Universe Today (Page 147)

Dawn Patrol: Following this Month's 'March of the Planets'

By David Dickinson - March 17, 2020 12:10 PM UTC | Planetary Science

Are you hanging out at home this week, and looking to observe some naked eye planets? As we mentioned last week, while Venus is shining bright in the dusk sky, all of the other four naked eye planets of Mars, Saturn, Jupiter and Mercury are skulking in the early dawn sky.

New Study Shows the Earth and Moon are not so Similar After All

By Matthew Williams - March 16, 2020 07:19 PM UTC | Planetary Science

A new study shows that Earth and the Moon are not as similar as we thought, which helps resolve a major issue with the predominant theory of how the Moon formed.

The Intense Heat from the Sun Helps Ice Form on Mercury. Wait... What?

By Nancy Atkinson - March 16, 2020 06:44 PM UTC | Planetary Science

Good News! The New Strategy of Using InSight's Arm to Push the Mole Seems to be Making Progress.

By Evan Gough - March 16, 2020 01:51 PM UTC | Planetary Science

As Temperatures Increase, Forests are Having More Trouble Soaking up Carbon

By Matthew Williams - March 14, 2020 11:06 PM UTC | Planetary Science

A new study by an international team from over 100 universities and organizations has shown that tropical rainforests will not slow global warming for much longer.

Greenland and Antarctica are Losing Their Ice 6 Times Faster than in the 1990s

By Evan Gough - March 14, 2020 04:41 PM UTC | Planetary Science

Five Space and Astronomy Activities to do at Home During the Coronavirus Outbreak

By Nancy Atkinson - March 14, 2020 04:28 PM UTC | Site News

A Star Has Been Found That Pulsates, But Only on One Side

By Matthew Williams - March 13, 2020 05:23 PM UTC | Stars

An international team of astronomers have found the first-ever example of a pulsating star that emits energy from only one side - the tear-dropped HD 74423

Your Umbrella is Insufficient on a Planet Where it Rains Iron

By Evan Gough - March 12, 2020 06:33 PM UTC | Exoplanets

Slime Mold Grows the Same as the Large Scale Structure of the Universe

By Evan Gough - March 12, 2020 04:34 PM UTC | Cosmology

Over a Hundred New Large Objects Found in the Kuiper Belt

By Nancy Atkinson - March 12, 2020 01:15 PM UTC | Planetary Science

Astronomers Spot Rare Brown Dwarf Pair

By David Dickinson - March 12, 2020 09:51 AM UTC | Stars

Sometimes, the strangest stellar finds are right in our own cosmic neighborhood. Astronomers recently made an interesting discovery while putting a new set of telescopes through their paces: an eclipsing pair of sub-stellar brown dwarfs.

Gas and Dust Stop Planets From Eating Their Moons

By Matthew Williams - March 11, 2020 11:03 PM UTC | Exoplanets

A team of Japanese researchers have created a new model for moon formation that explains how planets like Saturn end up with one moon particularly large moon

India's Chandrayaan 2 is Creating the Highest Resolution Map We Have of the Moon

By jmehta - March 11, 2020 06:04 PM UTC | Planetary Science

ISRO's Chandrayaan 2 orbiter is quantifying just how much water ice exists on the Moon's poles.

70 Million Years Ago, Days Were 30 Minutes Shorter, According to this Ancient Clam

By Evan Gough - March 11, 2020 05:02 PM UTC | Planetary Science

Is the "D-star Hexaquark" the Dark Matter Particle?

By Matthew Williams - March 11, 2020 04:35 PM UTC | Physics

A new paper by researchers from the University of York proposed a new candidate for Dark Matter, known as the d-star hexaquark.

Neutron Star Measures Just 22 Kilometers Across

By Nancy Atkinson - March 11, 2020 03:19 PM UTC | Stars

Following the Inner Worlds: Mercury and Venus in 2020

By David Dickinson - March 11, 2020 11:38 AM UTC | Planetary Science

Where have all the planets gone in early 2020? While all of the naked eye planets are hiding in the early dawn sky, one world dominates the evening: brilliant Venus.

