Universe Today (Page 113)

Stars Getting Kicked out of the Milky Way can Help us map its Dark Matter Halo

By Brian Koberlein - November 27, 2021 11:41 AM UTC | Milky Way

Hypervelocity stars may allow us to map dark matter as they leave the Milky Way.

A Machine-Learning Algorithm Just Found 301 Additional Planets in Kepler Data

By Matthew Williams - November 26, 2021 09:26 PM UTC | Exoplanets

Using a new type of deep-learning algorithm, a team of NASA scientists have detected 301 more exoplanets in the Kepler archive!

The Severe Pacific Northwest Flooding Seen From Space

By Matthew Williams - November 26, 2021 03:24 PM UTC | Planetary Science

The severe flooding that happened this month was captured by Earth Observation satellites, showing the extent of Climate Change in the region

A Space Telescope With one job: Find Habitable Planets at Alpha Centauri

By Matthew Williams - November 25, 2021 09:51 PM UTC | Exoplanets

Breakthrough Initiatives just announced a collaborative effort to launch a space telescope that will search for habitable planets around Alpha Centauri

"Incident" that Occurred During Loading Pushes the Webb Launch Date to Dec. 22nd

By Matthew Williams - November 25, 2021 02:26 AM UTC | Missions

An incident occurred at Europe's Spaceport as engineers were preparing the James Webb Space Telescope, delaying the launch until Dec. 22nd at the earliest.

Mother and Daughter Win Tickets for Suborbital Space Ride With Virgin Galactic

By Alan Boyle - November 24, 2021 09:55 PM UTC | Space Exploration

Did Cosmic Dust Deliver the Phosphorus Needed for Life?

By Evan Gough - November 24, 2021 05:06 PM UTC | Astrobiology

Comet A1 Leonard Brightens in December

By David Dickinson - November 24, 2021 09:41 AM UTC | Planetary Science

Now is the time to start tracking Comet C/2021 A1 Leonard, as it starts its dawn dive sunward.

Here are Hubble's 2021 Photos of the Outer Solar System

By Evan Gough - November 23, 2021 02:58 PM UTC | Planetary Science

Once New Horizons was out Beyond Pluto, it Could Finally Measure the Brightness of the Milky Way

By Nancy Atkinson - November 23, 2021 11:53 AM UTC | Milky Way

South Korea Launches its First Rocket. The Third Stage cut off Short.

By Andy Tomaswick - November 23, 2021 09:43 AM UTC | Space Exploration

If Alien Probes are Already in the Solar System, Maybe we Could Detect Them Calling Home

By Matthew Williams - November 22, 2021 08:06 PM UTC | Astrobiology

According to a new study, alien probes may permeate the galaxy, and could be detected in the Solar System when they try to "phone home."

Is That a Fossil on Mars? Non-Biological Deposits can Mimic Organic Structures

By Evan Gough - November 22, 2021 04:05 PM UTC | Astrobiology

You can Watch Ingenuity's Flight on Mars, Captured by Perseverance

By Nancy Atkinson - November 22, 2021 11:08 AM UTC | Planetary Science

We're Constantly Battling Invasive Species Here on Earth. What Does That Teach us About Infecting Other Worlds With Earth Life?

By sjohnston - November 21, 2021 12:04 PM UTC | Astrobiology

There's Enough Oxygen in the Lunar Regolith to Support Billions of People on the Moon

By Matthew Williams - November 19, 2021 06:54 PM UTC | Planetary Science

In recent article, soil scientist John Grant discusses the ways in which we could harvest abundant amounts of oxygen directly from the lunar environment.

There's So Much Pressure at the Earth's Core, it Makes Iron Behave in a Strange Way

By Evan Gough - November 19, 2021 03:21 PM UTC | Planetary Science

An Absolutely Bonkers Plan to Give Mars an Artificial Magnetosphere

By Brian Koberlein - November 19, 2021 01:29 PM UTC | Planetary Science

To terraform Mars, we will need to give it a protective magnetic field. Here's how we might do it.

SpinLaunch Hurls a Test Vehicle Kilometers Into the air. Eventually, it'll Throw Them Almost all the way to Orbit

By Matthew Williams - November 18, 2021 09:42 PM UTC | Space Exploration

The commercial space company SpinLaunch just conducted its first successful launch test from their facility at Spaceport America.

Eggshell Planets Have a Thin Brittle Crust and No Mountains or Tectonics

By Evan Gough - November 18, 2021 01:14 PM UTC | Exoplanets

LightSail 2 has Been Flying for 30 Months now, Paving the way for Future Solar Sail Missions

By Nancy Atkinson - November 18, 2021 11:45 AM UTC | Space Exploration

Orbital Launch in January? Elon Musk Updates His Vision for SpaceX's Starship

By Alan Boyle - November 17, 2021 10:41 PM UTC | Space Exploration

Maybe There's No Way to Tell if Habitable Planets Orbit Proxima Centauri... Yet!

By Matthew Williams - November 17, 2021 05:36 PM UTC | Exoplanets

In a new study, a team of astronomers come to the conclusion that Proxima b will ever be detected making transits in front of Proxima Centauri, which will make it harder to characterize.