Universe Today (Page 308)

Balloon Mission May Also Work to Detect Quakes on Venus

By David Dickinson - July 28, 2021 09:28 AM UTC | Planetary Science

An opportunity in 2019 lays the groundwork for balloon-borne detectors on Venus, working to unravel a key mystery.

This is how you get Tatooines. Binary Star Planet Formation

By Andy Tomaswick - July 28, 2021 09:19 AM UTC | Exoplanets

Water Vapour has Been Discovered at Ganymede

By Andy Tomaswick - July 28, 2021 08:35 AM UTC | Planetary Science

Europe Launches its new Robotic arm, Which Will Crawl Around the International Space Station Like an Inchworm

By Andy Tomaswick - July 27, 2021 09:29 AM UTC | Space Exploration

Perseverance is About to Collect the First Sample on Mars That Could Eventually be Returned to Earth

By Matthew Williams - July 26, 2021 05:04 PM UTC | Planetary Science

Mission controllers at NASA are making final preparations for the Perseverance rover to obtain its first sample of Martian rock, which will be returned to Earth for analysis.

When the Sun Dies, Earth's Magnetosphere won't Provide Protection any More

By Andy Tomaswick - July 26, 2021 10:51 AM UTC | Solar Astronomy

Zhurong Finds its Own Parachute on the Surface of Mars

By Nancy Atkinson - July 26, 2021 10:36 AM UTC | Planetary Science

A Gravitational Wave Observatory on the Moon Could "Hear" 70% of the Observable Universe

By Brian Koberlein - July 25, 2021 04:23 PM UTC | Cosmology

A gravitational-wave telescope on the Moon could span the gap between Earth-based and space-based observations.

Incredible! Astronomers see a Moon-Forming Disk Around a Newly Forming Planet

By Andy Tomaswick - July 25, 2021 10:31 AM UTC | Exoplanets

Observing the Night Side of Venus is Actually Pretty Tricky

By Andy Tomaswick - July 25, 2021 10:11 AM UTC | Planetary Science

Russia Just Launched a New Science Module to the Space Station

By sjohnston - July 24, 2021 06:38 PM UTC | Space Exploration

A new Balloon-Based Observatory Could Produce Images as Fine as Hubble

By Andy Tomaswick - July 24, 2021 05:08 PM UTC | Telescopes

The Moon has Been Mildly Preventing Coastal Erosion, in the 2030s, That Protection Ends

By Matthew Williams - July 23, 2021 09:15 PM UTC | Planetary Science

According to a new study, the Moon will be entering an orbital phase by the mid-2030s, which will drastically affect sea level rises.

Scientists Have a new way to Predict the Most Damaging Solar Storms

By Andy Tomaswick - July 23, 2021 11:08 AM UTC | Solar Astronomy

Micrometeorites Churn up the Surface of Europa. If you Want to Find Life, You'll Need to dig Down a Meter or So

By Matthew Williams - July 22, 2021 09:13 PM UTC | Planetary Science

According to new research, impact craters caused by micrometeorites are the best place to look for evidence that life exists beneath Europa's icy shell.

Balloon Mission May Also Work to Detect Quakes on Venus

This is how you get Tatooines. Binary Star Planet Formation

Water Vapour has Been Discovered at Ganymede

Europe Launches its new Robotic arm, Which Will Crawl Around the International Space Station Like an Inchworm

Perseverance is About to Collect the First Sample on Mars That Could Eventually be Returned to Earth

When the Sun Dies, Earth's Magnetosphere won't Provide Protection any More

Zhurong Finds its Own Parachute on the Surface of Mars

A Gravitational Wave Observatory on the Moon Could "Hear" 70% of the Observable Universe

Incredible! Astronomers see a Moon-Forming Disk Around a Newly Forming Planet

Observing the Night Side of Venus is Actually Pretty Tricky

Russia Just Launched a New Science Module to the Space Station

A new Balloon-Based Observatory Could Produce Images as Fine as Hubble

The Moon has Been Mildly Preventing Coastal Erosion, in the 2030s, That Protection Ends

Scientists Have a new way to Predict the Most Damaging Solar Storms

Micrometeorites Churn up the Surface of Europa. If you Want to Find Life, You'll Need to dig Down a Meter or So

Neutron Stars Have Mountains, They're Just a Fraction of a Millimeter High

Here are the First New Pictures From the Fully Operational Hubble

Ions Surf Through Jupiter's Magnetic Field, Triggering its Auroras

This is the View From Juno During its Flyby of Ganymede and Jupiter

What's Next for Blue Origin After Today's Successful Flight?