 04:32 PM UTC | Observing

The Sun Blasted Out a Huge Flare and CME; We Could See Auroras on Halloween

By Nancy Atkinson - October 29, 2021 01:51 PM UTC | Solar Astronomy

Lightweight, Flexible Lens Could be the Future of Space Telescopes

By Andy Tomaswick - October 29, 2021 01:04 AM UTC | Telescopes

"Mechazilla" is Getting its Arms. Now it can Catch Starships!

By Matthew Williams - October 28, 2021 12:59 PM UTC | Space Exploration

The "Mechazilla" Launch Tower at SpaceX's Boca Chica Launch Facility in south Texas just got a pair of "chopstick" arms!

Proposed Centaur Mission Could Catch Comets in the Act of Formation

By David Dickinson - October 28, 2021 09:41 AM UTC | Missions

A recent plan would send a Centaur mission to Jupiter's orbit and follow a comet through formation.

A Mars Colony Could be a Hydrogen Factory, Providing Propellant for the Inner Solar System

By Andy Tomaswick - October 28, 2021 02:54 AM UTC | Space Exploration

Early Earth was Pummeled 10x More Than Previously Estimated

By Andy Tomaswick - October 28, 2021 02:31 AM UTC | Planetary Science

Researchers Use Ancient Literature to Track 3,000 Years of Auroras

By Evan Gough - October 27, 2021 07:07 PM UTC | Solar Astronomy

The Radio Signal From Proxima Centauri Came From Earth After All

By mcimone - October 27, 2021 05:09 PM UTC | Exoplanets

This is How You Get Moons. An Earth-Sized World Just got Pummeled by Something Huge.

By Evan Gough - October 27, 2021 03:35 PM UTC | Planetary Science

Apparently, This Nebula Looks Like Godzilla. Do you see it?

By Nancy Atkinson - October 27, 2021 02:31 PM UTC | Extragalactic

Artemis 1 Comes Together as the Orion Capsule is Stacked on Top of the Space Launch System

By Matthew Williams - October 26, 2021 10:31 PM UTC | Missions

The Artemis I rocket has been fully stacked is ready for the final tests before launch!

A new Climate Model Suggests That Venus Never had Oceans

By Matthew Williams - October 25, 2021 11:24 PM UTC | Planetary Science

A new study has cast doubt on whether or not Venus ever had oceans, challenging the notion that it was once a potentially-habitable world.

Primordial Gravitational Waves Continue to Elude Astronomers

By Brian Koberlein - October 23, 2021 12:30 PM UTC | Cosmology

New observations put further constraints on primordial gravitational waves, but still haven't found them yet.

The Early Solar System Had a Gap Where the Asteroid Belt is Today

By Evan Gough - October 22, 2021 07:01 PM UTC | Planetary Science

A map of River Beds on Titan for Dragonfly to Explore

By Andy Tomaswick - October 21, 2021 10:07 PM UTC | Planetary Science