Universe Today (Page 191)

The Earth's Magnetosphere Could be Used as a Gravitational Wave Observatory

By Brian Koberlein - May 14, 2023 11:09 AM UTC | Physics

The magnetospheres of Earth and Jupiter might be used to observe high-frequency gravitational waves.

New Photos Show Collapsed Chains of Craters on a Martian Volcano

By Nancy Atkinson - May 13, 2023 02:42 PM UTC | Planetary Science

NASA Thinks They Can Give us 30 Minutes of Warning Before a Killer Solar Storm Hits Earth

By Andy Tomaswick - May 13, 2023 02:42 PM UTC | Solar Astronomy

This Star Might be Orbiting a Strange "Boson Star"

By Paul Sutter - May 13, 2023 01:07 PM UTC | Stars

Perseverance Finds an Ancient, Fast Flowing River

By sjohnston - May 13, 2023 12:07 PM UTC | Planetary Science

JWST Looks at the Atmosphere of a Stormy, Steamy Mini-Neptune

By Evan Gough - May 12, 2023 06:42 PM UTC | Exoplanets

New Images Reveal the Magnetic Fields in the Horsehead Nebula

By Matthew Williams - May 12, 2023 03:30 PM UTC | Stars

A high-school student and an international team of astronomers created the first-ever map of the Horsehead Nebula's magnetic field.

It Took Five Years and A Million Images to Make this Atlas of Stellar Nurseries

By Evan Gough - May 12, 2023 12:22 PM UTC | Stars

Dark Matter Can Make Dark Atoms

By Paul Sutter - May 12, 2023 07:13 AM UTC | Physics

China Has its Own Secret Space Plane, and it Just Landed

By Matthew Williams - May 11, 2023 05:36 PM UTC | Space Exploration

China's mysterious experimental spaceplane (Shenlong) just returned to Earth after spending 276 days in orbit.

Advanced Life Should Have Already Peaked Billions of Years Ago

By Evan Gough - May 11, 2023 05:24 PM UTC | Astrobiology

Webb Examined an Asteroid Belt and Found More Than it Bargained For

By Evan Gough - May 10, 2023 03:25 PM UTC | Planetary Science

What if Titan Dragonfly had a Fusion Engine?

By Matthew Williams - May 10, 2023 01:50 PM UTC | Planetary Science

A team of Princeton scientists have shown how a Direct Fusion Drive could greatly enhance the Dragonfly's exploration efforts on Titan.

Meteorites Store a Magnetic Memory of the Early Solar System

By Brian Koberlein - May 10, 2023 01:00 PM UTC | Planetary Science

Magnets are a handy tool for finding meteorites, but they can also erase vital clues about the early solar system.

One in Ten Stars Ate a Jupiter (Or Bigger)

By Evan Gough - May 09, 2023 03:29 PM UTC | Stars

Building Planetary Systems That Could Last Forever

By Brian Koberlein - May 09, 2023 02:13 PM UTC | Exoplanets

An advanced civilization might use horseshoe orbits to bring their vacation spots closer to home.

The Earth's Magnetosphere Could be Used as a Gravitational Wave Observatory

New Photos Show Collapsed Chains of Craters on a Martian Volcano

NASA Thinks They Can Give us 30 Minutes of Warning Before a Killer Solar Storm Hits Earth

This Star Might be Orbiting a Strange "Boson Star"

Perseverance Finds an Ancient, Fast Flowing River

JWST Looks at the Atmosphere of a Stormy, Steamy Mini-Neptune

New Images Reveal the Magnetic Fields in the Horsehead Nebula

It Took Five Years and A Million Images to Make this Atlas of Stellar Nurseries

Dark Matter Can Make Dark Atoms

China Has its Own Secret Space Plane, and it Just Landed

Advanced Life Should Have Already Peaked Billions of Years Ago

Webb Examined an Asteroid Belt and Found More Than it Bargained For

What if Titan Dragonfly had a Fusion Engine?

Meteorites Store a Magnetic Memory of the Early Solar System

One in Ten Stars Ate a Jupiter (Or Bigger)

Building Planetary Systems That Could Last Forever

NASA Uses Powerful Transmitters to Talk to Deep Space Spacecraft. Will Other Civilizations Receive Those Signals?

Chasing SpaceX: The Commercial Space Race Gets a Reality Check

We Can Only Bring 30 Samples of Mars Back to Earth. How Do We Decide?

What Does the Milky Way Look Like?