SDO’s Camilla the Rubber Chicken: Cure for a Common Phobia
We at Universe Today really appreciate the work that Camilla the Rubber Chicken does in her role of education and…
Do a Doubletake: Jupiter and Europa
Here's a recent view of Jupiter, with its moon Europa just coming into view from behind the planet, as seen…
Remembering Carl Sagan
Today would have been Carl Sagan’s 78th birthday, and the past few years November 9th, the anniversary of his birth,…
Book Review: About Time: Cosmology and Culture at the Twilight of the Big Bang
When introducing his book "About Time: Cosmology and Culture at the Twilight of the Big Bang," author Adam Frank tells…
Space for the Cost of a Movie Ticket
The European Space Agency (ESA) was founded by 10 European states back in 1975 with the idea that “We can…
Astronomers Find Tantalizing Hints of a Potentially Habitable Exoplanet
Dwarf star HD 40307 is now thought to host at least 6 exoplanet candidates... one of them well within its…
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Curiosity Celebrates 90 Sols Scooping Mars and Snapping Amazing Self-Portrait with Mount Sharp
Image Caption: Curiosity Self Portrait with Mount Sharp at Rocknest ripple in Gale Crater. Curiosity used the Mars Hand Lens…
Want to Name an Exoplanet? Uwingu Has a Plan
Screenshot from the Uwingu exoplanet naming website. Astronomers have now discovered nearly 1,000 planets orbiting other stars, and right now…
Kansas Cosmosphere Vote Passes on Election Night
The Apollo 13 Odyssey spacecraft at the Kansas Cosmosphere. (Elizabeth Howell) As an update to our story yesterday, more than…
The Milky Way’s Black Hole Shoots Out Brightest Flare Ever
This false-color image shows the central region of our Milky Way Galaxy as seen by Chandra. The bright, point-like source…