Universe Today
This is a Classic Example of a Reflection Nebula, Where the Reflected Light From Young Hot Stars Illuminates a Protostellar Cloud of Gas and Dust
A Gravitational Lens Shows the Same Galaxy Three Times
NASA Launches DART, to Learn how to Defend the Earth From a Future Asteroid Impact
NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) just launched and will intercept a Near-Earth Asteroid (NEA) in ten months!
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It's Time to Stop Doing Anti-Satellite Tests
Stars Getting Kicked out of the Milky Way can Help us map its Dark Matter Halo
Hypervelocity stars may allow us to map dark matter as they leave the Milky Way.
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A Machine-Learning Algorithm Just Found 301 Additional Planets in Kepler Data
Using a new type of deep-learning algorithm, a team of NASA scientists have detected 301 more exoplanets in the Kepler archive!
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The Severe Pacific Northwest Flooding Seen From Space
The severe flooding that happened this month was captured by Earth Observation satellites, showing the extent of Climate Change in the region
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A Space Telescope With one job: Find Habitable Planets at Alpha Centauri
Breakthrough Initiatives just announced a collaborative effort to launch a space telescope that will search for habitable planets around Alpha Centauri
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"Incident" that Occurred During Loading Pushes the Webb Launch Date to Dec. 22nd
An incident occurred at Europe's Spaceport as engineers were preparing the James Webb Space Telescope, delaying the launch until Dec. 22nd at the earliest.
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Mother and Daughter Win Tickets for Suborbital Space Ride With Virgin Galactic
Did Cosmic Dust Deliver the Phosphorus Needed for Life?
Comet A1 Leonard Brightens in December
Now is the time to start tracking Comet C/2021 A1 Leonard, as it starts its dawn dive sunward.
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Here are Hubble's 2021 Photos of the Outer Solar System
Once New Horizons was out Beyond Pluto, it Could Finally Measure the Brightness of the Milky Way
South Korea Launches its First Rocket. The Third Stage cut off Short.
If Alien Probes are Already in the Solar System, Maybe we Could Detect Them Calling Home
According to a new study, alien probes may permeate the galaxy, and could be detected in the Solar System when they try to "phone home."
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Is That a Fossil on Mars? Non-Biological Deposits can Mimic Organic Structures
You can Watch Ingenuity's Flight on Mars, Captured by Perseverance
We're Constantly Battling Invasive Species Here on Earth. What Does That Teach us About Infecting Other Worlds With Earth Life?
There's Enough Oxygen in the Lunar Regolith to Support Billions of People on the Moon
In recent article, soil scientist John Grant discusses the ways in which we could harvest abundant amounts of oxygen directly from the lunar environment.
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