Universe Today (Page 497)

What is the CERN Particle Accelerator?

By Matthew Williams - November 24, 2016 05:30 PM UTC | Physics

Located beneath the border between France and Switzerland is the CERN Particle Accelerator, the largest instrument of its kind in the world.

Carnival of Space #484

By susie - November 24, 2016 11:46 AM UTC | Site News

How Do We Settle on Jupiter's Moons?

By Matthew Williams - November 23, 2016 05:30 PM UTC | Space Exploration

Jupiter's largest moons - aka. the Galilean Moons - could one day be colonized, providing humanity with limitless resources and incredible opportunities for research.

'Global Warming Hiatus' Not Good News For Planet Earth

By Evan Gough - November 23, 2016 03:39 PM UTC | Planetary Science

The slowdown in the rise of the global mean surface temperature between 1998 and 2013 wasn't a slowdown at all. The oceans have warmed instead.

Is There Life on Mars?

By Fraser Cain - November 22, 2016 07:11 PM UTC | Astrobiology

You know what would be exciting? Finding life on Mars. What is the best evidence we've seen for life on the Red Planet?

Cassini Is About To Graze Saturn's Rings In Mission Endgame

By Nancy Atkinson - November 22, 2016 05:17 PM UTC | Missions

The Fire In Orbit This Time... Again

By Matthew Williams - November 22, 2016 04:14 PM UTC | Missions

Upon departing the ISS after a month-long stay, the Cygnus CRS OA-5 mission began conducting a controlled fire experiment... in space!

Messier 27 - The Dumbbell Nebula

By tammy-plotner - November 21, 2016 04:16 PM UTC | Stars

Located approximately 1,360 light years from Earth in the direction of the Vulpecula constellation, the Dumbbell Nebula is a beautiful thing to behold!

Astronomy Cast Ep. 429: Living on Mars

By Fraser Cain - November 21, 2016 01:32 PM UTC | Astrobiology

Revolutionary NASA/NOAA GOES-R Geostationary Weather Satellite Awesome Night Launch

By ken-kremer - November 20, 2016 01:50 AM UTC | Missions

Stephen Hawking Issues A Wake Up Call

By Matthew Williams - November 19, 2016 06:15 PM UTC | Physics

According to a recent speech given by Hawking at the Oxford Union, humanity has 1000 years to become interplanetary, or face extinction

How Bad is the Radiation on Mars?

By Matthew Williams - November 19, 2016 05:10 PM UTC | Planetary Science

Due to the lack of a magnetosphere and its very thin atmosphere, the surface of Mars is exposed to a lot more radiation than planet Earth.

This Star Is The Roundest Natural Object Ever Seen

By Matthew Williams - November 19, 2016 03:26 PM UTC | Stars

Using data obtained by the Kepler mission, international team of astronomers have found the roundest object yet in the universe!

Sunset Saturday Blastoff of GOES-R Set to Deliver Quantum Leap in Weather Forecasting on Nov. 19 - Watch Live

By ken-kremer - November 19, 2016 12:01 AM UTC | Missions

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL - From both the technical and weather standpoint, the outlook is outstanding for Saturdays sunset blastoff of the NASA/NOAA GOES-R geostationary weather observation satellite that's set to deliver a 'quantum leap' in weather forecasting on Nov. 19.

Soar Over Ceres With New Images From the Dawn Spacecraft

By Nancy Atkinson - November 18, 2016 03:49 PM UTC | Planetary Science

Mars Has Features That Look Very Similar To Life Bearing Hot Springs On Earth

By Evan Gough - November 18, 2016 03:36 PM UTC | Planetary Science

Rock formations at the Gusev Crater on Mars closely resemble formations at El Tatio in Chile, which were partly formed by living processes.

Colonizing the Inner Solar System

By Fraser Cain - November 18, 2016 02:30 PM UTC | Space Exploration

In this epic, 2-part episode, we team up with Isaac Arthur to imagine how humans will colonize the inner Solar System, becoming a true spacefaring civilization.

Colonizing the Outer Solar System

By iarthur - November 18, 2016 02:29 PM UTC | Space Exploration

This episode continues our team up with Fraser Cain to look at Colonizing the Solar System, we move from the inner solar system to the Asteroid Belt and beyond, all the way out to the Oort Cloud.

Weekly Space Hangout - November 18, 2016: Dr. Jason Wright and Tabby's Star

By Fraser Cain - November 18, 2016 01:02 PM UTC | Stars

What is Moon Mining?

By Matthew Williams - November 16, 2016 06:35 PM UTC | Space Exploration

The idea of Moon mining has been around for decades, and is becoming more attractive thanks to the NewSpace industry and renewed lunar exploration