Universe Today (Page 157)

Elon Musk Outlines the Next Few Weeks of Starship Tests

By Matthew Williams - August 06, 2019 04:22 PM UTC | Space Exploration

According to recent statements and images from their facilities, SpaceX is making progress and will have big news for us on August 24th!

What Are Light Echoes? Using Reflections Of Light To See Even Further Back In Time

By Fraser Cain - August 06, 2019 03:48 PM UTC | Observing

Carnival of Space #623

By susie - August 05, 2019 04:45 PM UTC | Site News

Bright Fireball Explodes Over Ontario, Meteorite Fragments Might Have Reached the Ground

By Matthew Williams - August 04, 2019 06:18 PM UTC | Planetary Science

A meteorite recently was spotted in the Great Lakes region and could have left fragments in the area around Bancroft, Ontario.

Rock Almost Rolled Into This Crater on the Moon... Almost

By Matthew Williams - August 03, 2019 06:33 PM UTC | Planetary Science

The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter recently spotted a boulder that had rolled downhill inside the Antoniadi crater, very nearly landing in another, smaller crater.

Snowball Exoplanets Might Be Better for Life Than We Thought

By Evan Gough - August 03, 2019 05:01 PM UTC | Exoplanets

All Life on Earth is Made up of the Same 20 Amino Acids. Scientist Now Think They Know Why

By Matthew Williams - August 02, 2019 06:38 PM UTC | Astrobiology

A new study has shown that the building blocks of life (amino acids) may have come together more easily than we thought

The Light Sail is Working... It's Working!

By Evan Gough - August 02, 2019 04:11 PM UTC | Space Exploration

How Habitable is Titan? NASA is Sending the Titan Dragonfly Helicopter to Find Out

By Fraser Cain - August 02, 2019 04:03 PM UTC | Astrobiology

NASA Promised More Smaller, Earth-size Exoplanets. TESS is Delivering.

By Evan Gough - July 31, 2019 07:00 PM UTC | Exoplanets

The Moon is Older Than Scientists Thought

By Evan Gough - July 31, 2019 02:17 PM UTC | Planetary Science

Why Is The Moon's South Pole So Important? It's All About Water

By Fraser Cain - July 30, 2019 05:11 PM UTC | Planetary Science

Watch this Amazing Video of Hayabusa 2 Picking Up a Sample from the Surface of Ryugu

By Evan Gough - July 30, 2019 05:06 PM UTC | Missions

Check Out This Super-Cool Quad Video of the Falcon Re-Entry. Two Sonic Booms!

By Evan Gough - July 30, 2019 03:21 PM UTC | Space Exploration

Carnival of Space #622

By susie - July 30, 2019 02:58 PM UTC | Site News

Messier 91 - the NGC 4548 Barred Spiral Galaxy

By tammy-plotner - July 29, 2019 09:00 PM UTC | Extragalactic

Located in the constellation Virgo, about 63 million light-years from Earth, is the barred spiral galaxy known as Messier 91.

As Meteorites Slice Through the Atmosphere, They're Sculpted Into Cones

By Matthew Williams - July 29, 2019 05:38 PM UTC | Planetary Science

A new study reveals why many meteors, when they enter Earth's atmosphere, become cone-shaped as they heat up.

Great News! The Large Synoptic Survey Telescope Might be Named for Vera Rubin

By Evan Gough - July 29, 2019 03:35 PM UTC | Telescopes

Fossilized Clams Had Evidence of a Meteorite Impact Inside Them

By Evan Gough - July 26, 2019 05:45 PM UTC | Astrobiology

What Did the Early Milky Way Look Like?

By Evan Gough - July 26, 2019 04:21 PM UTC | Milky Way

Planetary Society Deploys LightSail 2's Solar Sail. What Does The Future Hold For Solar Sails?

By Fraser Cain - July 26, 2019 03:59 PM UTC | Space Exploration

Big News! SpaceX's Starhopper Test Vehicle Completes First Free Flight!

By Matthew Williams - July 26, 2019 03:00 PM UTC | Space Exploration

Last night, after multiple delays, SpaceX's Starhopper test vehicle has completed its first untethered test flight.

First Free Flight of SpaceX's Starhopper Aborted After Engine Fire

By Matthew Williams - July 25, 2019 05:15 PM UTC | Space Exploration

SpaceX was forced to abort its first free flight test of the Starhopper yesterday (and again today) due to fires breaking out.

Toyota is Building a Pressurized Lunar Rover for Japan

By Evan Gough - July 24, 2019 05:11 PM UTC | Space Exploration

India's Chandrayaan-2 is Heading to the Moon

By Evan Gough - July 24, 2019 03:35 PM UTC | Missions

China's Tiangong 2 was Destroyed Last Week, Burning up in the Atmosphere Over the South Pacific Ocean

By Matthew Williams - July 23, 2019 08:15 PM UTC | Space Exploration

China recently successfully conducted a controlled deorbit of its second orbital laboratory, Tiangong-2.

