Universe Today
Climate Change is Making the Atmosphere Worse for Astronomy
We Might Have a New Mini-Moon Soon
New Radio Telescope Is Going to Fly to the Far Side of the Moon to Listen to the Signals From the Early Universe
Ancient Terrain on Venus Looks Like it Was Formed Through Volcanism
A new study shows that some of the oldest surface features on Venus (tesserae) were likely formed by volcanic activity
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The Newest Picture of Jupiter and Europa Captured by Hubble
Video Shows a Meteoroid Skipping off Earth's Atmosphere
NASA's New Budget for Artemis? $28 Billion
Just in time for the upcoming elections, NASA has presented Congress with the projected budget for sending astronauts back to the Moon!
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Beyond "Fermi's Paradox" X: What is the Firstborn Hypothesis?
In this latest instalment, we explore the possibility that humanity is an early arrival to the Universe, and that intelligent species will become more common with time.
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Time Travel, Without the Pesky Paradoxes
So you've built a time machine. What prevents you from creating a paradox that dooms us all?
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Gaia has Already Given Us 5 New Insights Into the Milky Way
NASA Releases a New Poster for the Europa Clipper Mission
In anticipation of this upcoming mission, NASA has released a stunning poster for the Europa Clipper mission!
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See a 360 Degree Juno-Eye View of Jupiter During an Io Eclipse
Hayabusa2's Mission isn't Over. It has a New Asteroid Target to Visit: 1998 KY26
Astronauts are Getting a New Toilet Next Week
The Shadow from M87's Supermassive Black Hole has Been Observed Wobbling Around the Galaxy for Years
Over the past decade, the shadow of a black hole in M87 has been wobbling, which tells us about how matter behaves near a black hole.
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A New Mass Extinction has been Discovered, Wiping Out Life 233 Million Years Ago, and Leading to the Rise of the Dinosaurs
Here's Jupiter from Juno's Latest Flyby
Perseverance Will be Scanning Inside Rocks for Fossils on Mars
When it arrives on Mars next year, Perseverance will use a next-generation X-ray scanner assisted by AI to search for the fossil remains of ancient life!
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Weekly Space Hangout: September 23, 2020, Col. Terry Virts (USAF ret.) Tells Us "How to Astronaut"
Even Comets Can Have Auroras. Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko Does
