Universe Today (Page 256)

Mars Might Have Been Covered in Lakes in the Ancient Past

By Matthew Williams - September 18, 2022 01:26 PM UTC | Planetary Science

New research by an international team of scientists indicates that Mars may have had far more ancient lakes on its surface, which could have drastic implications for finding life.

Satellites can now Measure the Thickness of Ice Sheets all Year Long

By sjohnston - September 18, 2022 11:20 AM UTC | Planetary Science

The First cry From a Brand new Baby Star

By Paul Sutter - September 17, 2022 02:18 PM UTC | Stars

A new way to Discover Planets? Astronomers Detect an Exoplanet by Seeing its Trojan Belts

By Brian Koberlein - September 17, 2022 01:35 PM UTC | Exoplanets

Astronomers demonstrate that you don't have to see a planet to discover it. You only need to see its Lagrange points.

Blue Origin Explosion, CAPSTONE Problems, Space Diamonds

By kuingul-gmail - September 17, 2022 07:43 AM UTC | Space Exploration

Can Astronomers Predict Which Stars Are About to Explode as Supernovae?

By Laurence Tognetti, MSc - September 16, 2022 11:28 PM UTC | Stars

Saturn Might Have Torn a Moon Apart to Make its Rings

By Carolyn Collins Petersen - September 16, 2022 05:50 PM UTC | Planetary Science

The History of the Sun is Written on the Moon

By Paul Sutter - September 16, 2022 03:55 PM UTC | Solar Astronomy

Hubble Sees a Spiral Galaxy With a Supermassive Black Hole Feasting at its Center

By Matthew Williams - September 16, 2022 03:26 PM UTC | Extragalactic

In a new image, Hubble provides a breathtaking view of the intermediate spiral galaxy NGC 1961 that showcases its peculiar features.

Without Water and Life, Geology on Mars is Driven by the Wind

By Carolyn Collins Petersen - September 16, 2022 02:53 PM UTC | Planetary Science

Space Tourists Have Booked Their Next Private Mission to the International Space Station

By Nancy Atkinson - September 16, 2022 02:17 PM UTC | Space Exploration

Perseverance Has Collected Samples from One of the Best Places to Search for Ancient Life on Mars

By Nancy Atkinson - September 15, 2022 05:46 PM UTC | Astrobiology

A Galaxy With Ten Times the Mass of the Milky Way is Preparing to Become a Quasar

By Matthew Williams - September 15, 2022 05:17 PM UTC | Extragalactic

New research by an international team of scientists has revealed new insight into how rare, dusty galaxies evolved during the early Universe.

Galactic Superwinds From Supernovae and Newly-Forming Stars Shape a Galaxy's Early Development

By Paul Sutter - September 15, 2022 02:20 PM UTC | Extragalactic

There Could be as Many Water Worlds as Earths in the Milky Way

By Matthew Williams - September 14, 2022 08:32 PM UTC | Exoplanets

A new study has examined all the rocky planets around red dwarf stars and determined that "water worlds" are as common as "Earth-like" rocky planets.

Mars did Have Moving Glaciers, but They Behaved Differently in the Planet's Lower Gravity

By Matthew Williams - September 14, 2022 04:49 PM UTC | Planetary Science

New research shows that glaciers on Mars moved very slowly, which could have allowed ancient life there to survive.

The Tonga Eruption Produced a 90-Meter Tsunami

By Paul Sutter - September 14, 2022 03:56 PM UTC | Planetary Science

Meet the New Vespera Telescope From Vaonis

By David Dickinson - September 14, 2022 10:38 AM UTC | Telescopes

The Vespera telescope offers power and portability in a deep-sky imaging package.

Flying to (Hypothetical) Planet 9: Why visit it, how could we get there, and would it surprise us like Pluto?

By Laurence Tognetti, MSc - September 13, 2022 09:20 PM UTC | Space Exploration

On its Hunt for Dark Energy, a Telescope Stopped to Look at the Lobster Nebula

By Brian Koberlein - September 13, 2022 04:18 PM UTC | Cosmology

It takes a wide view to study dark energy, which also gives us a great look at some nebulae.