Universe Today (Page 306)

It's Been Constantly Raining Meteors on Mars for 600 Million Years. Earth too.

By Evan Gough - January 24, 2022 08:41 PM UTC | Planetary Science

ESA's ARIEL Mission Will Study the Atmospheres of More Than 1,000 Exoplanets

By Evan Gough - January 24, 2022 02:49 PM UTC | Exoplanets

Remembering NASA Engineer Jerry Woodfill, the Inspiration Behind "13 Things That Saved Apollo 13"

By Nancy Atkinson - January 24, 2022 02:34 PM UTC | Missions

Extreme Tidal Forces Have Deformed an Exoplanet

By Brian Koberlein - January 24, 2022 10:28 AM UTC | Exoplanets

What an exoplanet shaped like a rugby ball tells us about its composition.

Astronomers Might Have Detected the Background Gravitational Waves of the Universe

By Matthew Williams - January 23, 2022 03:54 PM UTC | Cosmology

A new data release from a gravitational wave consortium has revealed indications of the long sough-after gravitational wave background (GWB).

A Worldwide Search for Dark Matter Fails to Turn up a Signal for This Mysterious Particle

By Brian Koberlein - January 23, 2022 12:10 PM UTC | Physics

A global search for dark matter turns up nothing, but than in itself is useful.

With Webb Safely Launched, Focus Shifts to the Ariane 6

By sjohnston - January 23, 2022 11:32 AM UTC | Missions

Curiosity Sees a Strong Carbon Signature in a Bed of Rocks

By Evan Gough - January 21, 2022 04:07 PM UTC | Planetary Science

Bad Weather Postpones Ingenuity's 19th Flight on Mars

By Nancy Atkinson - January 21, 2022 09:58 AM UTC | Planetary Science

If Launched by 2028, a Spacecraft Could Catch up With Oumuamua in 26 Years

By Matthew Williams - January 20, 2022 09:49 PM UTC | Space Exploration

A new study by the Institute of Interstellar Studies (i4is) shows that with the right maneuver, a spacecraft could catch up to 'Oumuamua in 26 years.

The Moon's Crust was Formed From a Frozen Slushy Magma

By Evan Gough - January 20, 2022 03:37 PM UTC | Planetary Science

Tom Cruise Movie's Producers Aim to Add Film Studio to the Space Station in 2024

By Alan Boyle - January 20, 2022 02:49 PM UTC | Space Exploration

Even Tiny Mimas Seems to Have an Internal Ocean of Liquid Water

By Evan Gough - January 20, 2022 01:25 PM UTC | Planetary Science

Ice Peeks out of a Cliffside on Mars

By Evan Gough - January 19, 2022 07:28 PM UTC | Planetary Science

A new Kind of Supernova has Been Discovered

By Brian Koberlein - January 19, 2022 02:10 PM UTC | Stars

A new supernova discovery shows that Wolf-Rayet stars explode after all.

Space Flight Destroys Your Red Blood Cells

By Nancy Atkinson - January 19, 2022 08:17 AM UTC | Space Exploration

A Suctioning Sleeping bag Could Solve eye Problems in Space

By Andy Tomaswick - January 18, 2022 10:00 PM UTC | Space Exploration

NASA and HeroX Want to Convert Waste in Space and Monitor Air-Quality Here on Earth

By Matthew Williams - January 18, 2022 05:55 PM UTC | Space Exploration

NASA and HeroX just launched two exciting incentive competitions to address the challenges of astronaut waste during missions to Mars and air quality here on Earth.

These Newly-Discovered Planets are Doomed

By Evan Gough - January 18, 2022 04:19 PM UTC | Exoplanets

20% of Twilight Observations Contain Satellite Passes

By Brian Koberlein - January 18, 2022 01:48 PM UTC | Observing

Starlink trails are now commonly seen in images looking for near Earth asteroids.