Universe Today (Page 526)

Here's What Happens When NASA Engineers Carve Their Pumpkins

By Nancy Atkinson - October 31, 2016 09:44 PM UTC | Site News

Messier 25 - The IC 4725 Open Cluster

By tammy-plotner - October 31, 2016 04:30 PM UTC | Stars

SpaceX Makes Progress Replicating Failure that Caused Falcon 9 Pad Explosion

By ken-kremer - October 30, 2016 11:43 PM UTC | Space Exploration

SpaceX is making significant progress in replicating the failure in the helium pressurization system that led to the catastrophic launch pad explosion of the firms Falcon 9 rocket during a routine fueling test at their Florida Space Coast launch complex on September 1.

The Search Is On For Alien Signals Around Tabby's Star

By bob-king - October 28, 2016 06:03 PM UTC | Exoplanets

What's the Most Stable Shape for an Interstellar Lightsail?

By Matthew Williams - October 28, 2016 05:46 PM UTC | Space Exploration

A recent study by an international team of scientists looked at Project Starshot and assessed the likelihood of its success, based on several design features

Best Photos Yet of the Mars Lander's Demise

By bob-king - October 28, 2016 04:41 PM UTC | Planetary Science

New photos from NASA's Mars orbiter reveal the Schiaparelli lander crash in finer detail.

If it Wasn't Already Strange Enough, now Saturn's Hexagon Storm is Changing Color

By Matthew Williams - October 28, 2016 02:39 PM UTC | Planetary Science

Recent images from the Cassini space probe show that Saturn's hexagonal polar storm is changing, which may be due to seasonal variation

Weekly Space Hangout - October 28, 2016: Dr. Derrick Pitts of the Fels Planetarium

By Fraser Cain - October 28, 2016 02:20 PM UTC | Site News

It Took 15 Months, but all of New Horizons' Data Has Finally Been Downloaded

By Nancy Atkinson - October 27, 2016 07:22 PM UTC | Planetary Science

Planets Around Stars like Proxima Centauri are Probably Earth-Sized Water Worlds

By Matthew Williams - October 27, 2016 03:10 PM UTC | Exoplanets

A new study from the University of Bern indicates that most planets that orbit red dwarf stars might be water worlds, which could have a serious effect on the hunt for extra-terrestrial life

What is the Mars Curse?

By Fraser Cain - October 27, 2016 02:33 PM UTC | Planetary Science

If you're going to send a spacecraft to Mars, you've got to know that place has an insatiable hunger for our plucky robot companions. Why is this place cursed?

Astronomy Cast Ep. 426: Confirmation Bias

By Fraser Cain - October 27, 2016 01:32 PM UTC | Site News

How Will We Get to Mars? New Book and TV Series Provide the Details

By Nancy Atkinson - October 27, 2016 10:21 AM UTC | Planetary Science

What is a Waxing Moon?

By Matthew Williams - October 26, 2016 04:15 PM UTC | Planetary Science

Between a New Moon and a Full Moon, the Moon goes through its "waxing" phases, where its surface increases in luminosity

Evidence Continues To Mount For Ninth Planet

By Matthew Williams - October 26, 2016 02:58 PM UTC | Planetary Science

A new study produced by researchers at Caltech links the existence of Planet 9 to the axial tilt of our Sun, something that was previously unexplained