Universe Today (Page 476)

Special Skinsuits Could Help Astronauts Avoid Back Pain When Their Spines Expand In Space

By Evan Gough - February 23, 2018 04:17 PM UTC | Space Exploration

The microgravity in space makes astronauts' spines to elongate, causing back pain. A new SkinSuit being developed by the European Space Agency gives astronauts some relief.

This was Exactly Where Cassini Crashed into Saturn

By Matthew Williams - February 23, 2018 03:34 PM UTC | Planetary Science

NASA has released a mosaic image that shows exactly where the Cassini probe would crash into Saturn's atmosphere, mere hours before it did!

Wow, Indonesia's Mount Sinabung is Making a Mess. Here's the View From Space!

By Matthew Williams - February 23, 2018 02:26 PM UTC | Planetary Science

The Eruption of Mount Sinabung on the island of Sumatra, Indonesia, was recently photographed from space by satellites belonging to NASA's Earth Observatory

Spacecraft Shields Will Need to be Tough. Here's an Aluminum Bullet Shattering a Shield at 7 km/s

By Matthew Williams - February 23, 2018 12:53 PM UTC | Space Exploration

A team of ESA researchers recently tested a new type of shielding by firing an aluminum bullet at it and filming the results.

Maybe There's no Connection Between Supermassive Black Holes and Their Host Galaxies?

By Matthew Williams - February 22, 2018 06:56 PM UTC | Black Holes

A recent study by an international team of scientists has indicated that there may be no connection between SMBHs and star formation in a galaxy.

SpaceX Launches the First of Thousands of Space Internet Satellites, but Didn't Quite Catch the Fairing

By Matthew Williams - February 22, 2018 01:47 PM UTC | Space Exploration

After a few delays, SpaceX launched the first of its planned constellation of internet satellites, but failed to recover the fairings from the rocket.

Here's How SpaceX is Planning to Recover Rocket Fairings: a Boat With a Net Called Mr. Steven

By Matthew Williams - February 21, 2018 09:34 PM UTC | Space Exploration

In their latest attempt to reduce the costs of individual launches, SpaceX is looking to make their rockets payload fairings reusable.

Astronomers Find The Most Distant Supernova Ever: 10.5 Billion Light-Years Away

By Evan Gough - February 21, 2018 06:39 PM UTC | Extragalactic

Astronomers with the Dark Energy Survey have discovered the most distant and ancient supernova yet: a rare Super Luminous Supernova about 10.5 billion light years away.

Weekly Space Hangout: Feb 21, 2018: Dr. Jessie Christiansen and "Exoplanet Explorers"

By Fraser Cain - February 21, 2018 06:10 PM UTC | Exoplanets

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.

Subscribe to Our New Weekly Email Newsletter Written By Fraser

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

Subscribe to our weekly email newsletter, written by Universe Today publisher Fraser Cain.

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.

Special Skinsuits Could Help Astronauts Avoid Back Pain When Their Spines Expand In Space

This was Exactly Where Cassini Crashed into Saturn

Wow, Indonesia's Mount Sinabung is Making a Mess. Here's the View From Space!

Spacecraft Shields Will Need to be Tough. Here's an Aluminum Bullet Shattering a Shield at 7 km/s

Maybe There's no Connection Between Supermassive Black Holes and Their Host Galaxies?

SpaceX Launches the First of Thousands of Space Internet Satellites, but Didn't Quite Catch the Fairing

Here's How SpaceX is Planning to Recover Rocket Fairings: a Boat With a Net Called Mr. Steven

Astronomers Find The Most Distant Supernova Ever: 10.5 Billion Light-Years Away

Weekly Space Hangout: Feb 21, 2018: Dr. Jessie Christiansen and "Exoplanet Explorers"

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

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

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

Russia and China Are Working on Space and Counterspace Weapons

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

Opportunity Just Saw its 5,000th Sunrise on Mars

Subscribe to Our New Weekly Email Newsletter Written By Fraser

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

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

Carnival of Space #549

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