Universe Today (Page 323)

Another Big Iceberg Just Broke off from Antarctica

By Matthew Williams - March 07, 2021 06:27 PM UTC | Planetary Science

The ESA's Copernicus Sentinel-1 satellite recently spotted an iceberg the size of New York City breaking off the Brunt Ice Shelf in Antarctica.

Nancy Grace Roman Telescope is Getting an Upgraded new Infrared Filter

By Matthew Williams - March 07, 2021 04:11 PM UTC | Telescopes

The Nancy Grace Roman Telescope just received a new infrared filter that will allow it to explore even more of the cosmos!

Almost all High-Energy Neutrinos Come From Quasars

By Brian Koberlein - March 06, 2021 03:07 PM UTC | Extragalactic

Earth is blasted by high-energy neutrinos from the most powerful objects in the universe.

A New Study Says That Betelgeuse Won't Be Exploding Any Time Soon

By Matthew Cimone - March 05, 2021 06:20 PM UTC | Stars

How Would Rain be Different on an Alien World?

By Matthew Williams - March 05, 2021 02:38 PM UTC | Exoplanets

A new study takes a look at possible rainfall patterns on exoplanets, which could help narrow the search for extraterrestrial life in the coming years!

Earth's Atmosphere Can Generate a "Space Hurricane"

By Nancy Atkinson - March 05, 2021 10:46 AM UTC | Planetary Science

Mining Water and Metal From the Moon at the Same Time

By Andy Tomaswick - March 04, 2021 09:48 AM UTC | Space Exploration

NASA Invests in a Plan to Build Landing Pads and Other Structures on the Moon out of Regolith

By Andy Tomaswick - March 04, 2021 09:32 AM UTC | Space Exploration

The Mars Helicopter Could Charge up the Atmosphere Around Itself as it Flies

By Andy Tomaswick - March 04, 2021 09:03 AM UTC | Planetary Science

SpaceX's Starship Prototype Flies High AND Sticks the Landing!

By Matthew Williams - March 03, 2021 09:27 PM UTC | Space Exploration

Today, SpaceX completed its third high-altitude test flight with a Starship prototype (SN10). This time, the test ended with a successful landing!

New Perspective of Jezero Crater Shows the Path Perseverance Could use to Navigate

By Matthew Williams - March 03, 2021 07:37 PM UTC | Planetary Science

NASA has released images that show the path Perseverance could take through the Jezero crater during its primary mission.

What Happens if Perseverance Finds Life on Mars?

By Matthew Williams - March 03, 2021 01:22 PM UTC | Astrobiology

It's a fair question, isn't it? What IF Perseverance finds evidence of life on Mars? What will the implications of this be?

Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Could Get A Starshade Of Its Own

By sdice - March 02, 2021 08:01 PM UTC | Telescopes

Jupiter has Added a Comet to its Trojan Collection

By Nancy Atkinson - March 02, 2021 02:42 PM UTC | Planetary Science

Sand Dunes on Mars Shift From Season to Season

By Andy Tomaswick - March 02, 2021 08:11 AM UTC | Planetary Science

A new Method to Capture High-Resolution Images of Space Debris

By Andy Tomaswick - March 02, 2021 07:02 AM UTC | Observing

An Exotic Explanation for the Most Extreme Gravitational Wave Detected so far

By Brian Koberlein - March 01, 2021 01:43 PM UTC | Physics

A new study proposes an exotic boson star to explain the largest gravitational wave merger we've observed.

Phobos and Deimos: Two Moons, From One Source?

By David Dickinson - March 01, 2021 10:09 AM UTC | Planetary Science

Running the clock back on the enigmatic pair of Martian moons Phobos and Deimos gives researchers insight to their possible origin.

This Is What Rolling Blackouts Look Like From Space

By Ralph Crewe - February 28, 2021 08:17 PM UTC | Planetary Science

Perseverance Seen From Space by ESA's ExoMars Orbiter

By Matthew Williams - February 28, 2021 08:14 PM UTC | Planetary Science

The ESA's Trace Gas Orbiter (part of the ExoMars 2020 mission) has revealed images of the Perseverance rover and where it landed.