Universe Today (Page 310)

Black Holes don't Just Destroy, They Also Help With Star Formation

By Brian Koberlein - June 16, 2021 11:55 AM UTC | Black Holes

Black holes destroy stars, but their powerful jets can also clear the way for new stars to form.

CHIME Detected Over 500 Fast Radio Burst in its First Year, Providing new Clues to What's Causing Them

By Matthew Williams - June 15, 2021 07:17 PM UTC | Cosmology

The CHIME radio observatory detected over 500 Fast Radio Bursts (FRBs) during its first year in operation, the study of which is yielding valuable insight into our Universe.

NASA has Approved a Space Telescope That Will Scan the Skies for Dangerous Near-Earth Asteroids

By Evan Gough - June 15, 2021 05:17 PM UTC | Planetary Science

Rare Triple Galaxy Merger With at Least Two Supermassive Black Holes

By Andy Tomaswick - June 15, 2021 03:18 PM UTC | Extragalactic

Iridescent Clouds on Mars Seen by Curiosity

By Andy Tomaswick - June 15, 2021 02:53 PM UTC | Planetary Science

Blue Origin Auction Ends With a Closing Bid of $28 million

By Matthew Williams - June 15, 2021 01:28 PM UTC | Space Policy

Blue Origin's auction for a seat aboard the New Shepard's inaugural spaceflight has now closed, with a winning bid of $28 million!

Astronomers Have Found the Perfect Exoplanet to Study Another World's Atmosphere

By Evan Gough - June 14, 2021 06:09 PM UTC | Exoplanets

Asteroid 16 Psyche Might Not be a Solid Chunk of Metal After All, but Another Rubble Pile

By sjohnston - June 13, 2021 02:49 PM UTC | Planetary Science

It's Time for Perseverance to get to Work

By Andy Tomaswick - June 13, 2021 10:35 AM UTC | Planetary Science

What's the Connection Between the Chemistry of a Star and the Formation of its Planets?

By Andy Tomaswick - June 13, 2021 09:57 AM UTC | Stars

How To Search the Chemical Makeup of Exoplanet Atmospheres for Hints at Their History

By Andy Tomaswick - June 13, 2021 09:37 AM UTC | Exoplanets

Relativity Space Gets a Huge Investment to Take on SpaceX With Reusable Rockets

By Matthew Williams - June 12, 2021 05:28 PM UTC | Space Policy

Relativity Space, a recent to the commercial space sector, is primed to become one of SpaceX and Blue Origin's toughest competitors!

ESA is Joining NASA With Their own Mission to Venus

By Andy Tomaswick - June 12, 2021 04:34 PM UTC | Missions

What Mission Could Detect Oceans at Uranus' Moons?

By Andy Tomaswick - June 12, 2021 03:57 PM UTC | Missions

White Dwarf Measured Before it Exploded as a Supernova

By Brian Koberlein - June 12, 2021 10:14 AM UTC | Stars

Using isotope measurements of a supernova remnant, astronomers have calculated the core density of a white dwarf before it exploded.

The Moons of Rogue Planets Could Have Liquid Surface Water and Thick Atmospheres. They Could be Habitable

By Brian Koberlein - June 11, 2021 02:19 PM UTC | Exoplanets

A rocky world might not need a star to be habitable. It might just need to orbit a large gas planet.

Astronomers Have Tracked Down the Source of High Energy Cosmic Rays to Regions Within the Milky Way Itself

By Paul Sutter - June 10, 2021 01:56 PM UTC | Milky Way

Black Holes don't Just Destroy, They Also Help With Star Formation

CHIME Detected Over 500 Fast Radio Burst in its First Year, Providing new Clues to What's Causing Them

NASA has Approved a Space Telescope That Will Scan the Skies for Dangerous Near-Earth Asteroids

Rare Triple Galaxy Merger With at Least Two Supermassive Black Holes

Iridescent Clouds on Mars Seen by Curiosity

Blue Origin Auction Ends With a Closing Bid of $28 million

Astronomers Have Found the Perfect Exoplanet to Study Another World's Atmosphere

Asteroid 16 Psyche Might Not be a Solid Chunk of Metal After All, but Another Rubble Pile

It's Time for Perseverance to get to Work

What's the Connection Between the Chemistry of a Star and the Formation of its Planets?

How To Search the Chemical Makeup of Exoplanet Atmospheres for Hints at Their History

Relativity Space Gets a Huge Investment to Take on SpaceX With Reusable Rockets

ESA is Joining NASA With Their own Mission to Venus

What Mission Could Detect Oceans at Uranus' Moons?

White Dwarf Measured Before it Exploded as a Supernova

The Moons of Rogue Planets Could Have Liquid Surface Water and Thick Atmospheres. They Could be Habitable

Supernova Observed by Astronomers in 1181 Could Have Been a Rare Type 1ax That Leaves Behind a "Zombie Star" Remnant

China's Mars Rover, Seen From Orbit ... and From the Surface!

Sending a Spacecraft to Another Star Will Require a Million Lasers Working Together

Astronomers Have Tracked Down the Source of High Energy Cosmic Rays to Regions Within the Milky Way Itself