Universe Today (Page 323)

Astronomers can use Pulsars to Measure Tiny Changes of Acceleration Within the Milky Way, Scanning Internally for Dark Matter and Dark Energy

By Brian Koberlein - January 13, 2021 11:32 AM UTC | Milky Way

Dark matter within our galaxy is difficult to map, but a team of astronomers has used pulsars to measure its gravitational pull.

With its New Extension, Juno is Going to be Visiting Jupiter's Moons

By Nancy Atkinson - January 12, 2021 04:57 PM UTC | Planetary Science

A Robot Made of Ice Could Adapt and Repair Itself on Other Worlds

By Evan Gough - January 12, 2021 03:27 PM UTC | Space Exploration

Astronomers see Swirling Weather on the Closest Brown Dwarf

By Paul Sutter - January 11, 2021 10:29 PM UTC | Stars

The Mystery of Sunquakes is Deep; One Million Meters Deep!

By rcrewe - January 11, 2021 10:01 PM UTC | Solar Astronomy

SpaceX's Next Idea: to Catch Super Heavy Boosters With the Launch Tower

By Matthew Williams - January 11, 2021 07:12 PM UTC | Space Exploration

A new animation shows how SpaceX will "catch" the first stage boosters of their Starship, allowing for faster turnaround and more flights to space.

This is the Fireworks Galaxy. It's had ten Supernovae in the Last Century Alone

By Paul Sutter - January 11, 2021 06:44 PM UTC | Extragalactic

SpaceX Releases a Recap Video of their SN8 Making its Hop Test!

By Matthew Williams - January 09, 2021 05:59 PM UTC | Space Exploration

SpaceX just released a recap video of their SN8 making its first-ever high-altitude hop test. Soon enough, the SN9 will be doing the same!

Winning Urban Farming Ideas for Mars!

By Matthew Williams - January 09, 2021 03:34 PM UTC | Planetary Science

The 2020 Mars City Design challenge inspired some truly innovative ideas for urban farming and living sustainably on Mars!

These Bizarre Cloud Patterns are von Kármán's Vortices, Caused by the air Wrapping Around Tall Islands

By Evan Gough - January 08, 2021 02:31 PM UTC | Planetary Science

Stellar Flares May Not Condemn a Planet's Habitability

By Evan Gough - January 08, 2021 12:17 PM UTC | Exoplanets

Beyond "Fermi's Paradox" XVI: What is the "Dark Forest" Hypothesis?

By Matthew Williams - January 07, 2021 06:48 PM UTC | Astrobiology

A recent addition to the list of possible resolutions to the Fermi Paradox: nobody is broadcasting because they don't want to be found!

New Observations Agree That the Universe is 13.77 Billion Years old

By Brian Koberlein - January 07, 2021 11:35 AM UTC | Cosmology

A new measure of the cosmic microwave background supports an older universe, and raises more problems for cosmology.

Big News for SpaceX: Static Fire Today, Hop Test This Weekend?

By Matthew Williams - January 06, 2021 08:03 PM UTC | Space Exploration

SpaceX conducted another successful static fire test today in advance of a hop test that could be happening later this week!

There Should be a few Supernovae in the Milky Way Every Century, but we've Only Seen 5 in the Last 1000 Years. Why?

By Paul Sutter - January 06, 2021 07:29 PM UTC | Milky Way

Japan to Launch 'Wooden Satellite' in 2023

By David Dickinson - January 06, 2021 11:52 AM UTC | Missions

What a proposed wooden satellite could (and could not) accomplish.

Astronomers can use Pulsars to Measure Tiny Changes of Acceleration Within the Milky Way, Scanning Internally for Dark Matter and Dark Energy

With its New Extension, Juno is Going to be Visiting Jupiter's Moons

A Robot Made of Ice Could Adapt and Repair Itself on Other Worlds

Astronomers see Swirling Weather on the Closest Brown Dwarf

The Mystery of Sunquakes is Deep; One Million Meters Deep!

SpaceX's Next Idea: to Catch Super Heavy Boosters With the Launch Tower

This is the Fireworks Galaxy. It's had ten Supernovae in the Last Century Alone

SpaceX Releases a Recap Video of their SN8 Making its Hop Test!

Winning Urban Farming Ideas for Mars!

These Bizarre Cloud Patterns are von Kármán's Vortices, Caused by the air Wrapping Around Tall Islands

Stellar Flares May Not Condemn a Planet's Habitability

Beyond "Fermi's Paradox" XVI: What is the "Dark Forest" Hypothesis?

New Observations Agree That the Universe is 13.77 Billion Years old

Big News for SpaceX: Static Fire Today, Hop Test This Weekend?

There Should be a few Supernovae in the Milky Way Every Century, but we've Only Seen 5 in the Last 1000 Years. Why?

Japan to Launch 'Wooden Satellite' in 2023

Here's the Asteroid Hayabusa2 is Going to be Visiting Next

Missing: Supermassive Black Hole With up to 100 BILLION Times the Mass of the Sun

Astronomers set a new Record and Find the Farthest Galaxy. Its Light Took 13.4 Billion Years to Reach us

The Interior of Enceladus Looks Really Great for Supporting Life