Universe Today (Page 401)

The Story of the Apollo Guidance Computer, Part 2

By Nancy Atkinson - August 07, 2019 04:57 PM UTC | Missions

Elon Musk Outlines the Next Few Weeks of Starship Tests

By Matthew Williams - August 06, 2019 04:22 PM UTC | Space Exploration

According to recent statements and images from their facilities, SpaceX is making progress and will have big news for us on August 24th!

What Are Light Echoes? Using Reflections Of Light To See Even Further Back In Time

By Fraser Cain - August 06, 2019 03:48 PM UTC | Observing

Carnival of Space #623

By Susie Murph - August 05, 2019 04:45 PM UTC | Site News

Bright Fireball Explodes Over Ontario, Meteorite Fragments Might Have Reached the Ground

By Matthew Williams - August 04, 2019 06:18 PM UTC | Planetary Science

A meteorite recently was spotted in the Great Lakes region and could have left fragments in the area around Bancroft, Ontario.

Rock Almost Rolled Into This Crater on the Moon... Almost

By Matthew Williams - August 03, 2019 06:33 PM UTC | Planetary Science

The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter recently spotted a boulder that had rolled downhill inside the Antoniadi crater, very nearly landing in another, smaller crater.

Snowball Exoplanets Might Be Better for Life Than We Thought

By Evan Gough - August 03, 2019 05:01 PM UTC | Exoplanets

All Life on Earth is Made up of the Same 20 Amino Acids. Scientist Now Think They Know Why

By Matthew Williams - August 02, 2019 06:38 PM UTC | Astrobiology

A new study has shown that the building blocks of life (amino acids) may have come together more easily than we thought

The Light Sail is Working... It's Working!

By Evan Gough - August 02, 2019 04:11 PM UTC | Space Exploration

How Habitable is Titan? NASA is Sending the Titan Dragonfly Helicopter to Find Out

By Fraser Cain - August 02, 2019 04:03 PM UTC | Astrobiology

NASA Promised More Smaller, Earth-size Exoplanets. TESS is Delivering.

By Evan Gough - July 31, 2019 07:00 PM UTC | Exoplanets

The Moon is Older Than Scientists Thought

By Evan Gough - July 31, 2019 02:17 PM UTC | Planetary Science

Why Is The Moon's South Pole So Important? It's All About Water

By Fraser Cain - July 30, 2019 05:11 PM UTC | Planetary Science

Watch this Amazing Video of Hayabusa 2 Picking Up a Sample from the Surface of Ryugu

By Evan Gough - July 30, 2019 05:06 PM UTC | Missions

Check Out This Super-Cool Quad Video of the Falcon Re-Entry. Two Sonic Booms!

By Evan Gough - July 30, 2019 03:21 PM UTC | Space Exploration

Carnival of Space #622

By Susie Murph - July 30, 2019 02:58 PM UTC | Site News

Messier 91 - the NGC 4548 Barred Spiral Galaxy

By tammy-plotner - July 29, 2019 09:00 PM UTC | Extragalactic

Located in the constellation Virgo, about 63 million light-years from Earth, is the barred spiral galaxy known as Messier 91.

As Meteorites Slice Through the Atmosphere, They're Sculpted Into Cones

By Matthew Williams - July 29, 2019 05:38 PM UTC | Planetary Science

A new study reveals why many meteors, when they enter Earth's atmosphere, become cone-shaped as they heat up.

Great News! The Large Synoptic Survey Telescope Might be Named for Vera Rubin

By Evan Gough - July 29, 2019 03:35 PM UTC | Telescopes

Fossilized Clams Had Evidence of a Meteorite Impact Inside Them

By Evan Gough - July 26, 2019 05:45 PM UTC | Astrobiology