Why Does the Earth Spin?
In a classic episode of this video series, I did the calculations for how fast the Earth is spinning. We…
Messages To Voyager: Welcome to Interstellar Space
On the Voyager spacecraft are the famous Voyager Golden Records, which send messages from planet Earth to ... whatever or…
Trying Out a New Commenting System
Hi everyone, I'm just performing a little experiment with Universe Today. We were previously using Disqus for comments on Universe…
Listen to the Sounds of Interstellar Space, Recorded by Voyager 1
Voyager 1 was able to record the sounds of interstellar space. This helped the Voyager science team calculate the density…
It’s Official: Voyager 1 Is Now In Interstellar Space
In a cosmically historic announcement, NASA says the most distant human made object -- the Voyager 1 spacecraft -- is…
Astrophoto: Take a 3-D Journey Inside the Bubble Nebula
We've featured the unique 3-D work of J-P Metsävainio previously, but it's time to check in and see what he's…
Spotting Juno: NASA’s Jupiter-bound Spacecraft Gets a Boost from Earth on October 9th, 2013
Psst! Live in South Africa and read Universe Today? Then you might just get a peak at the Juno spacecraft…
Rainbow Pictures Of Milky Way Show Off Galaxy’s Structure
Thanks to a new analysis of pictures obtained by a telescope in Chile, astronomers are gaining a better understanding of…
This Is What It Looks Like Hovering Above An Asteroid
Now's your big chance to get up close and personal with Vesta, one of the largest asteroids in the solar…
This Company Wants To Send Robots Into Lunar Caves
Ever since (and most likely long before) the first tantalizing glimpses of a lunar lava tube and skylight were captured…