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How Science Journalism Helped Me Become a Better Sci-Fi Writer
My work with Universe Today has helped fashion me into a better science fiction writer and led to the publication…
Whoa. That’s the Milky Way, Bouncing off the Moon in Radio Waves
The universe wasn't always such a well-lit place. It had its own Dark Ages, back in the days before stars…
Blue Origin will be Landing its Rockets on a Used Cargo Ship. It’ll Get Converted in Time for First Flights in 2021
Blue Origin recently received a large cargo ship, which they will retool to retrieve the first stage of their reusable…
There’s a Funny Cloud on Mars, Perched Right at the Arsia Mons Volcano. Don’t Get Too Excited, Though, it’s not an Eruption
This 1500km long cloud on Mars is formed by the size and shape of Arsia Mons, but it's not related…
Has a New Dwarf Galaxy Been Found Hiding Behind Andromeda?
Thanks to the work of an amateur astronomer, an international team of scientists recently confirmed the existence of a previously-unknown…
There Might be Enough Oxygen Below the Surface of Mars to Support Life
According to new study supported by NASA, a team of researchers found that Mars may have enough oxygen in subsurface…
Asteroid Phaethon breaks all the rules. It acts like a comet, it supplies particles to a meteor shower. Oh, and it’s blue
A team of astronomers recently observed Phaeton, a Near-Earth Object (NEO) that behaves like both an asteroid and a comet
Our New Book is Out! Everything You Need to Know to Become an Amateur Astronomer
It seems really surreal to say, but after about a year of work, our book is finally out. It's called…
Binary Stars Orbiting Each Other INSIDE a Planetary Nebula
An international team of astronomers recently observed an unexpected sight, a binary star system that is set to collide and…
Being Cassini. Experience What It Was Like to Fly Past Jupiter and Saturn and Their Moons
What would it be like to be onboard the Cassini orbiter as it made its way around Jupiter and Saturn…