Universe Today (Page 266)

Artemis 1 Probably won't Launch Until August

By Matthew Williams - May 11, 2022 03:48 PM UTC | Missions

Technical issues have imposed delays on the Artemis I mission. NASA now claims it will likely launch by August at the earliest.

The Tonga Eruption Reached Space!

By Carolyn Collins Petersen - May 11, 2022 12:18 PM UTC | Planetary Science

Mars' Carbon Dioxide Glaciers are on the Move

By Matthew Williams - May 10, 2022 05:15 PM UTC | Planetary Science

New research has shown that the southern polar glaciers on Mars are migrating, and have been for a very long time!

What's the Best Way to Build Landing Pads on the Moon?

By Matthew Williams - May 10, 2022 01:48 PM UTC | Planetary Science

A new study considers the most cost-effective way to build landing pads on the Moon, which is essential to establishing a sustainable human presence there.

Astronaut Jessica Watkins Floats Above the Earth in the Space Station's Cupola

By Nancy Atkinson - May 10, 2022 09:08 AM UTC | Space Exploration

If There are Dyson Spheres Around White Dwarfs, We Should be Able to Detect Them

By Andy Tomaswick - May 09, 2022 10:24 PM UTC | Exoplanets

China Announces Its New Flagship Space Telescope Mission

By Carolyn Collins Petersen - May 09, 2022 08:07 PM UTC | Missions

Webb is Almost Ready. There's One Last Thing To Do

By Nancy Atkinson - May 09, 2022 06:50 PM UTC | Telescopes

Russia Says it'll Quit the International Space Station Over Sanctions. Also, Russia Says a lot of Stuff That Doesn't Happen

By Evan Gough - May 09, 2022 05:00 PM UTC | Space Policy

Canada's Criminal Laws now Extend to Earth Orbit and the Moon

By Matthew Williams - May 09, 2022 02:55 PM UTC | Space Policy

In anticipation of Artemis, the Canadian government just passed an amendment to extend its Criminal Code to the Moon!

Artemis 1 Probably won't Launch Until August

The Tonga Eruption Reached Space!

Mars' Carbon Dioxide Glaciers are on the Move

What's the Best Way to Build Landing Pads on the Moon?

Astronaut Jessica Watkins Floats Above the Earth in the Space Station's Cupola

If There are Dyson Spheres Around White Dwarfs, We Should be Able to Detect Them

China Announces Its New Flagship Space Telescope Mission

Webb is Almost Ready. There's One Last Thing To Do

Russia Says it'll Quit the International Space Station Over Sanctions. Also, Russia Says a lot of Stuff That Doesn't Happen

Canada's Criminal Laws now Extend to Earth Orbit and the Moon

Extended Trips to Space Alter the Brains of Astronauts

We can Probably Find Supernovae Enhanced by Gravitational Lensing, We Just Need to Look

Even Stars Doomed to Die as Supernovae can Have Planets

This Crater on Mars is Just a Couple of Years Old

A Supermassive Black Hole Just Flipped its Entire Magnetic Field

Volcanoes May Have Killed Venus with a Runaway Greenhouse, and Almost the Earth Too

This is a Dust Avalanche on Mars

Traveling the Solar System with Pulsar Navigation

What Does Micrometeoroid Damage do to Gossamer Structures Like Webb's Sunshield?

A Giant Galaxy has been Unwinding its Neighbor for 400 Million Years