Universe Today (Page 273)

Starship Could be Ready for an Orbital Flight in May

By Matthew Williams - March 28, 2022 08:54 PM UTC | Space Exploration

According to Elon Musk's latest updates, the Starship could be ready to fly with the new Raptor engines by May

NASA's Upcoming SPHEREx Mission Will map the Entire Universe in Infrared Every 6 Months

By Brian Koberlein - March 27, 2022 01:39 PM UTC | Missions

The JWST will only capture a small portion of the infrared sky. To see more, we need a satellite like SPHEREx.

These are Star Dunes on Mars, Formed When the Wind Comes From Many Different Directions

By Evan Gough - March 25, 2022 06:24 PM UTC | Planetary Science

NASA's Roman Mission Might Tell Us if the Universe Will Tear Itself Apart in the Future

By Evan Gough - March 25, 2022 05:15 PM UTC | Cosmology

The Sun Didn't Have any Sunspots for 70 Years, now we Might Know why

By Brian Koberlein - March 25, 2022 04:19 PM UTC | Solar Astronomy

A study of nearly 60 stars lets us understand why our Sun was once quiet for 70 years.

Asteroid Ryugu Might Actually Be a Dead Comet

By Evan Gough - March 24, 2022 07:37 PM UTC | Planetary Science

Astronomers See the Wreckage Where Planets Crashed Into Each Other in a Distant Star System

By Evan Gough - March 24, 2022 03:29 PM UTC | Exoplanets

New Radio Images of Bizarre "Odd Radio Circles" Which are Vastly Bigger Than the Milky Way

By Brian Koberlein - March 24, 2022 01:23 PM UTC | Extragalactic

Strange galaxy-sized circles are emitting radio light, and we don't know why.

Astronomers Discover two Supermassive Black Holes Orbiting Each Other, Doomed to Collide in the Future.

By sdice - March 24, 2022 12:27 PM UTC | Black Holes

Three Cosmonauts Arrive at the ISS Wearing Bright Yellow Jumpsuits

By Matthew Williams - March 23, 2022 03:02 PM UTC | Space Exploration

Seriously, what was up with those yellow uniforms? Not much, it seems! Things aboard the ISS are as they've always been, cooperative and continuous!

Next Generation Telescopes Could Search for Intelligent Civilizations Directly

By Evan Gough - March 23, 2022 02:22 PM UTC | Astrobiology

U.S. Space Force CHPS to Patrol Around the Moon

By David Dickinson - March 23, 2022 12:52 PM UTC | Space Policy

We Now Understand Why Enceladus has 'Tiger Stripe' Cracks at its Southern Pole

By Nancy Atkinson - March 23, 2022 12:42 PM UTC | Planetary Science

ExoMars is Suspended. ESA is Looking for new Solutions to Replace Russian Components

By Andy Tomaswick - March 22, 2022 09:49 PM UTC | Missions

With 21 Flights Under its Belt, Ingenuity is Getting a Mission Extension

By Andy Tomaswick - March 22, 2022 08:35 PM UTC | Missions

The Strange Swirls on the Lunar Surface are Somehow Related to Topography

By Evan Gough - March 22, 2022 01:30 PM UTC | Planetary Science

It's Confirmed. We now Know of More Than 5,000 Exoplanets

By Brian Koberlein - March 22, 2022 01:04 PM UTC | Exoplanets

There are now more than 5,000 known planets in the universe, and we're just getting started.

Wondering how Dependant ISS is on Russia? NASA Gives the Details

By Matthew Williams - March 21, 2022 05:50 PM UTC | Space Policy

In response to growing concerns about the fate of the ISS, NASA has released an FAQ session that will put your fears to rest!

Dust Might Reveal the Presence of Habitable Planets

By Evan Gough - March 21, 2022 03:51 PM UTC | Astrobiology

Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder Provides the Music for NASA's new SLS Video

By Matthew Williams - March 21, 2022 01:08 PM UTC | Missions

Eddie Vedder's Invincible: a musical tribute to the rollout of the SLS, the coming launch of Artemis I, and humanity's long awaited return to the Moon!