Searching For The Red Edge: How The Earth's Forests Are Telling The Aliens Where We Live

By Fraser Cain - July 23, 2019 07:51 PM UTC | Astrobiology

Drama In Low-Earth Orbit As LightSail2 Deploys Its Sails

By Evan Gough - July 23, 2019 06:30 PM UTC | Space Exploration

VP Pence Unveils the Spacecraft that will Take Astronauts Back to the Moon in 2024!

By Matthew Williams - July 23, 2019 04:45 PM UTC | Space Policy

To mark the 50th Anniversary of the Moon Landing, VP Pence recently unveiled the the Orion capsule that will take astronauts back to the Moon in 2024.

Chris Kraft, Legendary NASA Flight Director, Dies at 95

By Nancy Atkinson - July 23, 2019 10:57 AM UTC | Space Policy

Meet Our Neighbour, The Local Void. Gaze Into It, Puny Humans.

By Evan Gough - July 22, 2019 06:59 PM UTC | Cosmology

Messier 90 - the NGC 4569 Spiral Galaxy

By tammy-plotner - July 22, 2019 04:00 PM UTC | Extragalactic

Carnival of Space #621

By susie - July 22, 2019 01:37 PM UTC | Site News

Starship Prototype Catches Fire After a Recent Test, But Appears Undamaged

By Matthew Williams - July 20, 2019 02:40 PM UTC | Space Exploration

Despite the fireball that engulfed the Starshopper this past week, both the vehicle and its Draco engine appear to be unscathed.

The Lunar Gateway Will be in a "Near-Rectilinear Halo Orbit"

By Evan Gough - July 19, 2019 08:04 PM UTC | Space Exploration

There are Ring-Like Formations Around the Lakes on Titan

By Evan Gough - July 19, 2019 05:50 PM UTC | Planetary Science

LightSail 2 is Sending Home New Pictures of Earth

By Evan Gough - July 19, 2019 03:17 PM UTC | Missions

The Story of the Apollo Guidance Computer, Part 1

By Nancy Atkinson - July 19, 2019 10:10 AM UTC | Missions

Asteroid 2006 QV89 Now Has a 0% Chance of Hitting Earth in September

By Evan Gough - July 18, 2019 06:41 PM UTC | Planetary Science

Blankets of Silica Aerogel Could Make Parts of Mars Habitable

By Evan Gough - July 18, 2019 01:49 PM UTC | Planetary Science

Gaia Mission is Mapping Out the Bar at the Center of the Milky Way

By Matthew Williams - July 17, 2019 07:37 PM UTC | Milky Way

The latest discovery to come from Gaia's years of observing the Milky Way is the first 3D measurements of our galaxy's central bar structure.

Screaming Sounds Sent to the Edge of Space, Confirming That... "In Space, No One Can Hear You Scream"

By Evan Gough - July 17, 2019 05:55 PM UTC | Physics

Crew Dragon Exploded Back in April Because of a Nitrogen Tetroxide Leak

By Matthew Williams - July 17, 2019 03:37 PM UTC | Space Exploration

SpaceX has revealed the cause of the accident that took place back in April, attributing it to a leak that took place just prior to the final tactic engine fire test.

First Ever Image of Quantum Entanglement

By Matthew Williams - July 16, 2019 10:13 PM UTC | Physics

A research team from the University of Glasgow has, for the first time ever, captured an image of entangled photons.

Pictures from Curiosity Show the Bottom of an Ancient Lake on Mars, the Perfect Place to Search for Evidence of Past Life

By Evan Gough - July 16, 2019 06:09 PM UTC | Astrobiology

NASA is Building Robots That Can Climb Rock and Ice Cliffs

By Matthew Williams - July 16, 2019 04:12 PM UTC | Space Exploration

Engineers at NASA JPL are busy developing next-generation robotic missions that will allow astronauts to explore harder-to-reach places in the search for life.

Hayabusa 2 is the First Spacecraft to Sample the Inside of an Asteroid

By Evan Gough - July 16, 2019 02:29 PM UTC | Missions

Our Guide to Tuesday Night's Partial Lunar Eclipse

By David Dickinson - July 16, 2019 08:04 AM UTC | Solar Astronomy

Happen to be in Europe, Africa, Asia or Australia on Tuesday night with clear skies? I July weather cooperates, you'll have a good view of the final lunar eclipse for 2019.

Messier 89 - the NGC 4552 Spiral Galaxy

By tammy-plotner - July 15, 2019 11:50 PM UTC | Extragalactic

Located in the Virgo constellation, roughly 50 million light years from Earth, is the elliptical galaxy known as Messier 89.

There's A Fire in Greenland... Again. It's 10 Degrees Hotter Than Normal

By Evan Gough - July 15, 2019 06:18 PM UTC | Planetary Science