Universe Today (Page 345)

Enter Comet S3 Erasmus: A Bright Comet For November

By David Dickinson - November 03, 2020 01:16 PM UTC | Planetary Science

Comet C/2020 S3 Erasmus to end out the cometary cavalcade for 2020.

How did the Earth get its water? The answer might be found on Mercury

By Paul Sutter - November 02, 2020 04:23 PM UTC | Planetary Science

New Scans Give us a Better View of the Metal Asteroid Psyche

By Nancy Atkinson - November 02, 2020 10:31 AM UTC | Missions

Based on Kepler Data, There's a 95% Chance of an Earth-Like Planet Within 20 Light-Years

By Matthew Williams - October 31, 2020 08:02 PM UTC | Exoplanets

Combining data from the retired Kepler mission with the Gaia Observatory, a team of scientists have produced new estimates for how many habitable planets could be out there.

Are the Clouds of Jupiter Haunted?

By Matthew Cimone - October 31, 2020 12:44 PM UTC | Planetary Science

NASA Announces the Discovery of Water in the Sunlit Parts of the Moon

By Matthew Williams - October 30, 2020 05:13 PM UTC | Planetary Science

A new study, based on SOFIA data, has found that water can exist in sunlit areas on the Moon, not just in permanently-shadowed craters!

Galaxies Grew Quickly and Early On in the Universe

By Evan Gough - October 30, 2020 04:42 PM UTC | Extragalactic

Something other than just gravity is contributing to the shape of dark matter halos

By Brian Koberlein - October 30, 2020 02:51 PM UTC | Cosmology

Galactic dark matter is in a state of maximum entropy, which means it must interact with itself.

NASA releases new spooky space-themed posters about extreme places in the Universe

By Ralph Crewe - October 29, 2020 11:04 PM UTC | Site News

Weekly Space Hangout: October 28, 2020, Dr. Nathalie Cabrol, SETI Institute

By Nancy Graziano - October 29, 2020 03:26 PM UTC | Astrobiology

New Simulation Shows Exactly What's Happening as Neutron Stars Merge

By Evan Gough - October 29, 2020 01:50 PM UTC | Physics

Room-temperature Superconductivity Achieved for the First Time, but There's a Catch

By Andy Tomaswick - October 29, 2020 01:09 PM UTC | Physics

The Youngest Stellar Disk Ever Seen, Just 500,000 Years Old

By Matthew Cimone - October 29, 2020 01:06 PM UTC | Stars

Why Does the Moon's Ryder Crater Look This Way?

By Nancy Atkinson - October 29, 2020 11:23 AM UTC | Planetary Science

ISS Crew Return Safely to Earth

By Matthew Williams - October 28, 2020 06:32 PM UTC | Space Exploration

After 196 days in space, some record spacewalks, several experiments, and patching an air leak, the crew of Expedition 63 made it home safely!

What Martian Settlers Need to Know About Soil Can Teach us How to Grow Better on Earth

By Matthew Williams - October 28, 2020 05:37 PM UTC | Planetary Science

The Soil Health in Space experiment is now being conducted on the ISS, which could lead to sustainable farming on the Moon, Mars, and also Earth!

This is What Perseverance's Landing Site Looked Like Billions of Years Ago. See Why it's Such a Compelling Target?

By Evan Gough - October 27, 2020 06:20 PM UTC | Planetary Science

Boo! A Halloween Blue Moon

By David Dickinson - October 27, 2020 12:52 PM UTC | Observing

The final 'Blue Moon' of the decade rounds out October 2020.

OSIRIS-REx Collected So Much Material, the Sample Capsule Overflowed. Time to Bring it All Home.

By Nancy Atkinson - October 27, 2020 12:44 PM UTC | Missions

Astronomers are ready and waiting to detect the neutrino blast from a nearby supernova explosion like Betelgeuse

By Paul Sutter - October 27, 2020 12:43 PM UTC | Stars