Universe Today (Page 329)

It's Official, Astronaut Bill Nelson is NASA's new Administrator

By Matthew Williams - May 09, 2021 03:41 AM UTC | Space Policy

Bill Nelson, a former astronaut, Senator, and longtime advocate for space, was recently sworn in as the 14th Administrator of NASA

Volcanoes on Mars Might Still be Active

By sjohnston - May 08, 2021 02:02 PM UTC | Planetary Science

Mars Helicopter Completes its 4th Flight. 117 Seconds of Airtime

By Matthew Williams - May 07, 2021 09:24 PM UTC | Space Exploration

NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter just completed its fourth flight, once again setting records for extraterrestrial flight.

We Could Detect Extraterrestrial Satellite Megaconstellations Within a few Hundred Light-Years

By Brian Koberlein - May 07, 2021 12:28 PM UTC | Astrobiology

If an alien civilization has a Starlink-like constellation of satellites, we might be able to find them.

What we've Learned About Venus From the Parker Solar Probe

By Andy Tomaswick - May 07, 2021 08:07 AM UTC | Solar Astronomy

One Full Year of Seismic Data Collected by Mars Insight Includes 500 Quakes

By Andy Tomaswick - May 07, 2021 07:36 AM UTC | Planetary Science

SpaceX's SN15 Starship Prototype Nails It!

By Matthew Williams - May 05, 2021 08:46 PM UTC | Space Exploration

On the fifth attempt, SpaceX nailed the high-altitude flight test with a Starship prototype! Onward and upward we go!

Dark Matter Could Change the Temperature of Exoplanets, Allowing us to Detect it

By Brian Koberlein - May 05, 2021 09:19 AM UTC | Exoplanets

If dark matter exists, it could make Jupiter-like exoplanets warmer than we expect.

"Ain't like Dusting Crops!" How We'll Actually Navigate Interstellar Space

By Matthew Cimone - May 04, 2021 05:39 PM UTC | Space Exploration

How Long is a Day on Venus? We Finally Know the Exact Answer

By Matthew Williams - May 04, 2021 02:41 PM UTC | Planetary Science

Using the radio-echo timing technique, a team of researchers have precisely measured the length of a day on Venus

Dune Fields in Gale Crater Tell the Story of Mars' Shifting Climate Over Eons

By Andy Tomaswick - May 04, 2021 08:03 AM UTC | Planetary Science

New All-Sky Map of the Milky Way's Galactic Halo

By Andy Tomaswick - May 04, 2021 06:44 AM UTC | Milky Way

Protests From Dynetics and Blue Origin put NASA's Lunar Lander Award to SpaceX on Hold

By Matthew Williams - May 03, 2021 07:53 PM UTC | Space Policy

Due to protests filed by Blue Origin and Dynetics, NASA has called for a stop-work order on the SpaceX Human Landing System (HLS).

Astronomers are Watching a gas Giant Grow, Right in Front of Their Eyes

By Andy Tomaswick - May 03, 2021 06:57 AM UTC | Exoplanets

Black Hole-Neutron Star Collisions Could Finally Settle the Different Measurements Over the Expansion Rate of the Universe

By sjohnston - May 02, 2021 03:56 PM UTC | Black Holes

Chinese Company Claims to be Working on a Starship-Like Rocket

By Matthew Williams - May 02, 2021 03:33 PM UTC | Space Exploration

According to a new animation, it appears that China is hoping to build a Starship of its own, one that can provide intercontinental flights for paying customers.

Instead of Betelgeuse, Keep Your eye on AG Carinae, Another Star That's About to go Supernova

By Andy Tomaswick - May 02, 2021 02:36 PM UTC | Stars

Breakthrough Listen Searched for Signals From Intelligent Civilizations Near the Center of the Milky Way

By Brian Koberlein - May 02, 2021 12:19 PM UTC | Milky Way

If there are aliens out there, they probably aren't in the central region of our galaxy.

Are we Seeing a Star That Just got Spaghettified?

By Andy Tomaswick - May 02, 2021 08:30 AM UTC | Stars

Mid-Latitude Glaciers on Mars Could Supply Water to Human Explorers

By Matthew Williams - May 01, 2021 06:16 PM UTC | Planetary Science

New research shows how a subsurface glacier in the Arcadia Planitia region of Mars would make an ideal landing site for a crewed mission.