Book Review and Giveaway: Earthrise: My Adventures As An Apollo 14 Astronaut by Edgar Mitchell
Book review by David Freiberg: Universe Today Book Reviewer Most of us get up in the morning, shower, eat breakfast…
How Many Moons Does Saturn Have?
Saturn has 53 confirmed and named moons, though as many as 150 may exist. This makes it second only to…
Saturn at Opposition: Our 2014 Guide
Planet lovers can rejoice: one of the finest jewels of the solar system in returning to the evening night sky.…
UPDATE: Spacewalkers Zip Through Tasks To Fix Broken Computer
UPDATE, 11:42 a.m. EDT: Rick Mastracchio and Steve Swanson finished their spacewalk in just 1 hour and 36 minutes, nearly…
The Inner and Outer Planets in Our Solar System
In our Solar System, astronomers often divide the planets into two groups -- the inner planets and the outer planets.…
Surprise: Earth Is Hit By a Lot More Asteroids Than You Thought
"The fact that none of these asteroid impacts shown in the video was detected in advance is proof that the…
Views of Earth From Space on Earth Day 2014
It's been said that one of the reasons Earth Day was started back in 1970 was because of the images…
Remembering John Houbolt: the Man Who Gave Us Lunar Orbit Rendezvous
The space community lost a colossus of the of the Apollo era last week, when John Houbolt passed away last…
How Many Moons Does Venus Have?
There are dozens upon dozens of moons in the Solar System, ranging from airless worlds like Earth's Moon to those with…
Watch: New Documentary Follows the Hunt for Gravitational Waves
A newly released documentary brings you behind the scenes in the hunt for gravitational waves. The 20-minute film, called "LIGO,…