Insane Timelapse of a Rotating Supercell Looks Like an Alien Spaceship
Photographer and storm chaser Mike Olbinski has captured some incredible storm footage over the years (such as this apocalyptic haboob…
Final Command Shuts Down Herschel Telescope
We knew it was coming, but it is still sad to see the end of a mission. Controllers for the…
What is the Hottest Planet in the Solar System?
In this short explainer video, Universe Today publisher Fraser Cain explains what is the hottest planet in the Solar System.…
Black Hole Bonanza! Dozens (Potentially) Found In Andromeda As Another Study Probes X-Rays
More than two DOZEN potential black holes have been found in the nearest galaxy to our own. As if that…
Carnival of Space #306
This week's Carnival of Space is hosted by Alan Versfeld at the Urban Astronomer blog. Click here to read Carnival…
Earth-Passing Asteroid is “An Entirely New Beast”
On the last day of May 2013 asteroid 1998 QE2 passed relatively closely by our planet, coming within 6 million kilometers...…
Cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova; 1st Woman in Space 50 Years Ago! Ready for Mars
50 Years ago today, Soviet Cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova made history and became the first woman ever fly in space, when…
Join the 32-Hour Hangout-A-Thon for Space Education and Outreach
In the latest budget proposal for NASA, it appears as though one of NASA’s jewels -- education and pubic outreach…
Astrophotos: The Galactic Desert
The desert provides some of the most stunning landscapes and skycapes, as evidenced by two recent astrophotos from Universe Today…
Details of Yuri Gagarin’s Tragic Death Revealed
On the morning of April 12, 1961, Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin lifted off aboard Vostok 1 to become the first…