Every telescope has a story to tell. We returned back to the U S of A recently, and one of our first tasks upon re-establishing our lives back in Florida was to dig through the archaeological strata that is our storage unit. Headlamp on and Leatherman in hand, we worked our way through layers put in place over years of storage unit drop-off runs.
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CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, FL - A U.S. Air Force satellite that will provide vital early warnings on incoming enemy missiles that are critical to the defense of our homeland is set for a spectacular nighttime blastoff on Thursday Jan. 19 from the Florida Space Coast. Update: Launch reset to Jan 20 at 7:42 pm EST
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In 1859, the Sun gave off the most powerful solar flare on record. A blast of radiation and particles so strong it fried electrical wires and set telegraph towers on fire.
What would happen if a solar storm of this magnitude happened today? It would be a very bad day indeed.
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Max Planck was one of the most renowned physicists of his time, and is considered one of the greatest minds in the history of science.
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A new study from a team of researchers from the University of Arkansas shows that certain types of microorganisms could survive on Mars, helping to narrow the search for life there.
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Located in the direction of the Andromeda Constellation is the dwarf elliptical galaxy known as "Le Gentil" (or Messier 32), which is a satellite galaxy of the Andromeda Galaxy.
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NASA's Curiosity Rover is turning into an able meteorite hunter with a shiny new find just this past week.
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Recently declassified footage shows a possible UFO that was spotted in the skies above Chile two years ago. However, a possible explanation has since been given for this strange event.
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The stakes could almost not be higher for SpaceX as the firm readies their twice failed Falcon 9 rocket for a blastoff resumption on Saturday morning, Jan. 14 carrying the vanguard of the commercial Iridium NEXT satellite fleet to orbit from their California rocket base.
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Located in the ecliptic plane of the galaxy, where it is bordered by other "watery" asterisms, is the ancient constellation Capricornus, the "Sea Goat".
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According to a new study from UCLA which conducted uranium-lead dating on Moon rocks, the Moon is older than previously thought.
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A new study produced by astronomers from Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics shows how some of the most distant stars in the Milky Way were actually stolen from a neighboring galaxy.
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The European Southern Observatory and Breakthrough Initiatives have come together for purpose of finding habitable planets beyond Earth.
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A new study by a team of researchers from Columbia University and Berkeley proposes the most plausible explanation yet for Tabby's Star.
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In orbit of Earth, at an altitude of between 330 and 435 km (205 and 270 mi), is the International Space Station, the largest artificial satellite and space laboratory in existence.
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"What's that bright light in the sky?" The planet Venus never fails to impress, and indeed make even seasoned observers look twice at its unexpected brilliance. The third brightest natural object in the sky, Venus now rules the dusk, a fine sight for wintertime evening commuters. Venus reaches greatest elongation tomorrow, a fine time to admire the dazzling world.
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Changing another world to support Earth life is called terraforming. But maybe it's a better idea to just change Earth life to live on other worlds.
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Located north of the celestial equator in the direction of the Andromeda Constellation lies the spectacular Andromeda Galaxy (aka. Messier 31).
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A team from Calvin College, Michigan have discovered a binary pair of stars that will eventually collide and explode in 2022, producing a Red Nova that we will be able to see from Earth.
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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today "accepted the investigation report" regarding the results of SpaceX's investigation into the cause of the company's catastrophic Sept. 1, 2016 launch pad explosion of a Falcon 9 rocket in Florida, and simultaneously "granted a license" for the 'Return to Flight' blastoff of the private rocket from California as soon as next week - the FAA confirmed today to Universe Today, Friday, Jan. 6.
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The possible detection of comets in the nearby star system of HD 172555 could shed light on how comets behaved in the early Solar System, which could have implications in the search for extra-terrestrial life.
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Low Earth Orbit (LEO) is a popular place. It is where the majority of space missions are sent, where all of our satellites reside, and where the ISS orbits the planet.
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A study presented at the 229th Meeting of the AAS examines how the composition of stars can produce very different kinds of rocky planets.
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In a significant step towards restoring America's indigenous human spaceflight capability and fostering the new era of commercial space fight, NASA has awarded a slew of additional astronaut taxi flights from Boeing and SpaceX to carry crews to the International Space Station (ISS).
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At the 229th Meeting of the AAS, an international of researchers shared images of two of the most powerful forces in the cosmos occurring at the same time in the same place.
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NASA has announced the two missions that will make up Discovery 13 and 14, both of which are robotic missions to study the history of the early Solar System.
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Located just 25,000 light years from our Solar System is the Canis Major Dwarf Galaxy, the closest galaxy to the Milky Way.
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Planet Earth has gone through several "ice ages", where dropping temperatures has led to the expansion of ice sheets and glaciers.
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After an intensive four month investigation into why a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket exploded without warning on the launch pad last September, the company today announced the failures likely cause as well as plans of a rapid resumption of flights as soon as next Sunday, Jan. 8, from their California launch complex – carrying a lucrative commercial payload of 10 advanced mobile relay satellites to orbit for Iridium Communications.
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Located approximately 26,000 light years from Earth, in the direction of the Capricornus constellation. is the globular cluster known as Messier 30.
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Here's a full, free ebook with 101 things to see in the night sky in 2017, from eclipses to meteor showers.
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Wind turbines have existed for over a century, but are becoming a major focus in recent decades thanks to the growth of wind power and renewable energy
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