Universe Today
If Rockets were Transparent: Video Shows You How Rockets Use up Their Propellant
Take a Peek Inside a Giant Star Right Before it Dies
Earth Life Probably Can't Spread to Mars Today
New research says life from Earth isn't likely to ever survive on Mars, which is good news as far as planetary protection concerns are involved.
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Was Betelgeuse Formed by Merging Stars?
High Energy Neutrinos Are Coming From Supermassive Black Holes
Some neutrinos are so energetic we don't know how they are produced. But a clue lies in the heart of distant quasars.
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James Webb is Fully Stowed Into its Launch Configuration
China's New Crew Capsule Just Landed, and so Did Parts of their New Rocket!
China's next-generation crewed spacecraft recently returned to Earth after a successful test flight. The Long March 5B rocket that sent it up did as well (parts of it, anyway!)
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Astronomers Continue to Analyze Pluto's Atmosphere
Even More Evidence that Europa has Geysers
Space Force is About to Launch its Mysterious X-37B Spaceplane Again
The X-37B will be going to space again this Saturday to test a number of experiments, many of which are military in nature and classified!
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Finally! InSight's Mole is Making Slow and Steady Progress
Weekly Space Hangout: May 13, 2020 – Dr. Seth Shostak from the SETI Institute
Sediments on Mars, Created By Blowing Wind or Flowing Water
Another Starship Success! Raptor Engine Fires for 4 Seconds and Nothing Explodes
SpaceX has passed another milestone with their Starship prototype after the successful completion of a static fire test
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This "All Terminator" Image of the Moon isn't Actually Possible to See. But it Sure is Beautiful
Time Travel Into The Future Is Totally Possible
Better Tires to Drive on Mars
NASA is Going to Try Manufacturing a Telescope Mirror in Space
A process developed by NASA, which could be very useful for building telescopes in space, will soon be tested with an orbital launch.
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Perseverance Rover is Getting Tucked Into its Launch Fairing
One Step Closer to Interstellar Travel. A Successful Microgravity Test of a Graphene Light Sail
If we want to travel to the stars, we're going to have to be creative. The answer might be light sails made of sheets of graphene.
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Spacecraft and Ground Telescopes Work Together to Give us Stunning New Pictures of Jupiter
Lunar Gateway Could be Built With the Falcon Heavy
NASA has announced that the Lunar Gateway could be launched in the coming years using the Falcon Heavy or another commercial provider.
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Newly Reprocessed Images of Europa Make This World Even More Interesting and Mysterious
Closest Black Hole Found, Just 1,000 Light-Years From Earth
Scientists with the ESO have detected a triple system with a black hole roughly 1,000 light-years from Earth - making it the closest ever observed.
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Space Force is Recruiting, Here's their New Video
The United States Space Force just released a recruitment video. If you're looking for your purpose, and suspect it's off-world, this is the service for you!
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A Cool Idea to Catch Up With an Interstellar Visitor
Galaxies Like the Milky Way are the Best for Life
A new study indicates that, contrary to what has been previously argued, galaxies like our own may be the most likely place to find intelligent life
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New Data Show How Phytoplankton Pumps Carbon Out of the Atmosphere at an Enormous Scale
Review: Galileo and the Science Deniers by Mario Livio
So, you think you know Galileo? A new book out from Simon and Schuster publishing looks at the life and times of one of the most famous astronomers there ever was: Galileo Galilei. Galileo and the Science Deniers by Dr. Mario Livio not only looks at the life and times of the famous astronomer Galileo, but busts some of the most famous myths surrounding Galileo, and looks at his greatest discoveries and tempestuous clash with the Roman Catholic Church and its aftermath. Livio also connects the science denialism of the day, with comparisons to modern clashes between politics and science.
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When Did Mars Lose its Global Magnetic Field?
New research using data from MAVEN shows that Mars had a magnetic field earlier and later in its history than previously thought.
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More Pictures of Planet-Forming Disks Around Young Stars
A Fast Radio Burst Has Been Detected From Inside The Milky Way
Fast radio bursts last for such a short time that it is difficult to track down the source. Now astronomers have found one in our own back yard.
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Our Review of Stellina: a 'Smart Telescope' for 21st Century Astronomy
A new breed of smart telescopes is set to take users past these hurdles, and get them out under the night sky. We recently had a chance to put Vaonis' Stellina 'smart telescope' through its paces, and we're intrigued at the glimpse it provides at the future of observational astronomy.
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In the far future, the universe will be mostly invisible
New Photos From LightSail 2
Astronomers Can Actually See the Clouds and Weather on Brown Dwarf 6.5 Light-Years Away
The Atmosphere On Venus Rotates Faster than the Planet, and Now Astronomers Think They Know Why
Weekly Space Hangout: May 6, 2020 - Human Exploration of the Moon and Mars
Astronomers Find a Planet With Three Times the Mass of Jupiter
The Sun is less active magnetically than other stars
While the Sun can be active, it is often quite a calm star. We now know it is unusually calm when compared to other stars.
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Worlds With Hydrogen in Their Atmospheres Could Be the Perfect Place to Search for Life
Want to Mine the Moon? Here's a Detailed Map of all its Minerals
The USGS' Astrogeology Science Center has released a complete mineral map of the Moon, which the lunar mining crowd is sure to appreciate!
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When Universities Reopen, Will Students Return?
Supermassive Black Hole Orbits an Even More Massive Black Hole, Crashing Through its Accretion Disk Every 12 Years
Recent observations by the now-retired Spitzer mission have led to accurate predictions OJ 287, a blazar that contains a supermassive black hole orbited by another black hole.
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The Companies Taking NASA Back to the Moon in 2024: Blue Origin, SpaceX and Dynetics
NASA recently announced the three companies that will be building lunar landing systems to take astronauts back to the Moon - SpaceX, Blue Origin, and Dynetics.
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Rocky Planets Orbiting White Dwarf Stars Could be the Perfect Places to Search for Life
NASA's Perseverance Rover is Going to Jezero Crater, Which is Looking Better and Better as a Place to Search for Evidence of Past Life on Mars
Could The Physical Constants Change? Possibly, But Probably Not
The laws of physics are rooted in universal physical constants. But what if these constants change over time?
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Mars Helicopter gets a Name: Ingenuity
You're Looking at Spiral Galaxies, Already Forming When the Universe was Just a Baby
The ALPINE survey recently observed 118 galaxies dated to just 1-1.5 billion years ago, and found that the early galaxies were surprisingly developed.
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