Universe Today (Page 446)

Tiangong 1 Falls, Blue Moon Rises and Mars Takes Aim At Saturn

By bob-king - March 29, 2018 09:16 AM UTC | Observing

Skywatchers have a busy weekend ahead. The Chinese space station is expected to burn up in the atmosphere, the Moon is full and Mars and Saturn meet at dawn.

Weekly Space Hangout: March 28, 2018: Austin Wintory & Anthony Lund - "A Light In The Void"

By Fraser Cain - March 28, 2018 05:03 PM UTC | Site News

Watch the Sun to Know When We're Going to Have Killer Auroras

By Evan Gough - March 28, 2018 04:38 PM UTC | Solar Astronomy

Scientists are getting better at predicting colorful auroras here on Earth by closely watching the behavior of the Sun.

Try to Contain Your Surprise. James Webb is Getting Delayed to 2020

By Matthew Williams - March 27, 2018 02:38 PM UTC | Missions

After being assessed by the Standing Review Board, NASA has announced that the launch of the James Webb Space Telescope's will be delayed until 2020.

NASA's Curiosity Rover Enjoys its 2000th Day on Mars

By Matthew Williams - March 26, 2018 06:17 PM UTC | Planetary Science

The Curiosity rover recently passed another major milestone. Since it landed in 2012, it has spent a total of 2000 Martian days (sols) exploring the Red Planet!

Astronomy Cast Ep. 484: Transfer Orbits and Gravitational Assists

By Susie Murph - March 26, 2018 05:05 PM UTC | Missions

Wow, Elon Musk Just Deleted the Facebook Pages for SpaceX and Tesla

By Matthew Williams - March 26, 2018 03:29 PM UTC | Space Policy

In response to the news of the Facebook data breach, SpaceX and Tesla founder Elon Musk has chosen to delete his companies official accounts

About 2.3 Billion Years Ago, a Firehose of Oxygen was Released Into the Atmosphere

By Matthew Williams - March 26, 2018 02:31 PM UTC | Planetary Science

According to a new study by an international team of scientists, oxygen was introduced rather rapidly to Earth's atmosphere over 2 billion years ago

Carnival of Space #554

By Susie Murph - March 26, 2018 01:57 PM UTC | Site News

NASA's Parker Solar Probe Will Touch the Sun — So Can You

By bob-king - March 25, 2018 02:53 PM UTC | Solar Astronomy

Join NASA's most daring mission to the Sun by sending your name along for the ride on the Parker Solar Probe that's set to launch this summer.

That Interstellar Asteroid 'Oumuamua Probably Came From a Binary Star System

By Matthew Williams - March 24, 2018 08:10 PM UTC | Stars

According to a new study by a team of Canadian astronomers, the interstellar asteroid 'Oumuamua likely came from a binary star system

China is Working on a Rocket as Powerful as the Saturn V, Could Launch by 2030

By Matthew Williams - March 23, 2018 02:02 PM UTC | Space Exploration

As part of their goal to conduct a crewed mission to the Moon, China is busy developing the Long March 9 - a heavy rocket as powerful as the Saturn V

Volcanoes on Mars Helped Form its Early Oceans

By Matthew Williams - March 23, 2018 01:40 PM UTC | Planetary Science

According to a new study by a team from UC Berkeley, the existence of oceans on Mars may have had to do a lot with early volcanic activity

70,000 Years Ago a Nearby Star Messed With the Orbits Of Comets and Asteroids in our Solar System

By Evan Gough - March 22, 2018 03:54 PM UTC | Solar Astronomy

70,000 years ago, Scholz's Star visited our neighbourhood, and changed the trajectories of hundreds of objects in out Solar System.

Researchers Create the Most Detailed Simulation of the Universe Ever Made

By Matthew Williams - March 22, 2018 02:22 PM UTC | Cosmology

The team behind Illustris have now released the first results of their IllustrisTNG simulation, the most accurate simulation of the Universe to date.

Weekly Space Hangout: March 21, 2018: Marian Call, Singer/Songwriter

By Fraser Cain - March 21, 2018 07:27 PM UTC | Site News

TRAPPIST-1 Planets Might Actually Have Too Much Water to be Habitable

By Matthew Williams - March 21, 2018 05:29 PM UTC | Exoplanets

A new study has cast doubt on whether or not the TRAPPIST-1 system could be habitable, indicating that it has too much water to support life

Tiangong 1 Falls, Blue Moon Rises and Mars Takes Aim At Saturn

Weekly Space Hangout: March 28, 2018: Austin Wintory & Anthony Lund - "A Light In The Void"

Watch the Sun to Know When We're Going to Have Killer Auroras

Try to Contain Your Surprise. James Webb is Getting Delayed to 2020

NASA's Curiosity Rover Enjoys its 2000th Day on Mars

Astronomy Cast Ep. 484: Transfer Orbits and Gravitational Assists

Wow, Elon Musk Just Deleted the Facebook Pages for SpaceX and Tesla

About 2.3 Billion Years Ago, a Firehose of Oxygen was Released Into the Atmosphere

Carnival of Space #554

NASA's Parker Solar Probe Will Touch the Sun — So Can You

That Interstellar Asteroid 'Oumuamua Probably Came From a Binary Star System

China is Working on a Rocket as Powerful as the Saturn V, Could Launch by 2030

Volcanoes on Mars Helped Form its Early Oceans

70,000 Years Ago a Nearby Star Messed With the Orbits Of Comets and Asteroids in our Solar System

Researchers Create the Most Detailed Simulation of the Universe Ever Made

Weekly Space Hangout: March 21, 2018: Marian Call, Singer/Songwriter

TRAPPIST-1 Planets Might Actually Have Too Much Water to be Habitable

Astronomy Cast Ep. 483: Stopping in Space

Carnival of Space #553

Astronomers Have Detected the Brightest Fast Radio Burst Ever Seen. Still No Idea What's Causing Them