Universe Today (Page 103)

We Already Have the Technology to Save Earth From a "Don't Look Up" Comet or Asteroid

By Nancy Atkinson - January 28, 2022 01:03 PM UTC | Planetary Science

NASA is Already Designing Hardware for a Mars Sample Return Mission

By Andy Tomaswick - January 28, 2022 09:52 AM UTC | Space Exploration

Unistellar's Plans for Science and Astronomy in 2022

By David Dickinson - January 27, 2022 10:35 AM UTC | Observing

Unistellar's eVscope has proven its ability to do serious astronomy, with more to come in 2022.

Finally, an Explanation for the Cold Spot in the Cosmic Microwave Background

By Matthew Williams - January 26, 2022 05:39 PM UTC | Cosmology

A new study by the Dark Energy Survey (DES) has confirmed the existence of a Supervoid, which could explain how there's a "Cold Spot" in the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB).

5,000 Exoplanets!

By Evan Gough - January 26, 2022 05:15 PM UTC | Exoplanets

Incredible Image Shows Twin Stellar Jets Blasting Out of a Star-Forming Region

By Evan Gough - January 26, 2022 01:53 PM UTC | Stars

Missing Mass? Not on our Watch—Dr. Paul Sutter Explains Dark Matter

By Matthew Williams - January 25, 2022 05:30 PM UTC | Physics

In the first episode of a new series with ArsTechnica - Edge of Knowledge - Dr. Paul Sutter explains the mysterious and elusive nature of Dark Matter!

Webb Has Arrived Successfully at L2

By Nancy Atkinson - January 25, 2022 11:15 AM UTC | Missions

A Private Mission to Scan the Cloud Tops of Venus for Evidence of Life

By Andy Tomaswick - January 25, 2022 09:19 AM UTC | Astrobiology

13 Rovers Recently Competed to Scour the (Simulated) Moon to Harvest Resources

By Andy Tomaswick - January 25, 2022 08:27 AM UTC | Space Exploration

It's Been Constantly Raining Meteors on Mars for 600 Million Years. Earth too.

By Evan Gough - January 24, 2022 08:41 PM UTC | Planetary Science

ESA's ARIEL Mission Will Study the Atmospheres of More Than 1,000 Exoplanets

By Evan Gough - January 24, 2022 02:49 PM UTC | Exoplanets

Remembering NASA Engineer Jerry Woodfill, the Inspiration Behind "13 Things That Saved Apollo 13"

By Nancy Atkinson - January 24, 2022 02:34 PM UTC | Missions

Extreme Tidal Forces Have Deformed an Exoplanet

By Brian Koberlein - January 24, 2022 10:28 AM UTC | Exoplanets

What an exoplanet shaped like a rugby ball tells us about its composition.

Astronomers Might Have Detected the Background Gravitational Waves of the Universe

By Matthew Williams - January 23, 2022 03:54 PM UTC | Cosmology

A new data release from a gravitational wave consortium has revealed indications of the long sough-after gravitational wave background (GWB).

A Worldwide Search for Dark Matter Fails to Turn up a Signal for This Mysterious Particle

By Brian Koberlein - January 23, 2022 12:10 PM UTC | Physics

A global search for dark matter turns up nothing, but than in itself is useful.

With Webb Safely Launched, Focus Shifts to the Ariane 6

By sjohnston - January 23, 2022 11:32 AM UTC | Missions

Curiosity Sees a Strong Carbon Signature in a Bed of Rocks

By Evan Gough - January 21, 2022 04:07 PM UTC | Planetary Science

Bad Weather Postpones Ingenuity's 19th Flight on Mars

By Nancy Atkinson - January 21, 2022 09:58 AM UTC | Planetary Science

If Launched by 2028, a Spacecraft Could Catch up With Oumuamua in 26 Years

By Matthew Williams - January 20, 2022 09:49 PM UTC | Space Exploration

A new study by the Institute of Interstellar Studies (i4is) shows that with the right maneuver, a spacecraft could catch up to 'Oumuamua in 26 years.

The Moon's Crust was Formed From a Frozen Slushy Magma

By Evan Gough - January 20, 2022 03:37 PM UTC | Planetary Science

Tom Cruise Movie's Producers Aim to Add Film Studio to the Space Station in 2024

By Alan Boyle - January 20, 2022 02:49 PM UTC | Space Exploration

Even Tiny Mimas Seems to Have an Internal Ocean of Liquid Water

By Evan Gough - January 20, 2022 01:25 PM UTC | Planetary Science

Ice Peeks out of a Cliffside on Mars

By Evan Gough - January 19, 2022 07:28 PM UTC | Planetary Science

A new Kind of Supernova has Been Discovered

By Brian Koberlein - January 19, 2022 02:10 PM UTC | Stars

A new supernova discovery shows that Wolf-Rayet stars explode after all.

Space Flight Destroys Your Red Blood Cells

By Nancy Atkinson - January 19, 2022 08:17 AM UTC | Space Exploration

A Suctioning Sleeping bag Could Solve eye Problems in Space

By Andy Tomaswick - January 18, 2022 10:00 PM UTC | Space Exploration

NASA and HeroX Want to Convert Waste in Space and Monitor Air-Quality Here on Earth

By Matthew Williams - January 18, 2022 05:55 PM UTC | Space Exploration

NASA and HeroX just launched two exciting incentive competitions to address the challenges of astronaut waste during missions to Mars and air quality here on Earth.