Europe’s Last ATV Cargo Ship Docks Safely At Space Station
It took two weeks to get there, but all indications is it was worth the wait. The final automated transfer…
How did Supermassive Black Holes Grow so Massive so Quickly?
Black holes one billion times the Sun’s mass or more lie at the heart of many galaxies, driving their evolution.…
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Coma Dust Collection Science starts for Rosetta at Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko
With the historic arrival of the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Rosetta spacecraft at destination Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko flawlessly accomplished on August…
Perigee “Super” Moon Images from Around the World
Wow! The astrophotographers out there are getting artsy! Take a look at some of the most artistic images of the…
Help a Universe Today Writer Share Stories About Our Search For Earth-like Planets
Since 1995, astronomers have detected thousands of worlds orbiting nearby stars, sparking a race to find the one that most…
Photo Gallery: Step Right Up And Tour Rosetta’s Comet! Where Shall We Land?
What's one of the first things you do when arriving at a new destination? Likely it would be scoping out…
How Big is the Universe?
The Universe is big, but how big is it? That all depends on whether the Universe is finite or infinite.…
Pictures: Punishing Mars Plateau For Curiosity Rover And Damaged Wheels
This picture alone illustrates the challenge NASA has as it slowly moves the Curiosity rover across Mars to its mountainous…
Carnival of Space #366
This week's Carnival of Space is hosted by Nicole Gugliucci at her Cosmoquest blog. Click here to read Carnival of Space…
Watch This Weekend’s Near-‘Supermoon’ Set From The Space Station
With the full Moon approaching just a little bit closer than Earth to usual, a cosmonaut on the International Space…