This Robotic Laser System On A Telescope Is Looking At Alien Planets
There's a group of people probing exoplanets with a laser robot, and the results are showing a few surprises. Specifically,…
Rosetta Probe Swoops Closer to Comet Destination than ISS is to Earth and Reveals Exquisite Views
Europe’s Rosetta comet hunter achieved another milestone today, Aug 4, swooping in closer to its long sought destination than the…
New Image Captures one of the Brightest Volcanoes Ever Seen in the Solar System
Jupiter’s innermost moon, Io — with over 400 active volcanoes, extensive lava flows and floodplains of liquid rock — is…
Deep Astrophoto of LDN 673: The Place Where Stars are Born
What a stunning view of this dark region of space! This image, by astrophotographer Callum Hayton shows LDN 673, a…
Get Set For Super (Duper?) Moon 2 of 3 For 2014
You could be forgiven for thinking this summer that the “supermoon” is now a monthly occurrence. But this coming weekend’s…
If the Sun Were the Size of a Person, How Big Would an Asteroid Be?
I love anything that attempts to provide a sense of scale about the Solar System (see here and here for…
Here’s Your Chance To Fund A Universe Today Project On The Pluto Planethood Debate
This fall, Universe Today plans to get in-depth into the Pluto planethood debate. I (Elizabeth Howell) just launched a crowdfunding…
Stunning, Majestic New Timelapse from King’s Canyon and Sequoia National Parks
Shooting the night sky from an area filled with canyons and towering trees might sound like a challenge, but Gavin…
Rosetta Orbiter less than 500 Kilometers from Comet 67P Following Penultimate Trajectory Burn
The Rosetta comet chaser is currently less than 500 kilometers (300 miles) from its target destination, Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko following today’s…
Ranger 7 Takes 1st Image of the Moon by a US Spacecraft 50 Years Ago – July 31, 1964
As we remember the 45th anniversary of Earth’s historic 1st manned lunar landing last week by America’s Apollo 11 crew…