Universe Today (Page 141)

It Looks Like Betelgeuse was Dimming Because it was Dusty After All

By Nancy Atkinson - March 10, 2020 06:16 PM UTC | Stars

Seti@home is on Pause. Unfortunately, it's not Because They've Discovered Aliens

By Matthew Williams - March 10, 2020 05:46 PM UTC | Astrobiology

After 20 years in operation, SETI@home program recently announced that it is taking a hiatus to sort through the mountain of data they've accumulated.

These are the Boulders OSIRIS-REx is Going to Use to Navigate Down to the Surface of Bennu

By Evan Gough - March 10, 2020 05:27 PM UTC | Planetary Science

Life Could be Common Across the Universe, Just Not in Our Region

By Evan Gough - March 10, 2020 03:49 PM UTC | Astrobiology

Weekly Space Hangout: March 11, 2020 - Dr. Jon Willis talks Galaxy Cluster XLSSC 122

By susie - March 10, 2020 12:07 PM UTC | Extragalactic

Asteroid Bennu is Getting Some Official Names for its Surface Features

By Nancy Atkinson - March 10, 2020 11:25 AM UTC | Planetary Science

SpaceX Launches its Last Dragon 1 Mission to the ISS

By Matthew Williams - March 10, 2020 12:07 AM UTC | Space Exploration

SpaceX just launched its 20th mission as part of its resupply services to the ISS, which also happened to be the last mission of the Dragon capsule.

OSIRIS-REx did its Closest Flyover Yet, just 250 Meters Above its Sample Site

By Evan Gough - March 09, 2020 05:25 PM UTC | Planetary Science

Europe's Mission to Jupiter's Moons Just Got its First Instrument

By Matthew Williams - March 09, 2020 03:53 PM UTC | Missions

The ESA's JUpiter Icy Moons Explore (JUICE), which will study Europa and Ganymede for evidence of life, just got its first instrument!

Every Part of Blue Origin's New Glenn Rocket is Gigantic, Including its Nose Cone

By Evan Gough - March 09, 2020 01:40 PM UTC | Space Exploration

Artwork Inspired by Jupiter's Great Red Spot

By Evan Gough - March 07, 2020 01:53 PM UTC | Planetary Science

Curiosity Finds Organic Molecules That Could Have Been Produced by Life on Mars

By Evan Gough - March 06, 2020 05:56 PM UTC | Astrobiology

Mars 2020's New Name is... "Perseverance"

By Matthew Williams - March 06, 2020 02:22 PM UTC | Missions

NASA's Mars 2020 rover finally has a proper name - Perseverance!

The Chemicals That Make Up Exploding Stars Could Help Explain Away Dark Energy

By Brian Koberlein - March 06, 2020 01:14 PM UTC | Cosmology

XMM Newton Catches a Tiny Flare Star in Action

By David Dickinson - March 06, 2020 12:28 PM UTC | Stars

Japan Suspends its Funding for the 30-Meter Telescope

By Evan Gough - March 05, 2020 06:47 PM UTC | Telescopes

Comparing Mountains on the Moon to the Earth's Peaks

By Evan Gough - March 05, 2020 05:02 PM UTC | Planetary Science

Beyond Robotic Arms. Canada Funds Technology for Space Exploration

By Matthew Williams - March 05, 2020 04:45 PM UTC | Space Exploration

The Canadian Space Agency recently awarded contracts to a series of companies to develop technologies and tools to aid in the coming era of lunar exploration.

WFIRST Passes an Important Milestone, it's Time to Begin Development and Testing

By Evan Gough - March 05, 2020 03:00 PM UTC | Missions

Curiosity's Latest Mars Panorama, Captured in 1.8 Billion Glorious Pixels

By Nancy Atkinson - March 05, 2020 09:51 AM UTC | Space Exploration

The First Artemis Launch has Been Delayed Until Mid-to-Late 2021

By Matthew Williams - March 05, 2020 01:21 AM UTC | Missions

To kick off the Lunar Surface Innovation Consortium (LSIC), NASA Assoc. Admin. Steve Jurczyk indicated that the first Artemis mission will be delayed a little.

Are Low Density "Cotton Candy" Exoplanets Actually Just Regular Planets With Rings?

By Evan Gough - March 04, 2020 05:38 PM UTC | Exoplanets

Two White Dwarfs Merged Together Into a Single "Ultramassive" White Dwarf

By Evan Gough - March 04, 2020 03:33 PM UTC | Stars

The Disk of the Milky Way is Warped Because it Already Collided With Another Galaxy

By Matthew Williams - March 04, 2020 03:04 PM UTC | Milky Way

Using data from the second Gaia data release, a team of astronomers has demonstrated that the "warp" in our galaxy is rapidly changing!

Weekly Space Hangout: March 4, 2020 - Did RIT Scientists Find A Baby Giant Planet?

By susie - March 04, 2020 02:47 PM UTC | Exoplanets

During A Lunar Eclipse, It's A Chance To See Earth As An Exoplanet

By Brian Koberlein - March 04, 2020 01:55 PM UTC | Exoplanets

Phew, Earth-Watching DSCOVR is Operational Again

By Nancy Atkinson - March 04, 2020 11:55 AM UTC | Solar Astronomy

Carnival of Space #653

By susie - March 03, 2020 06:49 PM UTC | Site News

NASA is Planning to Build a Lunar Rover With a 1-Meter Drill to Search for Water Ice

By Evan Gough - March 03, 2020 06:44 PM UTC | Missions

Magnetic Fields Around Mars InSight are 10x Stronger than Scientists Expected

By Matthew Williams - March 03, 2020 06:42 PM UTC | Planetary Science

Data from the first year of the InSight mission has just been released, and its revealing some unexpected things about Mars' magnetic fields.

3 Billion Years Ago, the World Might Have Been a Waterworld, With No Continents At All

By Evan Gough - March 03, 2020 04:44 PM UTC | Planetary Science

Introducing Analog Sky's 3D-Printed Giant Binoculars

By David Dickinson - March 03, 2020 12:31 PM UTC | Telescopes

Even Though it Was Observing an Asteroid, OSIRIS-REx Accidentally Spotted a Black Hole

By Nancy Atkinson - March 03, 2020 12:08 PM UTC | Black Holes

Another Reminder that Spaceflight is Difficult. Starship Prototype Explodes and Falls Over

By Matthew Williams - March 02, 2020 06:39 PM UTC | Space Exploration

SpaceX suffered another setback when its Starship prototype SN1 exploded during a loading test - similar to what happened to the last prototype.

Here's a New Planetary Nebula for Your Collection: CVMP 1

By Evan Gough - March 02, 2020 04:55 PM UTC | Stars

What is the Steady State Hypothesis?

By Matthew Williams - March 01, 2020 10:14 PM UTC | Cosmology

When it comes to cosmological theories, the Big Bang theory has historically had only one big contender - the Steady State Hypothesis

What is a Generation Ship?

By Matthew Williams - March 01, 2020 12:03 AM UTC | Space Exploration

The concept of a Generation Ship is a time-honored one, but is it the best way to send an interstellar mission to colonize a distant planet?

A Picture of Earth's New Temporary Moon

By Nancy Atkinson - February 29, 2020 10:41 AM UTC | Planetary Science

Riding the Wave of a Supernova to Go Interstellar

By Matthew Williams - February 28, 2020 04:31 PM UTC | Physics

A new paper by two Harvard professors explores the idea of using supernova as a means of high-speed interstellar travel - something advanced alien species could be doing right now!