Universe Today
Did You Know the Earth's Atmosphere Extends Beyond the Orbit of the Moon?
Gateway Foundation Shows off Their Plans for an Enormous Rotating Space Station
The Gateway Foundation is looking to build a rotating space station in orbit. And thanks to Elon Musk and his plans for the BFR, it might just be affordable!
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This is a Dust Devil... on Mars
Weekly Space Hangout: Feb 20, 2019 - Dr. Emily Holt talks Archaeology and Ancient Astronomy
This Star Has Been Going Nova Every Year, for Millions of Years
Messier 78 - the NGC 2068 Reflection Nebula
Located in the Orion Constellation, roughly 13,500 light years from Earth, is the bright reflection nebula known as Messier 78.
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Astronomy Cast Ep. 518: When the Universe tried to Declare War
Carnival of Space #599
British Satellite Tests its Space Junk Harpoon
The RemoveDebris spacecraft recently tested out its harpoon, one of the tools it will use to remove space debris from Earth's orbit.
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Land Heavier Payloads on Mars. Aim for the Ground and Then Pull up at the Last Moment
A team of researchers has devised a new strategy for landing heavier craft on Mars, which could allow for crewed missions to the Red Planet.
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Mars One, the Plan to Make a Reality Show on Mars, is Bankrupt
According to multiple sources, Mars One - the organization intent on crowdsourcing the colonization of Mars - is apparently bankrupt.
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InSight has Placed its Heat Probe on the Martian Surface. The Next Step is to Jackhammer Down 5 Meters and Hope it Doesn't Encounter a Large Rock
Another Enormous Crater Found Under the Ice in Greenland
Hubble Shows off the Atmospheres of Uranus and Neptune
New images from Hubble have shown some interesting seasonal developments on Neptune and Uranus
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There's Evidence that Mars is Still Volcanically Active
Weekly Space Hangout: Feb 13, 2019 - Luciano Iess of the Cassini Radio Science Team
Want to Move to Mars? A Round-Trip Ticket Will Only Cost $100,000 According to Elon Musk
Here's a Clever idea. Build Moon Bases in Craters and then Fill them in with Lunar Regolith
A student team associated with the ESA recently developed a concept for a Moon base that would rely on lunar regolith to provide protection.
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Thanks to Gaia, We Now Know Exactly When We'll be Colliding with Andromeda
New Horizons took this shot of MU69 as it sped away from its encounter
The latest images to come from the New Horizons mission show that Ultima Thule (the first KBO to be studied up close) has an unusual shape.
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Astronomy Cast Ep. 517: Fritz Zwicky and the Zwicky Transient Facility
Carnival of Space #598
New SpaceX Raptor Engine Beats the Chamber Pressure of Russia's RD-180 Engine, According to Elon Musk
Elon Musk posted the results of the Raptor engine's recent test-firing, and claims it broke an almost 20-year old record!
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This is Kepler's Final Image
Even in retirement, the Kepler space telescope is still allowing for discoveries, which include it's "last light" images and recordings.
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A Star's Outburst is Releasing Organic Molecules Trapped in the ice Around it
A new study by an international team of astronomers has discovered the presence of organic molecules in the disk of a young star.
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InSight Just Put a Windshield Over its Seismometer
Comet Y1 Iwamoto Tops Out in February
Every year produces a handful of binocular comets, and the first one for 2019 is coming right up, with a fine apparition for Comet C/2018 Y1 Iwamoto.
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The Milky Way is Actually Warped
A new study by a team of Chinese scientists has shown that the galaxy actually has a warped, S-shape to it.
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ESA is Planning a Mission to the Smallest Spacerock Ever Visited: the Moon of an Asteroid
Weekly Space Hangout: Feb 6, 2019: Dr. Natalie Hinkel and "The Hypatia Catalog"
How Big Would a Generation Ship Need to be to Keep a Crew of 500 Alive for the Journey to Another Star?
In their latest in a series of studies concerning generation ships, the team addresses how large the ship would need to be to sustain a multi-generational crew.
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Two Newly-Discovered Exoplanets are Probably the Result of a Catastrophic Collision
How The Sun's Scorching Corona Stays So Hot
Elon Musk's New Plan is to Get to the Moon as Fast as Possible
With his latest update, Musk shared the first test-firing of the Raptor rocket, and indicated there would be some changes when it comes time to add them to the Starship.
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Carnival of Space #597
Astronomy Cast Ep. 516: Polar Vortices
Eta Carinae is Getting Brighter Because a Dust Cloud was Blocking our View
A new study by an international team reveals that Eta Carinae will soon be so bright that we won't be able to see its famous nebula anymore.
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Oumuamua Could be the Fragment of a Disintegrated Interstellar Comet
NASA used Curiosity's Sensors to Measure the Gravity of a Mountain on Mars
Astronomers Process Hubble's Deepest Image to get Even More Data, and Show that Some Galaxies are Twice as big as Previously Believed
Newborn Stars in the Orion Nebula Prevent Other Stars from Forming
Uh oh, a Recent Study Suggests that Dark Energy's Strength is Increasing
When Does the Sun Rise... Really?
It's strange but true... we may not fully understand one of the simplest metrics in observational astronomy: just what time does the Sun rise... really?
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Weekly Space Hangout: Jan 30, 2019: Rod Pyle talks "Space 2.0"
Crew Dragon Rolls Out to the Launch Pad. Demo-1 Flight Should Happen Shortly
One of the Oldest Earth Rocks Turned up on the Moon, of all Places
A recent study has determined that the oldest sample of Earth rock ever discovered (~4 billion years old) was actually found on the Moon.
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Carnival of Space #596
Tiny Object Found at the Edge of the Solar System for the First Time. A Kuiper Belt Object that's Only 2.6 km Across
Astronomers are Continuing to Watch the Shockwaves Expand from Supernova SN1987A, as they Crash Into the Surrounding Interstellar Medium
An international team of researchers was able to accurately measure the effect that a supernova shock wave had on the surrounding gas for the first time.
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Without the Impact that Formed the Moon, We Might Not Have Life on Earth
