Universe Today (Page 331)

SLS Will be Tested Again in About 3 Weeks

By Matthew Williams - February 04, 2021 05:59 PM UTC | Space Exploration

In three weeks, NASA will be conducting its second hot fire test with the SLS. If all goes well, the fully-integrated system will launch in November!

Astronomers are now Finding Planetary Disks Around the Smallest, Least Massive Stars

By Paul Sutter - February 04, 2021 04:28 PM UTC | Stars

Every Challenge Astronauts Will Face on a Flight to Mars

By Matthew Williams - February 04, 2021 03:12 PM UTC | Space Exploration

A team of researchers from India conducted a study that considers all the hazards of sending crews to Mars (which was also presented at this year's Space Biology Virtual Workshop)

Narrowing Down the Mass of Dark Matter

By Paul Sutter - February 04, 2021 03:00 PM UTC | Cosmology

It Looks Like Iceberg A-68A is Coming Apart

By Evan Gough - February 04, 2021 02:41 PM UTC | Planetary Science

BluShift Aerospace Launches Stardust 1.0 Rocket

By David Dickinson - February 04, 2021 12:46 PM UTC | Space Exploration

Maine-based BluShift Aerospace takes its first step, with the launch of a unique rocket.

Is There An Apollo 14 Moon Tree Near You?

By Nancy Atkinson - February 04, 2021 12:33 PM UTC | Space Exploration

The Earth's Magnetosphere Might be Creating Water on the Moon

By Evan Gough - February 03, 2021 04:32 PM UTC | Planetary Science

By Measuring Light From Individual Stars Between Galaxy Clusters, Astronomers Find Clues About Dark Matter

By Paul Sutter - February 03, 2021 11:51 AM UTC | Cosmology

Black Holes Simulated in a Tank of Water Reveals "Backreaction" for the First Time

By Brian Koberlein - February 03, 2021 11:37 AM UTC | Black Holes

Water simulations that small gravitational waves near a black hole can significantly change the black hole's behavior.

A new Class of Exoplanets can Shrink, From Subneptunes Into Superearths

By Paul Sutter - February 03, 2021 08:38 AM UTC | Exoplanets

Physicists Figure out how to Make Gravitational Wave Detectors "Hear" 6x More Universe

By Paul Sutter - February 02, 2021 10:30 PM UTC | Physics

What Could We Learn From a Mission to Phobos?

By Matthew Williams - February 02, 2021 07:44 PM UTC | Planetary Science

According to new research that looks at MAVEN data, Mars' larger moon (Phobos) could contain a record of how Mars' underwent significant climate change.