Universe Today
Astronomers Measure the Background Brightness of the Night sky Across the World. Canary Islands are the Darkest in the Survey
Massive Stars Mix Hydrogen in Their Cores, Causing Them to Pulse Every few Hours or Days
Blue giant stars have a convective core that allows them to shine much longer.
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Older Stars Rotate Faster Than Expected
Concerns About James Webb's Ariane 5 Rocket Might Push the Launch Back
Exploding Stars are Titanium Factories
Extrasolar Object Interceptor Would be Able to Chase Down the Next Oumuamua or Borisov and Actually Return a Sample
A Comet Seen at the end of its Life. It's covered in talcum powder
Gaia Might Even be Able to Detect the Gravitational Wave Background of the Universe
Data from the Gaia satellite is so precise, it might be able to detect cosmic gravitational waves.
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In 1.3 Million Years, a Star Will Come Within 24 Light-Days of the Sun
Using data from the Gaia Observatory, a team of Russian scientists have concluded that a star will make a close flyby of our Solar System in 1.32 million years.
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How Squeezable are Neutron Stars?
Following the Moon for Amazing May Astronomy
The May Moon Meets Venus and Mercury at dusk en route to eclipse season and more.
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Astronomers see a Rare "Double Quasar" in a Pair of Merging Galaxies
Blue Origin Will Finally Fly Passengers to the Edge of Space in July
Blue Origin has a charitable auction going and whoever makes the highest bid will win a ride to space the New Shepard rocket!
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Starlink and OneWeb Have Their First Avoidance Maneuver With Each Other's Constellations
How can White Dwarfs Produce Such Powerful Magnetic Fields?
Ingenuity Makes a one-way Trip for the First Time, Flying to a new Landing Site
NASA is Getting Serious About a Radio Telescope on the Moon
Both Uranus and Neptune Have Really Bizarre Magnetic Fields
Young Stars can Evaporate Nearby Disks Before They can Form Planets
A new Method Simulates the Universe 1000 Times Faster
