Universe Today (Page 303)

If Dark Matter is Made of Sterile Neutrinos, a new Survey has Narrowed Down What to Look for

By Brian Koberlein - February 09, 2021 10:34 AM UTC | Cosmology

If dark matter is made of sterile neutrinos, it should emit a distinct signature of x-rays.

Nearby Ancient Dwarf Galaxies Have a Surprising Amount of Dark Matter

By Matthew Williams - February 08, 2021 04:59 PM UTC | Extragalactic

According to new research led from MIT, ancient dwarf galaxies may have had more dark matter than previously thought.

Jupiter's Trojan Asteroids Offer Surprises Even Before NASA's Lucy Mission has a Chance to Visit Them.

By sjohnston - February 08, 2021 04:08 PM UTC | Planetary Science

What's Causing Those Landslides on Mars? Maybe Underground Salt and Melting Ice

By Andy Tomaswick - February 06, 2021 08:42 AM UTC | Planetary Science

Electrons Can Get Accelerated to Nearly the Speed of Light As They Interact With the Earth's Magnetosphere

By Andy Tomaswick - February 06, 2021 08:18 AM UTC | Physics

Astronomers Can Predict When a Galaxy's Star Formation Ends Based on the Shape and Size of its Disk

By Evan Gough - February 05, 2021 02:19 PM UTC | Extragalactic

A New Radar Instrument Will Try To Fill the Void Left By Arecibo

By Andy Tomaswick - February 05, 2021 07:58 AM UTC | Telescopes

What Looked Like Phosphine On Venus Might Actually Just Be Sulfur Dioxide

By Andy Tomaswick - February 04, 2021 11:06 PM UTC | Planetary Science

Dark Energy Survey Finds Hundreds of New Gravitational Lenses

By Andy Tomaswick - February 04, 2021 10:21 PM UTC | Cosmology

SLS Will be Tested Again in About 3 Weeks

By Matthew Williams - February 04, 2021 05:59 PM UTC | Space Exploration

In three weeks, NASA will be conducting its second hot fire test with the SLS. If all goes well, the fully-integrated system will launch in November!

Astronomers are now Finding Planetary Disks Around the Smallest, Least Massive Stars

By Paul Sutter - February 04, 2021 04:28 PM UTC | Stars

Every Challenge Astronauts Will Face on a Flight to Mars

By Matthew Williams - February 04, 2021 03:12 PM UTC | Space Exploration

A team of researchers from India conducted a study that considers all the hazards of sending crews to Mars (which was also presented at this year's Space Biology Virtual Workshop)

Narrowing Down the Mass of Dark Matter

By Paul Sutter - February 04, 2021 03:00 PM UTC | Cosmology

It Looks Like Iceberg A-68A is Coming Apart

By Evan Gough - February 04, 2021 02:41 PM UTC | Planetary Science

BluShift Aerospace Launches Stardust 1.0 Rocket

By David Dickinson - February 04, 2021 12:46 PM UTC | Space Exploration

Maine-based BluShift Aerospace takes its first step, with the launch of a unique rocket.

Is There An Apollo 14 Moon Tree Near You?

By Nancy Atkinson - February 04, 2021 12:33 PM UTC | Space Exploration

The Earth's Magnetosphere Might be Creating Water on the Moon

By Evan Gough - February 03, 2021 04:32 PM UTC | Planetary Science

By Measuring Light From Individual Stars Between Galaxy Clusters, Astronomers Find Clues About Dark Matter

By Paul Sutter - February 03, 2021 11:51 AM UTC | Cosmology

Black Holes Simulated in a Tank of Water Reveals "Backreaction" for the First Time

By Brian Koberlein - February 03, 2021 11:37 AM UTC | Black Holes

Water simulations that small gravitational waves near a black hole can significantly change the black hole's behavior.

A new Class of Exoplanets can Shrink, From Subneptunes Into Superearths

By Paul Sutter - February 03, 2021 08:38 AM UTC | Exoplanets