Plastic Protection Against Cosmic Rays?
It could work, say researchers from the University of New Hampshire and the Southwest Research Institute. One of the inherent dangers…
Win a Copy of “Beyond the Solar System” for the Kids in Your Life
In reviewing the book "Beyond the Solar System: Exploring Galaxies, Black Holes, Alien Planets, and More; A History with 21…
Kids Book Review: “Beyond the Solar System”
It is probably a safe bet that even as children, Universe Today readers gazed at the night sky with awe…
What is a Super Moon?
It’s a bird, it’s a plane it’s… OK, it’s a bad gag, I know. But the movie Man of Steel…
Amazing Astrophoto and Video: Colors of the Sky
Yep, you really want to click on this image to see the larger version on Flickr. Wow -- what a…
What’s Going On Inside This New Kind of Variable Star?
A new kind of variable star -- 36 of that type, in fact -- has been found in a single…
Stacking Galactic Signals Reveals A Clearer Universe
Very similar to stacking astronomy images to achieve a better picture, researchers from the International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research…
Lone Signal: First Continous Message Beacon to Find and Say Hello to an Extraterrestrial Civilization
Although scientists have been listening for years to search for indications of other sentient life in the Universe, just a…
‘Space Selfie’ Telescope Could Hunt Alien Planets … If It Raises A Cool $2M
A crowdfunded telescope -- best known for offering "space selfies" for backers as an incentive to send money -- is…
A Rare Opportunity to Watch a Blue Straggler Forming
A unique and enigmatic variety of stars known as blue stragglers appear to defy the normal stellar aging process. Discovered…