Universe Today (Page 152)

A Microorganism With a Taste for Meteorites Could Help us Understand the Formation of Life on Earth

By Matthew Williams - December 05, 2019 04:43 PM UTC | Astrobiology

A new study by a team astrobiologists shows how certain types of extreme bacteria thrive on meteors, which could reveal things about the origins of life on Earth.

There's a New Record for the Most Massive Black Hole Ever Seen: 40 Billion Solar Masses

By Evan Gough - December 05, 2019 04:36 PM UTC | Black Holes

IKEA's New Collection is Inspired by the Challenges of Living on Mars

By Evan Gough - December 04, 2019 05:54 PM UTC | Space Exploration

Luca Parmitano Takes the Wheel and Test Drives a Rover From Space.

By Matthew Williams - December 04, 2019 04:05 PM UTC | Space Exploration

ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano just completed the second round of tests where he remotely-controlled a rover on Earth from the ISS.

Weekly Space Hangout: December 4, 2019 - Dr. Becky Smethurst's "Space: 10 Things You Should Know"

By susie - December 04, 2019 08:03 AM UTC | Site News

Landslides Work Differently on Mars, and Now We Might Know Why

By Evan Gough - December 03, 2019 06:22 PM UTC | Planetary Science

Using Balloons to Launch Rockets

By Matthew Williams - December 03, 2019 01:43 PM UTC | Missions

LEO Aerospace is developing a "Rockoon" system that will provide commercial launch services for microsatellites, as well as a platforms for conducting everything from scientific research to emergency rescues.

Carnival of Space #640

By susie - December 02, 2019 06:56 PM UTC | Site News

Giant Meteor Impacts Might Have Triggered Early Earth's Plate Tectonics

By Matthew Williams - December 02, 2019 05:28 PM UTC | Planetary Science

A new study by an Australian-US team has found that a large impact that happened ca. 3.2 billion years ago could be what started Earth's tectonics activity, which could be crucial to why Earth is able to support life.

Messier 94 - the Cat's Eye Galaxy

By tammy-plotner - December 02, 2019 03:00 PM UTC | Extragalactic

Located in the constellation Canes Venatici, roughly 15 million light years from Earth, is the spiral galaxy known as the Cat's Eye Galaxy (aka. Messier 94)

Cancer Seems to Have Trouble Spreading in Microgravity

By Matthew Williams - December 01, 2019 06:39 PM UTC | Astrobiology

A team of Australian researchers have found evidence that microgravity can disrupt the spread of cancer cells, which could lead to new treatments.

Interstellar Comet Borisov is About to Make its Closest Approach to Earth

By Matthew Williams - November 29, 2019 07:48 PM UTC | Solar Astronomy

A team of astronomers from Yale have taken the clearest picture of the interstellar comet 2I/Borisov to date, showcasing its long tail!

Astronomers Are About to Detect the Light from the Very First Stars in the Universe

By Evan Gough - November 28, 2019 03:26 PM UTC | Cosmology

When Martian Storms Really Get Going, they Create Towers of Dust 80 Kilometers High

By Evan Gough - November 27, 2019 06:47 PM UTC | Planetary Science

NASA Supercomputer Simulates the Weather on Mars

By Evan Gough - November 27, 2019 03:35 PM UTC | Planetary Science

Weekly Space Hangout: November 27, 2019 - Dylan O'Donnell, Director of DNA Digital and zen10 Australia

By susie - November 27, 2019 09:08 AM UTC | Site News

Tonight we are excited to welcome amateur astronomer and astrophotographer extraordinaire Dylan O'Donnell to the WSH. Dylan is an Australian web developer, the Director of DNA Digital and zen10 Australia, and a Public Science Communicator. Dylan has a Masters of Information Technology and his astrophotography been featured by NASA and ESA, and to date, two of his images have been selected for NASA Astronomy Photo of the Day (APOD).

Finally! Scientists Find a Place on Earth with Liquid Water But No Life

By Evan Gough - November 26, 2019 06:21 PM UTC | Astrobiology

A Fifth Fundamental Force Could Really Exist, But We Haven't Found It Yet

By Brian Koberlein - November 26, 2019 04:21 PM UTC | Physics

Carnival of Space #639

By susie - November 26, 2019 03:47 PM UTC | Site News

Building Space Telescopes... In Space

By Fraser Cain - November 26, 2019 03:25 PM UTC | Telescopes

There Could be Planets Orbiting Around Supermassive Black Holes

By Matthew Williams - November 26, 2019 03:08 PM UTC | Black Holes

A team of scientists from Japan have theorized that planetary systems could form around Supermassive Black Holes.

Here's a Deepfake of Nixon Giving a Eulogy for the Apollo 11 Astronauts if Their Mission Failed

By Evan Gough - November 25, 2019 06:59 PM UTC | Space Policy

Astronomers Find a Galaxy Containing Three Supermassive Black Holes at the Center

By Evan Gough - November 25, 2019 04:44 PM UTC | Extragalactic

Using Bacteria to Build a Base on Mars

By Matthew Williams - November 23, 2019 10:08 PM UTC | Astrobiology

A researcher, whose work is supported by the ESA and NASA, has developed an idea for using bacteria to help build a base on Mars

New Satellites Will Tell Us Exactly how Quickly the Oceans are Rising

By Evan Gough - November 22, 2019 05:48 PM UTC | Planetary Science

Of the Two Stars in Alpha Centauri, One is Probably More Habitable than the Other

By Matthew Williams - November 22, 2019 04:55 PM UTC | Exoplanets

A new study has shown that the Alpha Centauri is not likely to support life and that one of its stars is more likely to have habitable planets than the other

Aquatic Rover Drives on the Underside of the Ice in Antarctica

By Evan Gough - November 22, 2019 03:14 PM UTC | Planetary Science

Hubble Observes the Most Powerful Gamma Ray Burst Ever Detected

By Matthew Williams - November 22, 2019 02:35 PM UTC | Observing

An international effort involving multiple observatories and astronomers from around the world have observed the most powerful gamma-ray burst ever.

A Brand New Island in the Pacific has Survived 5 Years

By Evan Gough - November 21, 2019 07:20 PM UTC | Planetary Science

Starship Mk 1 Blows its Top During Testing

By Matthew Williams - November 21, 2019 06:54 PM UTC | Space Exploration

During a recent cryogenic loading test at Boca Chica, Texas, the Starship Mk 1 prototype experienced a sudden failure and is likely to be scrapped.

Astronomers Finally Find the Neutron Star Leftover from Supernova 1987A

By Evan Gough - November 21, 2019 05:17 PM UTC | Stars

How Do We Settle on Ceres?

By Matthew Williams - November 20, 2019 02:12 PM UTC | Space Exploration

How might humanity go about establishing a colony on Ceres, the largest object in the Main Asteroid Belt?

Scientists Search for Ancient Fossils in Australia, Practicing the Techniques They'll Use on Mars

By Evan Gough - November 20, 2019 01:33 PM UTC | Astrobiology

Conjunction Alert: Jupiter Meets Venus at Dusk

By David Dickinson - November 20, 2019 10:31 AM UTC | Planetary Science

Get ready: The queries are inbound. "Did you see those two bright things in the sky last night?" Says a well meaning family member/friend/coworker/random person on Twitter that knows you're into astronomy. "They were HUGE!"