Universe Today
Astronomers Map Out the Raw Material for New Star Formation in the Milky Way
There's a new record for the shortest time measurement: how long it takes light to cross a hydrogen molecule
SpaceX Starship Passes Static Fire Test With Three Raptor Engines, Finally Gets Nose Cone!
The Starship is coming together, literally and figuratively! With its three Raptor engines test fired, and nosecones and fins attached, the vessel is ready for its highest hop test yet!
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The Color of Habitable Worlds
Mixing Science and Art, One Painting at a Time
About 3% of Starlinks Have Failed So Far
A new analysis indicates that 3% of Starlink satellites have failed since they were launched to orbit, which could mean an increased risk of collisions down the road.
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New Receiver Will Boost Interplanetary Communication
As we explore the solar system, we'll need an interplanetary communication network that can keep up. A new receiver might be up for the job.
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Geologists Have Found the Earth's Missing Tectonic Plate
Astronomers Find the Hollowed-Out Shell of a Dwarf Galaxy that Collided With the Milky Way Billions of Years Ago
Astronomers Challenge Recent Findings About Venus. "No Statistically Significant Detection of Phosphine"
Scientists Think They Know What Caused the Deadliest Mass Extinction in the History of the Earth
Weekly Space Hangout: October 21, 2020, Dr. Jill Tarter and the Search for Technosignatures
Tales of Two Fall Comets: 88P Howell and M3 ATLAS
Two more comets worth scouting the sky for into November 2020.
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What Would a Realistic Space Battle Look Like?
The Crew of the ISS has Found the Source of the Station's Air Leak
The ISS crew has found the source of the elusive leak using (wait for it!) tea leaves! The hole is now patched, but a permanent fix is still needed.
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We use the Transit Method to Find other Planets. Which Extraterrestrial Civilizations Could use the Transit Method to Find Earth?
We have found more than 4,000 planets orbiting other stars. Life on distant worlds could find us in the same way.
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The Oxygen Supply has Failed in the Russian Zvezda Module of the ISS. Don't Worry, the Astronauts aren't in Danger, but the Station is Showing its Age
Crews aboard the ISS are working to repair the leak, which posed no significant risk. Unfortunately, it shows that the ISS is getting on in years!
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Success! OSIRIS-REx Touches Asteroid Bennu to Collect Samples
Wow, Betelgeuse Might Be 25% Closer than Previously Believed
It's still possible to detect the site of the 2017 kilonova explosion
