Universe Today (Page 301)

How Could we Light our Cities and Still See the Night Sky?

By Evan Gough - September 20, 2021 04:19 PM UTC | Observing

Accurately Forecasting the Weather on Mars and Titan

By Nancy Atkinson - September 20, 2021 12:51 PM UTC | Planetary Science

The Moon was Pummeled Even Harder by Asteroids Than it Looks

By Evan Gough - September 20, 2021 11:26 AM UTC | Planetary Science

Astronomers See Carbon-Rich Nebulae Where Planets are Forming

By sjohnston - September 19, 2021 05:30 PM UTC | Exoplanets

ExoMars Will be Drilling 1.7 Meters to Pull its Samples From Below the Surface of Mars

By Matthew Williams - September 18, 2021 04:09 PM UTC | Planetary Science

The ESA just finished testing the drill that will allow the Rosalind Franklin rover to search for signs of life beneath the surface of Mars!

Finally an Answer to why Gamma Rays are Coming From Seemingly Empty Space

By Brian Koberlein - September 18, 2021 11:05 AM UTC | Physics

A galaxy survey has shown us the origin of gamma rays from empty space.

Astronaut Blood and Urine Could Help Build Structures on the Moon

By Andy Tomaswick - September 17, 2021 11:52 PM UTC | Space Exploration

Perseverance has Already Detected Over 300 Dust Devils and Vortices on Mars

By Andy Tomaswick - September 17, 2021 10:43 PM UTC | Planetary Science

Astronauts Have Used Bacteria to Extract Useful Metals out of Rocks

By Andy Tomaswick - September 17, 2021 10:08 PM UTC | Space Exploration

If Aliens Are Out There, We'll Meet Them in a Few Hundred Million Years

By Matthew Williams - September 17, 2021 09:32 PM UTC | Astrobiology

A new study indicates that aliens are probably out there, occupying half of the Universe, and we'll likely meet them in 200 million or to 2 billion years.

Something big Just hit Jupiter!

By Matthew Williams - September 17, 2021 06:19 PM UTC | Planetary Science

A remnant of an asteroid or comet just hit Jupiter, and it was seen by amateur and professional astronomers all around the world!

SpaceX Launches Four Civilians to Space with Inspiration4!

By Matthew Williams - September 16, 2021 02:35 PM UTC | Space Exploration

The Inspiration4 mission, the first all-civilian spaceflight in history, has launched to space and raised millions of dollars for cancer research.

Cosmic Rays Erode Away All But the Largest Interstellar Objects

By Evan Gough - September 15, 2021 04:35 PM UTC | Physics

Here's How to Watch Inspiration4 Blast off on Wednesday.

By Matthew Williams - September 15, 2021 04:34 PM UTC | Space Exploration

The Inspiration4 mission is a "go" and the crew is ready to make the first all-civilian spaceflight in history!

A 6-Year Search of the Outer Solar System Turns up 461 new Objects (but no Planet 9)

By Matthew Williams - September 15, 2021 12:06 PM UTC | Solar Astronomy

After six years of observing the cosmos, the Dark Energy Survey has announced that it is also responsible for discovering hundreds of Trans-Neptunian Objects (TNOs)