Universe Today (Page 448)

Hubble Sees a Huge Dust Cloud Around a Newly Forming Star

By Evan Gough - March 09, 2018 12:43 PM UTC | Stars

The Hubble has detected a massive dust cloud 150 billion miles across around the young star HR 4796A.

A New Planetary System Has Been Found with Three Super Earths

By Matthew Williams - March 08, 2018 04:53 PM UTC | Exoplanets

A team of astronomers recently discovered a system of three exoplanets that are just 100 light years from Earth, making them ideal for future studies

Rosetta's 67P Is The Result Of A Collision Of Two Comets

By Evan Gough - March 08, 2018 02:17 PM UTC | Planetary Science

A new study from scientists with France's CNRS explains how comets like 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko acquire and retain their multi-lobed shapes.

Catch Sight of Humanity Star... While You Can

By David Dickinson - March 08, 2018 08:53 AM UTC | Stars

It's a question I've gotten lots, now that the calendar has flipped over from February to March. The satellite: When will we get our first good look at the Humanity Star reflector satellite?

Weekly Space Hangout: March 7, 2018: Yoav Landsman and SpaceIL

By Fraser Cain - March 07, 2018 04:42 PM UTC | Site News

Astronomers See A Dead Star Come Back To Life Thanks To A Donor Star

By Evan Gough - March 07, 2018 02:44 PM UTC | Stars

Two stars are caught in a unique relationship. The larger red giant star sheds material which its companion neutron star consumes, producing x-rays as a result.

Scientists Find that Earth Bacteria Could Thrive on Enceladus

By Matthew Williams - March 07, 2018 12:48 PM UTC | Astrobiology

A recent study by a team of German scientists has demonstrated that a certain strain of Earth bacteria could survive on Enceladus

Astronaut Scott Tingle Was Able To Control A Ground-Based Robot... From Space.

By Evan Gough - March 06, 2018 03:04 PM UTC | Space Exploration

The ESA is working on artificially intelligent robots that could be controlled from a distance by astronauts. The pair could work as a team to accomplish maintenance and other tasks on future planetary missions.

Carnival of Space #551

By Susie Murph - March 06, 2018 01:31 PM UTC | Site News

Engineers Develop a Whole New Way to Use Curiosity's Drill After a Recent Hardware Failure

By Matthew Williams - March 05, 2018 07:07 PM UTC | Planetary Science

Due to a mechanical failure, engineers at NASA JPL have developed a new method for the Curiosity drill, which was just tested successfully

Astronomy Cast Ep. 481: Rockets pt. 3 - Going Faster, Higher, Farther after Fairing Separation

By Susie Murph - March 05, 2018 02:04 PM UTC | Space Exploration

Saturn Photobombs a Picture of the Martian Moon Phobos

By Matthew Williams - March 05, 2018 01:58 PM UTC | Planetary Science

While taking pictures of the Martian moons Phobos and Deimos, the Mars Express probe also captures pictures of Saturn in the background

Book Review: Inventing a Space Mission

By Mark Mortimer - March 05, 2018 01:20 PM UTC | Space Exploration

The Biggest Airplane Taxis Down the Runway, By 2020 it Could Be Launching Rockets

By Matthew Williams - March 02, 2018 03:05 PM UTC | Space Exploration

In preparation for its maiden flight, StratoLaunch's Roc aircraft - the largest aircraft in the world - recently conducted its second successful taxi test

Did the Milky Way Steal These Stars or Kick Them Out of the Galaxy?

By Matthew Williams - March 01, 2018 03:50 PM UTC | Milky Way

A new study by an international team of astronomers has determined that stars in the Milky Way's halo actually formed in our galaxy and were then kicked out

Space Catapult Startup SpinLaunch has Come Out of Stealth Mode. Space catapults? Yes Please

By Matthew Williams - March 01, 2018 01:47 PM UTC | Space Exploration

Reclusive SpinLaunch founder Jonathon Yaney recently broke his silence about his vision to reduce the costs of space exploration by developing a space catapult

Bacteria Surviving On Musk's Tesla Are Either A Bio-threat Or A Backup Copy Of Life On Earth

By Evan Gough - February 28, 2018 03:16 PM UTC | Astrobiology

Is Musk's Tesla Roadster in space a biological threat to life on other worlds, a back-up for life on Earth, or a harmless bauble?

Weekly Space Hangout: Feb 28, 2018: Will Kalif's "See It With A Small Telescope"

By Fraser Cain - February 28, 2018 01:26 PM UTC | Observing

Amazing High Resolution Image of the Core of the Milky Way, a Region with Surprisingly Low Star Formation Compared to Other Galaxies

By Matthew Williams - February 27, 2018 07:34 PM UTC | Milky Way

An international team of astronomers recently conducted a study of the Milky Way center to determine why it has a comparatively low rate of star formation.

Proxima Centauri Just Released a Deadly Flare, so it's Probably not a Great Place for Habitable Planets

By Matthew Williams - February 27, 2018 03:30 PM UTC | Exoplanets

A new study recorded a massive flare coming from Proxima Centauri, a finding which casts doubt on it having any habitable planets.