Universe Today (Page 452)

Volcanoes on Mars Helped Form its Early Oceans

By Matthew Williams - March 23, 2018 01:40 PM UTC | Planetary Science

According to a new study by a team from UC Berkeley, the existence of oceans on Mars may have had to do a lot with early volcanic activity

70,000 Years Ago a Nearby Star Messed With the Orbits Of Comets and Asteroids in our Solar System

By Evan Gough - March 22, 2018 03:54 PM UTC | Solar Astronomy

70,000 years ago, Scholz's Star visited our neighbourhood, and changed the trajectories of hundreds of objects in out Solar System.

Researchers Create the Most Detailed Simulation of the Universe Ever Made

By Matthew Williams - March 22, 2018 02:22 PM UTC | Cosmology

The team behind Illustris have now released the first results of their IllustrisTNG simulation, the most accurate simulation of the Universe to date.

Weekly Space Hangout: March 21, 2018: Marian Call, Singer/Songwriter

By Fraser Cain - March 21, 2018 07:27 PM UTC | Site News

TRAPPIST-1 Planets Might Actually Have Too Much Water to be Habitable

By Matthew Williams - March 21, 2018 05:29 PM UTC | Exoplanets

A new study has cast doubt on whether or not the TRAPPIST-1 system could be habitable, indicating that it has too much water to support life

Astronomy Cast Ep. 483: Stopping in Space

By Susie Murph - March 19, 2018 05:05 PM UTC | Physics

Carnival of Space #553

By Susie Murph - March 19, 2018 03:55 PM UTC | Site News

Astronomers Have Detected the Brightest Fast Radio Burst Ever Seen. Still No Idea What's Causing Them

By Matthew Williams - March 19, 2018 03:34 PM UTC | Extragalactic

Earlier this month, scientists using the Parkes Radio Telescope detected three FRBs, one of which was the brightest ever observed

New Horizons Team Has a New Nickname for the Spacecraft's Next Target

By Matthew Williams - March 19, 2018 01:59 PM UTC | Missions

The first Kuiper Belt Object that the New Horizons mission will investigate - MU69 - just received the nickname "Ultima Thule"

Kepler's Almost Out of Fuel. It'll Make its Last Observation in a Few Months

By Matthew Williams - March 19, 2018 12:42 PM UTC | Exoplanets

The Kepler mission, which is responsible for the majority of exoplanet discoveries, is running out of fuel and will be making its final discoveries over the next few months.

The First SpaceX BFR Should Make Orbital Launches by 2020

By Matthew Williams - March 16, 2018 03:36 PM UTC | Space Exploration

According to a recent interview Musk made at the 2018 SXSW conference, the BFR will be ready to conduct test launches in the next two years

This Bizarre Image is a 3D Scan of a Cave Network in Spain. This Technology Could be Used to Map Out Lava Tubes on the Moon and Mars

By Matthew Williams - March 15, 2018 05:57 PM UTC | Planetary Science

A team that participated in the ESA's Pangaea-X program recently produced the largest 3D image of a cave system in Spain, and the technology could be used to map out lava tubes on the Moon and Mars too

Astronomy Cast now available via Amazon's Alexa!

By Susie Murph - March 15, 2018 02:35 PM UTC | Site News

If We Do Hear Signals From Aliens, They're Probably Long Gone

By Matthew Williams - March 15, 2018 01:22 PM UTC | Astrobiology

According to a new study that included the Frank Drake, any alien signals humanity detects will have likely come from a civilization that has since gone extinct

Weekly Space Hangout: March 14, 2018: Ethan Good, Visiting Vehicles Officer at JSC

By Fraser Cain - March 14, 2018 05:15 PM UTC | Site News

Stephen Hawking has passed away at age 76

By Matthew Williams - March 14, 2018 02:45 PM UTC | Physics

Stephen Hawking passed away on Wednesday morning, March 14th, at his home in Cambridge. He leaves behind a loving family, millions of admirers, and an unparalleled scientific legacy.

7% of Scott Kelly's Genes Changed After a Year in Space

By Matthew Williams - March 13, 2018 04:26 PM UTC | Space Exploration

The NASA Twin Study, which assessed how spending a year aboard the ISS affected Scott Kelly's health (compared to his twin brother, Mark), has just been released

Hard Not to Get a Little Teary Watching this Video from SpaceX About the Falcon Heavy Launch

By Matthew Williams - March 13, 2018 03:04 PM UTC | Space Exploration

In honor of the successful launch of the Falcon Heavy, SpaceX has released an inspiring video of the event that shows the highlights of the event

James Webb is Enduring its Final Stage of Testing Before it Ships off for Kourou, French Guiana

By Matthew Williams - March 13, 2018 01:54 PM UTC | Telescopes

The James Webb Space Telescope just entered the final phase of integration and testing before being shipped off to French Guiana, where it will launch in 2019

Scientists Propose An Asteroid Nuke Mission To Save Earth From Potential Destruction

By Evan Gough - March 12, 2018 05:50 PM UTC | Planetary Science

NASA's HAMMER (Hyper-velocity Asteroid Mitigation Mission for Emergency Response) is a plan to protect us from asteroids, either with kinetic impactors, or with NUKES.