Universe Today (Page 287)

The Closeby Habitable Exoplanet Survey (CHES) Could Detect Exoplanets Within a few Dozen Light-Years of Earth Using Astrometry

By Matthew Williams - May 21, 2022 04:00 PM UTC | Exoplanets

A team of Chinese researchers has proposed a new mission to find Earth-like planets in neighboring star systems - the Closeby Habitable Exoplanet Survey (CHES)!

Dust Storms on Mars Happen When the Planet Can't Release its Heat Fast Enough

By Matthew Williams - May 20, 2022 03:10 PM UTC | Planetary Science

New research led by the USRA has found a possible explanation for planet-wide Martian dust storms, which could the result of an imbalance between the energy it absorbs and emits.

Spinlaunch Hurled a Test Rocket Into the air. See What it Looked Like From the Payload's Point of View

By Andy Tomaswick - May 20, 2022 09:17 AM UTC | Space Exploration

Is This the Future of the Milky Way?

By Carolyn Collins Petersen - May 19, 2022 11:25 PM UTC | Milky Way

Plants can grow in lunar regolith, but they're not happy about it

By Laurence Tognetti, MSc - May 19, 2022 08:12 PM UTC | Planetary Science

The Lunar Eclipse, Seen From the International Space Station

By Nancy Atkinson - May 19, 2022 03:29 PM UTC | Missions

May 31st Could Be the Most Powerful Meteor Storm in Generations, or Nothing at All

By David Dickinson - May 19, 2022 10:44 AM UTC | Planetary Science

Be sure to watch the skies on the last morning of May, for a possible meteor outburst.

LISA has Passed a key Review Phase, it's Time to Actually Design the Final Mission

By Andy Tomaswick - May 19, 2022 06:55 AM UTC | Missions

InSight is Losing Power, it Probably Will be Shut Down in a Few Months

By Nancy Atkinson - May 18, 2022 05:07 PM UTC | Planetary Science

Maybe We Don't Hear From Aliens Because They Choose To Go Silent

By Evan Gough - May 18, 2022 04:45 PM UTC | Astrobiology

Ceres Probably Formed Farther out in the Solar System and Migrated Inward

By Evan Gough - May 18, 2022 04:03 PM UTC | Planetary Science

China has a new Human Lunar Space Program, With Plans for Landers, Orbiters, Rovers, and a Lunar Base

By Matthew Williams - May 18, 2022 12:47 PM UTC | Space Exploration

In a recent interview, an engineer associated with the Chinese space agency confirmed that China has established a Crewed Lunar Program.

No, This Isn't a Doorway on Mars

By Carolyn Collins Petersen - May 18, 2022 12:10 AM UTC | Planetary Science

Congressional UFO Hearing Brings a Few Answers and More Questions

By Alan Boyle - May 17, 2022 07:03 PM UTC | Site News

Carbon-12 is an Essential Building Block for Life and Scientists Have Finally Figured Out How it Forms in Stars

By Carolyn Collins Petersen - May 17, 2022 06:43 PM UTC | Stars

Merging Supermassive Black Holes Gives us a New Way to Measure the Universe

By Matthew Williams - May 17, 2022 10:00 AM UTC | Cosmology

A team of astronomers from Columbia University has found a new way to probe the depths of merging black holes, which could lead to a new understanding of physics!

The Closeby Habitable Exoplanet Survey (CHES) Could Detect Exoplanets Within a few Dozen Light-Years of Earth Using Astrometry

Dust Storms on Mars Happen When the Planet Can't Release its Heat Fast Enough

Spinlaunch Hurled a Test Rocket Into the air. See What it Looked Like From the Payload's Point of View

Is This the Future of the Milky Way?

Plants can grow in lunar regolith, but they're not happy about it

The Lunar Eclipse, Seen From the International Space Station

May 31st Could Be the Most Powerful Meteor Storm in Generations, or Nothing at All

LISA has Passed a key Review Phase, it's Time to Actually Design the Final Mission

InSight is Losing Power, it Probably Will be Shut Down in a Few Months

Maybe We Don't Hear From Aliens Because They Choose To Go Silent

Ceres Probably Formed Farther out in the Solar System and Migrated Inward

China has a new Human Lunar Space Program, With Plans for Landers, Orbiters, Rovers, and a Lunar Base

No, This Isn't a Doorway on Mars

Congressional UFO Hearing Brings a Few Answers and More Questions

Carbon-12 is an Essential Building Block for Life and Scientists Have Finally Figured Out How it Forms in Stars

Merging Supermassive Black Holes Gives us a New Way to Measure the Universe

Did a 5th Giant Planet Mess up the Orbits of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune?

Astronomers Find a Star That Contains 65 Different Elements

Scouring Through old Hubble Images Turned up 1,000 new Asteroids

Engineers Design an Electrical Microgrid for a Lunar Base