China’s Chang’e-3 Lander and Yutu Moon Rover – from Above and Below
Chang’e-3 lander and Yutu rover – from Above And Below Composite view shows China’s Chang’e-3 lander and Yutu rover from…
Some Ideas on Where the ‘Jelly Donut’ Rock on Mars Came from — and no, it’s not a mushroom
Hoo boy. Just mention the word “mystery” in conjunction with the planet Mars and all sorts of folks come out…
What Is The Future Of Our Sun?
Who knows what the future holds for our Sun? Dr. Mark Morris, a professor of astronomy at UCLA sure knows.…
Simply Breathtaking Night Sky Timelapse: “Huelux” by Randy Halverson
Regular readers of Universe Today will be well-acquainted with the photography and timelapse work of Randy Halverson. He's just released…
Video: These Children from Greece (and Poland) Helped Wake Up the Rosetta Spacecraft
The European Space Agency asked for help in waking up the Rosetta spacecraft from 31 months of deep-space hibernation, and…
Greedy Galaxies Gobbled Gas, Stalling Star Formation Billions Of Years Ago
Like millionaires that burn through their cash too quickly, astronomers have found one factor behind why compact elliptical galaxies stopped…
NEOWISE Spots Mars-Crossing Comet
One of the big ticket astronomical events of 2014 will be the close passage of Comet C/2013 A1 Siding Spring past…
Rosetta Is Happily Awake, But Comet Lander Will Slumber Until March
Now that Rosetta has (leisurely) arose from a 31-month slumber in space, the next step is to figure out how…
How Do You Stop A Spacecraft Microbe From Attacking Mars?
When you have a Mars mission that is designed to search for life or life-friendly environments, it would be several…
Video: How the Dream Chaser Was Built
The origins of Sierra Nevada Corporation’s Dream Chaser go back over 50 years to the US Air Force’s and NASA’s…