Universe Today (Page 127)

Europa's Nightside Glows in the Dark

By Matthew Williams - November 13, 2020 01:10 AM UTC | Planetary Science

A team of NASA scientists has conducted a study that shows what the surface of Europa will look like, which revealed a "glow-in-the-dark" moon!

Weekly Space Hangout: November 11, 2020 – Amy Ross, NASA Engineer and Space Suit Designer

By nancygraz - November 12, 2020 02:07 PM UTC | Space Exploration

From a Tempest to a Trickle: Prospects for the 2020 Leonid Meteor Shower

By David Dickinson - November 12, 2020 01:35 PM UTC | Observing

Following the Leonid meteors in 2020.

Terrify yourself with LeoLabs' visualization of satellites and space debris around Earth

By rcrewe - November 11, 2020 06:40 PM UTC | Space Exploration

Meteorite Tells Us About Water on Mars 4.4 Billion Years Ago

By Andy Tomaswick - November 11, 2020 05:03 PM UTC | Planetary Science

A Second Cable has Failed at Arecibo, Causing Even More Damage to the Radio Observatory

By Nancy Atkinson - November 11, 2020 12:22 PM UTC | Telescopes

The Driest Place on Earth Could Help Predict How Life Might be Surviving on Mars

By Matthew Williams - November 10, 2020 08:54 PM UTC | Astrobiology

Scientist find microbes in clay deposits beneath the Atacama desert, a good sign for missions looking for life on Mars

Australia's Parkes Telescope Just Got a New Name: Murriyang, Which Means "Skyworld"

By Nancy Atkinson - November 10, 2020 01:48 PM UTC | Telescopes

Brown dwarf discovered with a radio telescope for the first time

By Brian Koberlein - November 10, 2020 01:04 PM UTC | Stars

A brown dwarf has been detected by a radio telescope, which opens a new way to discover them.

Most light pollution isn't coming from streetlights

By Paul Sutter - November 09, 2020 08:27 PM UTC | Observing

One of the Terms of Service For Starlink is that You "Recognize Mars as a Free Planet"

By Matthew Williams - November 09, 2020 07:37 PM UTC | Space Policy

Lunar Dust is Still One of The Biggest Challenges Facing Moon Exploration

By Matthew Williams - November 09, 2020 05:15 PM UTC | Planetary Science

The ESA is investing in research that will lead to spacesuits and materials that can handle one of the biggest hazards on the Moon - Moon dust!

Massive stars get kicked out of clusters

By Paul Sutter - November 08, 2020 08:27 PM UTC | Stars

Vera Rubin Should be Able to Detect a Couple of Interstellar Objects a Month

By Matthew Williams - November 07, 2020 09:48 PM UTC | Milky Way

A new study by Harvard astrophysicists tells us that once operational, the Vera C. Rubin will be able to spot objects like 'Oumuamua on a regular basis!

One Mars Trojan asteroid has the same chemical signature as the Earth's moon

By Brian Koberlein - November 07, 2020 11:41 AM UTC | Planetary Science

Mars has a trojan asteroid that could be a captured rock from the surface of the Moon.

Titan's Atmosphere Has All the Ingredients For Life. But Not Life as We Know It

By Matthew Williams - November 06, 2020 04:01 PM UTC | Astrobiology

In a series of new studies on Saturn's moon Titan, researchers have found more indications that there could be exotic life there, making a mission there all the more necessary!

NASA is Looking for Ideas on How to Jump-Start a Lunar Economy!

By Matthew Williams - November 06, 2020 02:10 AM UTC | Space Policy

To ensure that their payloads can get to the Moon, NASA is one again enlisting the help of HeroX to help them crowdsource innovative solutions!

Weekly Space Hangout: November 4, 2020 - Pranvera Hyseni, Astronomy Outreach of Kosovo

By nancygraz - November 05, 2020 02:43 PM UTC | Site News

The Only Radio Antenna Capable of Communicating with Voyager 2 Came Back Online During Repairs and Upgrades. Contact Re-established

By Nancy Atkinson - November 05, 2020 02:22 PM UTC | Missions

Even older red dwarf stars are pumping out a surprising amount of deadly radiation at their planets

By Brian Koberlein - November 04, 2020 11:17 AM UTC | Exoplanets

An Extreme Simulation of the Universe's First Stars

By Matthew Williams - November 03, 2020 06:27 PM UTC | Stars

An international team of astronomers has conducted an extreme simulation that modeled what the formation of the first stars looked like.

Sample... stowed

By Paul Sutter - November 03, 2020 04:36 PM UTC | Planetary Science

Astronauts and explorers on Mars could eat lab-grown steaks

By Andy Tomaswick - November 03, 2020 04:13 PM UTC | Space Exploration

How Will Starlink's Packet Routing Work?

By Andy Tomaswick - November 03, 2020 03:55 PM UTC | Space Policy

The Spherical Structure at the Core of the Milky Way Formed in a Single Burst of Star Formation

By Evan Gough - November 03, 2020 03:27 PM UTC | Milky Way

Enter Comet S3 Erasmus: A Bright Comet For November

By David Dickinson - November 03, 2020 01:16 PM UTC | Planetary Science

Comet C/2020 S3 Erasmus to end out the cometary cavalcade for 2020.

How did the Earth get its water? The answer might be found on Mercury

By Paul Sutter - November 02, 2020 04:23 PM UTC | Planetary Science

New Scans Give us a Better View of the Metal Asteroid Psyche

By Nancy Atkinson - November 02, 2020 10:31 AM UTC | Missions

Based on Kepler Data, There's a 95% Chance of an Earth-Like Planet Within 20 Light-Years

By Matthew Williams - October 31, 2020 08:02 PM UTC | Exoplanets

Combining data from the retired Kepler mission with the Gaia Observatory, a team of scientists have produced new estimates for how many habitable planets could be out there.