Universe Today
If Astronauts Hibernated on Long Journeys, They'd Need Smaller Spacecraft
Scientists Construct a Global Map of Titan's Geology
How Large Can A Planet Be?
When it comes to planets, the largest planet in the universe probably isn't the most massive.
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Stingray Glider to Explore the Cloudtops of Venus
Researchers at the University of Buffalo's CASH Lab are working on a glider inspired by the stingray to explore Venus.
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Two of Neptune's Moons Dance Around Each Other as they Orbit
New Horizon's Flyby Target 2014 MU69 Gets its Official Name: Arrokoth
The KBO formerly known as Ultima Thule (2014 MU69) has officially been named "Arrokoth", the traditional Powhatan-Algonquin language.
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Tatooines everywhere? Many of the Exoplanets Already Discovered are in Multi-Star Systems
It's Time for Hayabusa-2 to Come Home
Apollo 12 Launched 50 Years Ago Today
Molecular Oxygen on Mars is Behaving Unusually Through the Seasons. A Sign of Life?
What's the Best Way to Sail From World to World? Electric Sails or Solar Sails?
A new study compares two potential means of interstellar exploration, which could have implications for both space exploration and the search for extra-terrestrial intelligence.
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Mars 2020 Rover is Going to a Place on Mars That's Perfect for Preserving Fossils
Weekly Space Hangout: November 13, 2019 - Dr. Rory Barnes talks VPLanet
Satellites Watched Mercury's Transit From Space, Confirming That Yes, the Sun Has At Least One Planet
Carnival of Space #637
November Meteors: Taurids, Leonids and a Surprise Monocerotids Outburst
For the northern hemisphere observers, November is fireball season. This month, keep an eye out for two sure-fire annual meteor showers, and—just maybe—a wild card outburst from the obscure Alpha Monocerotids worth watching out for.
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SpaceX Launches Another 60 Starlink Satellites
Watch a Simulation of a Galaxy, From the Big Bang Until the Present Day
The large-scale and highly-detailed TNG50 simulation has allowed scientists to shed new light on the evolution of the cosmos and galaxies.
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TESS Has Now Captured Almost the Entire Southern Sky. Here's a Mosaic Made of 15,347 Photographs
NASA has just released a beautiful panoramic image of the southern sky, which is composed of images taken by the TESS mission during its first year.
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This Artificial Leaf Turns Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide Into Fuel
Researchers from the University of Waterloo, Ontario, have developed an "artificial leaf" that has the potential to turn carbon emissions into a source of biofuel.
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