Universe Today (Page 312)

Hubble is Fully Operational Once Again

By Matthew Williams - December 09, 2021 05:32 PM UTC | Telescopes

After suffering a technical glitch and going into sleep mode for the second time this year, Hubble is once again back online!

NASA's New Asteroid Impact Monitoring System Comes Online

By Evan Gough - December 09, 2021 05:12 PM UTC | Planetary Science

Company Tests Iodine Thruster in Space for the First Time

By Andy Tomaswick - December 09, 2021 04:18 PM UTC | Space Exploration

Just Look at the Jaw-Dropping Detail of These Storms on Jupiter

By Nancy Atkinson - December 09, 2021 12:15 PM UTC | Planetary Science

A Nearby Dwarf Galaxy has a Surprisingly Massive Black Hole in its Heart

By Matthew Williams - December 08, 2021 04:23 PM UTC | Black Holes

New research from UT Austin shows that dwarf galaxies - like our neighbor, Leo I - also have massive black holes at their centers!

TESS Finds a New Mars-Sized Planet (With the Density of Mercury)

By Evan Gough - December 08, 2021 04:19 PM UTC | Exoplanets

A New Way to Detect Alien Megastructures

By Matthew Cimone - December 08, 2021 11:04 AM UTC | Astrobiology

'I'm Truly Happy': Japanese Billionaire Yusaku Maezawa Floats Into Space Station

By Alan Boyle - December 08, 2021 02:50 AM UTC | Space Exploration

The Gamow Explorer Would be a new Gamma-ray Observatory to Search for the First Stars in the Universe... as They Explode

By Andy Tomaswick - December 07, 2021 10:44 PM UTC | Cosmology

Giant Stars and the Ultimate Fate of the Sun

By Evan Gough - December 07, 2021 07:17 PM UTC | Stars

Rocket Lab Shows off its new Reusable Neutron Rocket, due for Launch in 2024

By Matthew Williams - December 07, 2021 06:10 PM UTC | Space Exploration

Rocket Lab just showed the updated design of their Neutron rocket, which features a never-before-seen Hungry Hippo fairing!

Asteroid Apophis' 2029 Flyby Will Provide a Bonanza of Asteroid Science

By Evan Gough - December 07, 2021 03:25 PM UTC | Planetary Science

Maybe "Boson Clouds" Could Explain Dark Matter

By Brian Koberlein - December 06, 2021 05:07 PM UTC | Physics

The search is underway for a hypothetical form of dark matter known as boson clouds.

Did the Earth's Water Come From the Sun?

By Evan Gough - December 06, 2021 03:41 PM UTC | Solar Astronomy

Messier 95 - the NGC 3351 Barred Spiral Galaxy

By tammy-plotner - December 06, 2021 03:07 PM UTC | Extragalactic

Located in the constellation Leo, about 33 million light-years from Earth, is the barred spiral galaxy known as Messier 95.

'Don't Look Up' Shines a Satirical Spotlight on Campaign to Counter Cosmic Threats

By Alan Boyle - December 06, 2021 01:10 PM UTC | Planetary Science

Colliding Gases at the Heart of the Running Man Nebula

By Matthew Williams - December 06, 2021 01:09 PM UTC | Stars

New images of the Running Man Nebula taken by Hubble provide insight into how young stars and debris disks are influenced by their environment

If There are Water Plumes on Europa, Here's how Europa Clipper Will Study Them

By sjohnston - December 05, 2021 05:54 PM UTC | Planetary Science

Alan Shepard's Daughter Will be Flying on the Next New Shepard Flight

By Matthew Williams - December 02, 2021 04:08 PM UTC | Space Exploration

For the 19th mission of the New Shepard rocket, Blue Origin has offered a seat to Alan Shepard's eldest daughter - Laura Shepard Churchley!

NASA Plans to Retire the Space Station in 2030 and Replace it with Commercially Owned "Destinations" in Low Earth Orbit

By Nancy Atkinson - December 02, 2021 03:58 PM UTC | Space Policy