A Capsule With Antiviral Drugs Grown in Space Returns to Earth
On Wednesday, February 21st, at 01:40 p.m. PST (04:40 p.m. EST), an interesting package returned to Earth from space. This…
The Sun Gets Feisty, Throwing Off Three X-Class Flares Within 24 Hours
The Sun is heading toward solar maximum (which is likely to be about a year away) and as it does,…
A Star Passed Through the Oort Cloud Less Than 500,000 Years Ago. It Wasn’t the Only One.
As stars in the Milky Way move through space, some of them have an unexpected effect on the Solar System.…
A New Space Telescope will Map the Universe and Help Protect the Earth from Asteroids
Can we secure our place in the Solar System? Not in any absolute sense because nature can be very unpredictable.…
Finally! Blue Origin’s New Glenn Goes Vertical on the Launch Pad
If you think about space travel and the means of escaping the confines of the Earth then most people, currently,…
Solar Physics: Why study it? What can it teach us about finding life beyond Earth?
Universe Today has investigated the importance of studying impact craters, planetary surfaces, exoplanets, and astrobiology, and what these disciplines can…
If Hycean Worlds Really Exist, What are Their Oceans Like?
Astronomers have been on the hunt for a new kind of exoplanet in recent years – one especially suited for…
Intuitive Machines’ Odysseus Lander Sends Faint Signal From the Moon
Intuitive Machines' Odysseus lander made space history today — becoming the first commercial spacecraft to survive a descent to the…
Anti-Satellite Weapons Will Threaten Everyone’s Access to Space
It’s a headline straight out of the movies yet the White House has recently confirmed it believes that Russia is…
Powerful Jets From a Black Hole are Spawning Star Clusters
Supermassive black holes are messy feeders, and when they're gorging on too much material, they can hurl high-energy jets into…