Universe Today (Page 68)

JWST is Powerful Enough to See a Variety of Biosignatures in Exoplanets

By Brian Koberlein - June 17, 2023 11:52 AM UTC | Exoplanets

According to a new study, JWST is powerful enough to detect the chemicals in the atmospheres of various terrestrial planets and could give a hint if there's life there.

The Hidden Benefits of Large Science Projects

By Paul Sutter - June 16, 2023 10:21 PM UTC | Site News

This Hot Jupiter is Leaving a Swirling Tail of Helium in its Wake

By Laurence Tognetti, MSc - June 16, 2023 09:14 PM UTC | Exoplanets

Earth Might Have Formed in Just a Few Million Years

By Evan Gough - June 16, 2023 03:11 PM UTC | Planetary Science

Pulsars Could Help Map the Black Hole at the Center of the Milky Way

By Matthew Williams - June 15, 2023 04:50 PM UTC | Milky Way

The BlackHoleCam project, part of the Event Horizon Telescope consortium, will use the powerful EHT array to search for pulsars near Sagittarius A*

A Planet So Hot Its Atmosphere Contains the Raw Material for Rocks

By Carolyn Collins Petersen - June 15, 2023 04:45 PM UTC | Exoplanets

How Science Fiction Sparked Our Flights to the Final Frontier

By Alan Boyle - June 15, 2023 02:52 PM UTC | Space Exploration

Did Life Need Plate Tectonics to Emerge?

By Evan Gough - June 15, 2023 01:14 PM UTC | Astrobiology

Startup PLD Space to Launch Europe's First Reusable Rocket

By David Dickinson - June 15, 2023 10:57 AM UTC | Space Exploration

PLD Space could launch its suborbital Miura-1 rocket this month.

More Evidence of Massive First Generation Stars

By Brian Koberlein - June 15, 2023 09:14 AM UTC | Stars

A Day on Earth Used to Only Be 19 Hours

By Matthew Williams - June 14, 2023 05:22 PM UTC | Planetary Science

A new study has revealed that for 1 billions years, a day on Earth lasted for about 19 hours.

An Element Critical for (Earth) Life is Spewing out of Enceladus

By Carolyn Collins Petersen - June 14, 2023 03:14 PM UTC | Astrobiology

A White Dwarf is Starting to Crystallize into Diamond

By Evan Gough - June 14, 2023 02:43 PM UTC | Stars

Curiosity Takes One Final Postcard Image of a Picturesque Valley Before Moving on to its Next Destination

By Carolyn Collins Petersen - June 14, 2023 01:29 PM UTC | Planetary Science

Without Ozone, the Earth Might Get a Lot Colder

By Paul Sutter - June 13, 2023 10:22 PM UTC | Planetary Science

Astronauts Will Be Tracking Dust Into the Lunar Gateway. Is This a Problem?

By Matthew Williams - June 13, 2023 03:42 PM UTC | Space Exploration

A NASA-supported study examines how lunar regolith could impact the Gateway and other aspects of NASA's Artemis Program.

China is Trying to Stop its Boosters From Randomly Crashing Into Villages

By Matthew Williams - June 12, 2023 11:34 PM UTC | Space Policy

China has developed a new parachute system that they hope will help prevent uncontrolled reentries and crashes.

Astronomers Have Figured Out Clever Tricks to Reduce the Impact of Satellite Trails

By Carolyn Collins Petersen - June 12, 2023 09:57 PM UTC | Observing

The Tarantula Nebula Shouldn't Be Forming Stars. What's Going On?

By Evan Gough - June 12, 2023 05:14 PM UTC | Stars

ULA Test Fires its New Vulcan Rocket

By Matthew Williams - June 12, 2023 03:35 PM UTC | Space Exploration

The United Launch Alliance took a major step with the first successful test firing of the Vulcan first stage.

Two English Companies are Cooperating to Bring a Novel Antenna Architecture To Space

By Andy Tomaswick - June 12, 2023 03:15 PM UTC | Missions

These are the Fastest Stars in the Galaxy

By sjohnston - June 12, 2023 02:51 PM UTC | Stars

Thierry Legault's Stunning Views of the Space Station (with spacewalking astronauts) Crossing in Front of Sunspots

By Nancy Atkinson - June 12, 2023 11:39 AM UTC | Observing

The Sun Reaches Solar Maximum in 2032. A new NASA Flagship Mission Could Give Us a Perfect View

By Andy Tomaswick - June 11, 2023 11:17 AM UTC | Solar Astronomy

We Might Soon Detect the Gravitational Waves from Dying Stars

By Paul Sutter - June 11, 2023 07:25 AM UTC | Stars

Why Didn't the Big Bang Collapse in a Giant Black Hole?

By Paul Sutter - June 10, 2023 10:16 PM UTC | Cosmology

What Role Will NASA Play In Developing ISRU On The Moon?

By Andy Tomaswick - June 10, 2023 01:49 PM UTC | Space Policy

Parker Solar Probe Flies Close Enough to the Sun to See the Source of the Fast Solar Wind

By Carolyn Collins Petersen - June 09, 2023 11:19 PM UTC | Solar Astronomy

Has JWST Finally Found the First Stars in the Universe?

By Brian Koberlein - June 09, 2023 07:10 PM UTC | Cosmology

New observations from JWST hint at pockets of new gas in the halo of more evolved galaxies, where these first-generation stars could still form.

If We Can Master Artificial Photosynthesis, We Can Thrive in Space

By Matthew Williams - June 09, 2023 05:57 PM UTC | Astrobiology

In a recent study, a team led by the University of Warwick propose a new type of life support system that relies on artificial photosynthesis.

Geoengineering is Shockingly Inexpensive

By Evan Gough - June 09, 2023 05:16 PM UTC | Planetary Science

If Black Holes Evaporate, Everything Evaporates

By Brian Koberlein - June 09, 2023 02:06 PM UTC | Black Holes

Stephen Hawking predicted that black holes wouldn't last forever, eventually evaporating into a smear of particles. According to a new study, Hawking's theories don't go far enough.