Universe Today (Page 320)

Animation Shows how Saturn's Rings Move at Different Speeds

By Matthew Williams - April 24, 2021 02:18 PM UTC | Planetary Science

Using data obtained by the Cassini probe, NASA Fellow Dr. James O'Donoghue created this stunning visual of Saturn's rings.

A Recent Megaflare Shows that Proxima Centauri is not a Nice Place to Live

By Matthew Williams - April 23, 2021 06:06 PM UTC | Stars

A new international research effort observed a massive solar flare from Proxima Centauri, which indicates (yet again) that its not a habitable system.

Perseverance Successfully Extracts Oxygen From the Martian Atmosphere. About 10 Minutes of Breathing Time for an Astronaut

By sjohnston - April 23, 2021 02:36 PM UTC | Planetary Science

Giant Planet is Found at an Extreme Distance From its Star

By Andy Tomaswick - April 22, 2021 05:45 PM UTC | Exoplanets

Blue Origin's Latest New Shepard Flight is a Success, With Passengers Climbing on Board (and Getting off Again Before it Flew)

By Matthew Williams - April 21, 2021 03:53 PM UTC | Space Exploration

Blue Origin is once again feeling momentum after the latest successful flight of their New Shepard launch vehicle.

New Horizons is Now 50 Astronomical Units Away From the Sun

By Nancy Atkinson - April 21, 2021 02:43 PM UTC | Missions

Catch Comet R4 ATLAS as it Nears Earth

By David Dickinson - April 21, 2021 09:45 AM UTC | Planetary Science

Time to catch comet C/2020 R4 ATLAS… while you can.

What if Starship Didn't Do a Landing Burn at All?

By Matthew Williams - April 20, 2021 05:06 PM UTC | Space Exploration

Another 3D graphic artist has a proposal for Musk: to "catch" the Starship using a special launch tower, kind of like they want to do with the Super Heavy.

One Idea to Explain Dark Matter - Ultralight Bosons - Fails the Test

By Brian Koberlein - April 20, 2021 02:04 PM UTC | Physics

A study of rotating black holes show that some spin so quickly because dark matter particles haven't slowed them down.

Meteorites Hold Early Atmospheres From Across the Solar System

By Andy Tomaswick - April 19, 2021 09:42 PM UTC | Planetary Science

NASA Picks SpaceX to Land Astronauts on the Moon!

By Matthew Williams - April 19, 2021 04:37 PM UTC | Space Exploration

NASA has selected SpaceX to develop the Human Landing System (HLS) that will bring the "first woman and next man" to the Moon in 2024!

Astronauts Will Soon be Getting a Space Fridge, Keeping Everything Cold in Zero-G

By Andy Tomaswick - April 16, 2021 08:49 PM UTC | Space Exploration

Animation Shows how Saturn's Rings Move at Different Speeds

A Recent Megaflare Shows that Proxima Centauri is not a Nice Place to Live

Perseverance Successfully Extracts Oxygen From the Martian Atmosphere. About 10 Minutes of Breathing Time for an Astronaut

Giant Planet is Found at an Extreme Distance From its Star

Blue Origin's Latest New Shepard Flight is a Success, With Passengers Climbing on Board (and Getting off Again Before it Flew)

New Horizons is Now 50 Astronomical Units Away From the Sun

Catch Comet R4 ATLAS as it Nears Earth

What if Starship Didn't Do a Landing Burn at All?

One Idea to Explain Dark Matter - Ultralight Bosons - Fails the Test

Meteorites Hold Early Atmospheres From Across the Solar System

NASA Picks SpaceX to Land Astronauts on the Moon!

This Is a Collapsed Pit on Mars, Not a Pimple

"You Wouldn't Believe What I Just Saw:" Ingenuity Helicopter Flies Successfully on Mars

Roman Space Telescope Will Also Find Rogue Black Holes

How Does Water go From Interstellar Clouds to Habitable Worlds?

Fermilab's Muon g-2 Experiment Finally Gives Particle Physicists a Hint of What Lies Beyond the Standard Model

SpaceX has Given up Trying to Catch Rocket Fairings. Fishing Them out of the Ocean is Fine

When Stars Get Too Close to Each Other, They Cast Out Interstellar Comets and Asteroids

You Thought Black Hole Event Horizons Looked Strange. Check out Binary Black Hole Event Horizons

Astronauts Will Soon be Getting a Space Fridge, Keeping Everything Cold in Zero-G