Universe Today (Page 455)

Some of The Last Glaciers in The Tropics. They'll be Gone in About a Decade

By Matthew Williams - February 21, 2018 02:50 PM UTC | Planetary Science

Images released by NASA's Earth Observatory show how ice loss in the tropics is advancing, and how glaciers there will be gone within a decade.

OSIRIS-REx Sends Home an Image of the Earth and Moon

By Matthew Williams - February 21, 2018 01:17 PM UTC | Planetary Science

The OSIRIS-REx mission once again provided a beautiful composite image of the Earth-Moon system, showing just how far it has ventured from Earth.

How Badly Will Humanity Freak Out if We Discover Alien Life?

By Evan Gough - February 21, 2018 12:57 PM UTC | Astrobiology

Scientists at Arizona State University wanted to find out what peoples' reactions would be to the announcement of the discovery of alien life. The result? We're mostly looking forward to it.

Russia and China Are Working on Space and Counterspace Weapons

By Matthew Williams - February 20, 2018 06:24 PM UTC | Space Policy

According to the Department of National Intelligence's (DNI) 2018 report, China and Russia could be developing technologies that will give them an edge in space.

Astronomers Observe the Rotating Accretion Disk Around the Supermassive Black Hole in M77

By Matthew Williams - February 20, 2018 01:12 PM UTC | Black Holes

A team of Japanese astronomers conducted the first detailed observation of a dust and gas torus surrounding a supermassive black hole.

Opportunity Just Saw its 5,000th Sunrise on Mars

By Matthew Williams - February 19, 2018 09:19 PM UTC | Planetary Science

The Opportunity rover just experienced its 5000th sunrise on Mars and is still revealing things about the Martian surface.

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By Fraser Cain - February 19, 2018 07:28 PM UTC | Site News

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Neptune's Huge Storm Is Shrinking Away In New Images From Hubble

By Evan Gough - February 19, 2018 03:14 PM UTC | Planetary Science

Hubble images track the demise of an enormous storm in Neptune's atmosphere. Rather that expiring in a flash of atmospheric glory, the storm is slowly just fading away.

Astronomy Cast Ep. 479: Rockets pt. 1 - What Does "Single Stage To Orbit" Really Mean?

By Susie Murph - February 19, 2018 02:26 PM UTC | Space Exploration

Carnival of Space #549

By Susie Murph - February 19, 2018 01:02 PM UTC | Site News

It Turns Out, Andromeda is Younger Than Earth... Sort Of

By Matthew Williams - February 18, 2018 08:34 PM UTC | Extragalactic

According to a recent study by a French-Chinese collaboration, the Andromeda galaxy (as we know it) is younger than we thought!

Astrophotographer Captures Musk's Tesla Roadster Moving Through Space

By Evan Gough - February 16, 2018 02:58 PM UTC | Space Exploration

An award-winning astrophotographer in California has captured images of the Tesla Roadster and its driver "Starman" speeding through space.

Interstellar Asteroid 'Oumuamua Had a Violent Past

By Matthew Williams - February 16, 2018 01:34 PM UTC | Stars

According to the latest study by a team that has been observing 'Oumuamua since it was first discovered, this interstellar asteroid had a violent past!

What are the Chances Musk's Space Tesla is Going to Crash Into Venus or Earth?

By Matthew Williams - February 15, 2018 04:26 PM UTC | Space Exploration

According to a new study, there is a slim chance that Musk's Roadster (and Spaceman) could collide with Earth or Venus is a few eons.

Witness The Power Of A Fully Operational ESPRESSO Instrument. Four Telescopes Acting As One

By Evan Gough - February 15, 2018 02:39 PM UTC | Telescopes

The ESO's ESPRESSO instrument is getting all four of the telescopes at the Very Large Telescope to play nicely together, and the results will excite even the most discovery-weary space fan.

Weekly Space Hangout: Feb 14, 2018: Joe Pappalardo's "Spaceport Earth"

By Fraser Cain - February 14, 2018 08:04 PM UTC | Site News

Mars 2020 Rover is Going to be Taking a Chunk of Mars Back to... Mars?

By Matthew Williams - February 14, 2018 07:39 PM UTC | Planetary Science

When the Mars 2020 arrives on the surface of the Red Planet, it will be carrying a piece of a Martian meteorite with it

New Horizons Just Took a Record Breaking Image. No Camera Has Ever Taken a Picture From This Far From Earth

By Matthew Williams - February 13, 2018 04:14 PM UTC | Missions

This past December, the New Horizons probe took a series of pictures from the Kuiper Belt, thus breaking the record for the most distant images ever taken!

Carnival of Space #548

By Susie Murph - February 13, 2018 04:06 PM UTC | Site News

Messier 66 - the NGC 3627 Intermediate Spiral Galaxy

By tammy-plotner - February 12, 2018 03:25 PM UTC | Stars

Located in the direction of the Leo constellation, about 36 million light-years from Earth, is the intermediate spiral galaxy known as Messier 66