Russian Rocket Fails During Launch, Explodes After Liftoff
At 2:38 UTC Tuesday morning (local time) a Russian Proton-M heavy lift rocket carrying three GLONASS navigation/positioning satellites exploded shortly after…
It’s Cassini in Motion: Watch the First Teaser for “In Saturn’s Rings”
It's been 9 years (to the day, in fact) since the Cassini spacecraft first entered orbit around Saturn and ever…
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Orion takes shape for 2014 Test Flight
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL - NASA is picking up the pace of assembly operations for the Orion capsule, America’s next…
Weekend Auroras Fill the Sky!
I was personally so pumped to have seen the Aurora Borealis over the weekend in Central Minnesota! It was a…
Beautiful Timelapse — and an Invitation to Try Capturing the Night Sky from a City
Can you get good astrophotography shots from within a city? Astrophotographer Bruno Letarte has proved you can capture stunning shots…
Astronomers Capture Images of Herschel Telescope Heading Toward its ‘Graveyard’ Orbit
A pair of astronomers has proved that we haven’t seen the last of the Herschel Space Observatory! On June 17,…
Zodiacal Light Over ESO’s La Silla Observatory
We don't put much stock in astrology or horoscopes here at Universe Today, but there's one thing related to the…
What is the Distance to the Moon?
The short answer is, the average distance to the Moon is 384,403 km (238,857 miles). But before you go thinking…
No, This Image Was Not Taken from the Space Station, But it Sure Looks Like It
I love those images taken from the International Space Station that show the Moon rising or setting above Earth's limb,…
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Opportunity Approaching Mountain Climbing Goal and Signs of Habitable Martian Environment
Opportunity rover captures spectacular view ahead to her upcoming mountain climbing goal, the raised rim of “Solander Point” at right,…