It Looks Like Betelgeuse was Dimming Because it was Dusty After All

By Nancy Atkinson - March 10, 2020 06:16 PM UTC | Stars

Seti@home is on Pause. Unfortunately, it's not Because They've Discovered Aliens

By Matthew Williams - March 10, 2020 05:46 PM UTC | Astrobiology

After 20 years in operation, SETI@home program recently announced that it is taking a hiatus to sort through the mountain of data they've accumulated.

These are the Boulders OSIRIS-REx is Going to Use to Navigate Down to the Surface of Bennu

By Evan Gough - March 10, 2020 05:27 PM UTC | Planetary Science

Life Could be Common Across the Universe, Just Not in Our Region

By Evan Gough - March 10, 2020 03:49 PM UTC | Astrobiology

Weekly Space Hangout: March 11, 2020 - Dr. Jon Willis talks Galaxy Cluster XLSSC 122

By susie - March 10, 2020 12:07 PM UTC | Extragalactic

Asteroid Bennu is Getting Some Official Names for its Surface Features

By Nancy Atkinson - March 10, 2020 11:25 AM UTC | Planetary Science

SpaceX Launches its Last Dragon 1 Mission to the ISS

By Matthew Williams - March 10, 2020 12:07 AM UTC | Space Exploration

SpaceX just launched its 20th mission as part of its resupply services to the ISS, which also happened to be the last mission of the Dragon capsule.

OSIRIS-REx did its Closest Flyover Yet, just 250 Meters Above its Sample Site

By Evan Gough - March 09, 2020 05:25 PM UTC | Planetary Science

Europe's Mission to Jupiter's Moons Just Got its First Instrument

By Matthew Williams - March 09, 2020 03:53 PM UTC | Missions

The ESA's JUpiter Icy Moons Explore (JUICE), which will study Europa and Ganymede for evidence of life, just got its first instrument!

Every Part of Blue Origin's New Glenn Rocket is Gigantic, Including its Nose Cone

By Evan Gough - March 09, 2020 01:40 PM UTC | Space Exploration

Artwork Inspired by Jupiter's Great Red Spot

By Evan Gough - March 07, 2020 01:53 PM UTC | Planetary Science

Curiosity Finds Organic Molecules That Could Have Been Produced by Life on Mars

By Evan Gough - March 06, 2020 05:56 PM UTC | Astrobiology

Mars 2020's New Name is... "Perseverance"

By Matthew Williams - March 06, 2020 02:22 PM UTC | Missions

NASA's Mars 2020 rover finally has a proper name - Perseverance!

The Chemicals That Make Up Exploding Stars Could Help Explain Away Dark Energy

By Brian Koberlein - March 06, 2020 01:14 PM UTC | Cosmology

XMM Newton Catches a Tiny Flare Star in Action

By David Dickinson - March 06, 2020 12:28 PM UTC | Stars

Japan Suspends its Funding for the 30-Meter Telescope

By Evan Gough - March 05, 2020 06:47 PM UTC | Telescopes

Comparing Mountains on the Moon to the Earth's Peaks

By Evan Gough - March 05, 2020 05:02 PM UTC | Planetary Science

Beyond Robotic Arms. Canada Funds Technology for Space Exploration

By Matthew Williams - March 05, 2020 04:45 PM UTC | Space Exploration

The Canadian Space Agency recently awarded contracts to a series of companies to develop technologies and tools to aid in the coming era of lunar exploration.

WFIRST Passes an Important Milestone, it's Time to Begin Development and Testing

By Evan Gough - March 05, 2020 03:00 PM UTC | Missions

Curiosity's Latest Mars Panorama, Captured in 1.8 Billion Glorious Pixels

By Nancy Atkinson - March 05, 2020 09:51 AM UTC | Space Exploration

The First Artemis Launch has Been Delayed Until Mid-to-Late 2021

By Matthew Williams - March 05, 2020 01:21 AM UTC | Missions

To kick off the Lunar Surface Innovation Consortium (LSIC), NASA Assoc. Admin. Steve Jurczyk indicated that the first Artemis mission will be delayed a little.