Universe Today (Page 264)

JWST Turns Its Gaze on the Cartwheel Galaxy

By Carolyn Collins Petersen - August 03, 2022 12:39 AM UTC | Extragalactic

The Record for the Farthest Galaxy just got Broken Again, now just 250 million years after the Big Bang

By Laurence Tognetti, MSc - August 02, 2022 12:41 PM UTC | Extragalactic

K2 PanSTARRS Still a Fine Binocular Comet Through late 2022

By David Dickinson - August 01, 2022 11:39 AM UTC | Observing

A long anticipated comet puts on its best show through the end of 2022.

Even Citizen Scientists are Getting Time on JWST

By Nancy Atkinson - July 31, 2022 06:54 PM UTC | Telescopes

Stellar Flybys Leave a Permanent Mark on Newly Forming Planetary Systems

By Carolyn Collins Petersen - July 31, 2022 04:10 PM UTC | Exoplanets

Planet 9 is Running out of Places to Hide

By Brian Koberlein - July 31, 2022 02:46 PM UTC | Planetary Science

A search for Planet 9 found hundreds of potential candidates, but they are probably just clouds.

Earth's Magnetic Field Almost Completely Collapsed 550 Million Years Ago

By Carolyn Collins Petersen - July 30, 2022 05:19 PM UTC | Planetary Science

China's Long March Rocket Booster Makes Uncontrolled Reentry Back to Earth

By Nancy Atkinson - July 30, 2022 04:07 PM UTC | Space Policy

ESA's EnVision Mission Doesn't Have a lot of Fuel, so it's Going to Aerobrake in the Atmosphere of Venus

By Nancy Atkinson - July 30, 2022 03:12 PM UTC | Missions

Jupiter's Giant Moons Prevent it From Having Rings Like Saturn

By Matthew Williams - July 30, 2022 02:58 PM UTC | Planetary Science

A recent study examined why Jupiter doesn't have highly-visible (and beautiful) rings like Saturn, and puts the blame on its moons!

When Stars eat Their Planets, the Carnage can be Seen Billions of Years Later

By Brian Koberlein - July 30, 2022 02:55 PM UTC | Stars

Lithium is the key to determining whether a star has eaten a planet.

JWST Damage, New Mars Helicopters, Teaching Robots to Die

By kuingul-gmail - July 30, 2022 08:09 AM UTC | Missions

The Mars Sample Return Mission Will Take Two Helicopters to the Red Planet to Help Retrieve Samples

By sjohnston - July 29, 2022 09:33 PM UTC | Planetary Science

The James Webb is Measuring Distant Galaxies 5-10 Times Better Than any Other Telescope

By Matthew Williams - July 29, 2022 04:26 PM UTC | Telescopes

The James Webb Space Telescope is enabling all kinds of next-generation astronomy, including producing accurate mass measurements of the most distant galaxies.

A Black Hole can Tear a Neutron Star Apart in Less Than 2 Seconds

By Matthew Williams - July 28, 2022 04:15 PM UTC | Black Holes

An international team has simulated what happens when a black hole and neutron star merge, and the results were pretty

Lava Tubes on the Moon Maintain Comfortable Room Temperatures Inside

By Nancy Atkinson - July 28, 2022 11:45 AM UTC | Planetary Science

A Fast-Moving Star is Colliding With Interstellar gas, Creating a Spectacular bow Shock

By Brian Koberlein - July 28, 2022 10:01 AM UTC | Stars

A star speeding through gas and dust has much to teach us about interstellar dynamics.

Engineers are Testing how VIPER can Handle the Gnarliest Lunar Terrain

By Carolyn Collins Petersen - July 27, 2022 11:12 PM UTC | Space Exploration

The Heaviest Neutron Star Ever Seen Got There by Feasting on its Companion

By Carolyn Collins Petersen - July 27, 2022 06:07 PM UTC | Stars

Scientists Identify the Source of a Famous Meteorite as One Crater on Mars

By Evan Gough - July 27, 2022 03:50 PM UTC | Planetary Science