Universe Today
An All-Sky X-Ray Survey Finds the Biggest Supernova Remnant Ever Seen
Perseverance has Started Driving on Mars
The Perservance rover has commenced science operations on Mars, which includes driving across the red sandy surface of Jezero Crater
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There Could be Magnetic Monopoles Trapped in the Earth's Magnetosphere
If magnetic monopoles exist, they might be found in Earth's magnetic field. A new paper gives the first results of the search.
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Oumuamua Isn't an Alien Probe, Because Aliens can Learn Everything They Need About us With Telescopes
A new study offers a new take on why 'Oumuamua could not have been an alien probe: a lack of motivation!
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Oumuamua is Probably Very Similar to Pluto, Just From Another Star System
Perseverance's Landing Seen in Full Color, Thanks to Citizen Science
Lightning Strikes Helped Life get an Early Start on Earth
Tracking Satellites Through GEOSat Eclipse Season
You can spot satellites in far-flung orbits… if you know exactly where and when to look.
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Frosty Sand Dunes on Mars
A Titan Mission Could Refuel on Site and Return a Sample to Earth
As part of the 2021 NAIC proposals, NASA is investigating a concept for a sample-return mission to Titan that would harvest its own fuel from local resources.
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It Turns Out That the World's Oldest Impact Crater Isn't an Impact Crater
Do Supermassive Black Holes Come From Supermassive Stars?
Wormholes Could Allow Travel Across the Universe, as Long as Your Spacecraft is Microscopic
An alternative to general relativity predicts wormhole travel is possible, but only if you're teeny-tiny.
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There Should be About 7 Interstellar Objects Passing Through the Inner Solar System Every Year
A new study led by the Initiative for Interstellar Studies (i4is) has found that interstellar objects like 'Oumuamua visit our Solar System seven times a year!
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A Planet Lost Its Atmosphere, So Its Volcanoes Made It a New One
The Giant Magellan Telescope's 6th Mirror has Just Been Cast. One More to Go
Work has begun on the sixth and seventh mirror segments for the Giant Magellan Telescope, which will begin studying the cosmos by the late 2020s.
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China and Russia Will Be Partners in a Lunar Research Station
Alcubierre Gives us an Update on his Ideas About Warp Drives
A new look at warp drive fuels hope that it might be possible after all.
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Measuring the Temperatures of Red Giants is Actually Pretty Tricky
Comets Already Grow a Coma out in the Kuiper Belt
