Astronomy Podcast Enters Sixth Year — And We’d Love For You To Contribute!
If you love talking about space -- and as a reader of Universe Today, I really hope you do --…
Webcast: “Stellar Explosions and Death Dances”
When stars die, their final gasps can trigger the most powerful blasts of energy in the universe. Their demise can…
Brand New Impact Crater Shows Up on Mars
The great thing about the longevity of the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter is that we can see changes taking place on…
What’s At The Center Of Our Galaxy?
Dr. Andrea Ghez has spent much of her career studying the region right around the center of the Milky Way,…
High Potential for Life Circling Alpha Centauri B, our Nearest Neighbor
While exoplanets make the news on an almost daily basis, one of the biggest announcements occurred in 2012 when astronomers…
Watch Today’s Progress Launch and Docking Live
Live streaming video by Ustream The first launch of February 2014 worldwide is about to light up the night skies…
Astronomers Look “Inside” an Asteroid for the First Time
From directly inferring the inside of an asteroid for the first time, astronomers have discovered these space rocks can have…
NASA Extends LADEE Dust Explorer for Bonus Lunar Science
Depiction of NASA's Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE) observatory as it approaches lunar orbit.Credit: NASA Ames/Dana Berry LADEE…
‘Wobbly’ Alien Planet Has Weird Seasons And Orbits Two Stars
We're lucky to live on a planet where it's predictably warmer in the summer and colder in the winter in…
Giant sunspot convulses but all quiet on the aurora front … for now
What a crazy sunspot cycle. Weeks go by with only a few tiny spots freckling the sun, then all at…