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…
Getting to Know Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko
We're finally getting to know the icy nucleus behind comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. For all the wonder that comets evoke, we on…
Rosetta Closing in on Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko after Decade Long Chase
ESA’s Rosetta Spacecraft nears final approach to Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko in late July 2014. This collage of imagery from Rosetta combines…
‘Explore Mars’ Group Wants To Build Instrument Seeking Subsurface Red Planet Life
Not-for-profit group Explore Mars has a new IndieGoGo campaign that could see an instrument, ExoLance, head to the Red Planet…
Companion Planet Could Keep Alien Earths Warm In Old Age: Study
People are generally social creatures, and in the case of planets that generally is the case as well. Many of…