Universe Today (Page 427)

Hubble Spots "Impossible" Debris Disk Around a Black Hole

By Matthew Williams - July 15, 2019 01:45 AM UTC | Black Holes

Using the Hubble Space Telescope, a team of astronomers recently observed a bright disk around a black hole that defies astronomical models.

Researchers May Have Found the Missing Piece of Evidence that Explains the Origins of Life

By Matthew Williams - July 12, 2019 06:19 PM UTC | Astrobiology

A team of researchers have shown how the basic building blocks of life could have arose on a primordial Earth, bringing us one step closer to resolving the mystery of abiogenesis.

Move Over SpaceX. Amazon Wants To Launch Thousands of Internet Satellites Too

By Evan Gough - July 12, 2019 02:20 PM UTC | Space Policy

Virgin Orbit Tests its Satellite-Delivery Rocket for the First Time

By Matthew Williams - July 12, 2019 02:14 PM UTC | Space Exploration

Virgin Orbit achieved a milestone with a successful drop test of their LauncherOne rocket. Once complete, this system will deliver satellites to orbit for less money.

There Should Be More Iron In Space. Why Can't We See It?

By Evan Gough - July 11, 2019 05:19 PM UTC | Cosmology

Two NASA Heads Demoted, Possibly as Part of a Shake-Up to Get Back to the Moon.

By Matthew Williams - July 11, 2019 03:25 PM UTC | Space Policy

NASA is experiencing a shake-up, as evidenced by the recent announcement that two longtime program leaders have been demoted.

NASA has Figured Out How to Extend the Lives of the Voyagers Even Longer

By Evan Gough - July 11, 2019 02:31 PM UTC | Missions

New Study Shows How Breaching "Carbon Threshold" Could Trigger Mass Extinction in Earth's Oceans

By Matthew Williams - July 10, 2019 04:28 PM UTC | Planetary Science

A NASA and NSF-supported study by an MIT geophysicist indicates that carbon emissions could push the Earth's oceans past a "threshold", leading to a possible mass extinction.

Can We Use Special Sails To Bring Old Satellites Back Down To Earth?

By Evan Gough - July 10, 2019 04:26 PM UTC | Space Exploration

Skywatcher and Satellite Tracker Photographs US Air Force's Secret Space Plane in Orbit!

By Matthew Williams - July 09, 2019 07:42 PM UTC | Space Exploration

A satellite tracker from The Netherlands recently spotted and photographed the USAF's elusive and top-secret X-37B space plane.

Mars' North Pole is Doing the Dust Storms Thing Again

By Evan Gough - July 09, 2019 04:21 PM UTC | Planetary Science

LightSail 2 Mission is Going Strong and Sending Mission Info Home!

By Matthew Williams - July 09, 2019 03:16 PM UTC | Missions

The Planetary Society recently launched its LightSail 2 technology demonstrator, which could prove to be an effective means of propulsion for CubeSats

Our Guide to Saturn Opposition Season 2019

By David Dickinson - July 09, 2019 10:12 AM UTC | Planetary Science

The ESA's SpaceBok Robot Will Hop Its Way Around Low-Gravity Worlds

By Evan Gough - July 08, 2019 05:23 PM UTC | Space Exploration

A Jarful of Titan Could Teach Us A Lot About Life There, and Here On Earth

By Evan Gough - July 08, 2019 03:32 PM UTC | Astrobiology

Carnival of Space #619

By Susie Murph - July 08, 2019 01:02 PM UTC | Site News

Fraser and John Michael Godier Debate the Fermi Paradox

By Matthew Williams - July 07, 2019 06:11 PM UTC | Astrobiology

Orion Capsule Passes Key Launch Abort Test. Next Stop: The Moon!

By Matthew Williams - July 05, 2019 01:54 PM UTC | Space Exploration

NASA recently conducted their second test of the Orion's Abort Launch System (ALS), bringing them one step closer to returning to the Moon in 2024.

Where Does Mars' Methane Go? New Study Provides Possible Answer, with Implications in the Search for Life.

By Matthew Williams - July 04, 2019 07:15 PM UTC | Astrobiology

A new study from Aarhus University offers new insight into what is making Mars' methane "disappear" - with serious implications in the search for life.

The Planet-Hunting TESS Discovers Its Smallest Exoplanet to Date

By Matthew Williams - July 03, 2019 11:06 PM UTC | Exoplanets

TESS recently discovered a three-planet system orbiting a red dwarf star 35 light years away, increasing the number of rocky planets orbiting nearby stars.