It’s Inevitable: Milky Way, Andromeda Galaxy Heading for Collision

12 years ago

Astronomers have known for years that our Milky Way and its closest neighbor, the Andromeda galaxy, (a.k.a M31) are being…

Dragon’s Ocean Splashdown Caps Historic Opening of New Space Era

12 years ago

[/caption] Concluding a perfectly executed and history making test flight, the first private spacecraft ever to visit and dock at…

Video of California Daytime Fireball Surfaces

12 years ago

Video footage has finally surfaced of the daytime fireball that illuminated the sky over the Sierra Nevada Mountains in California…

Astrophoto: A Smokestack on the Sun by Monty Leventhal

12 years ago

[/caption] This unusual prominence on the Sun looks like an exhaust-spewing smokestack. It was captured by noted Australian amateur astronomer…

Dragon Heading to Ocean Splashdown

12 years ago

[/caption] History’s first commercial cargo ship ever to visit the International Space Station (ISS) has safely and successfully departed the…

A Tribute to Hubble… and Humanity

12 years ago

Here's a excellent video compilation featuring images from the Hubble Space Telescope, along with music by Kanye West and quotes…

Worlds Without Suns: Nomad Planets Could Number In The Quadrillions

12 years ago

[/caption] The concept of nomad planets has been featured before here on Universe Today, and for good reason. Not only…

The Moon Affects the Solar Wind

12 years ago

[/caption] From a NASA press release: With the Moon as the most prominent object in the night sky and a…

Secretive X-37B Space Plane Will be Landing Soon

12 years ago

[/caption] After nearly 15 months on a secret mission, the Air Force's X-37B, an unmanned, reusable space plane, will soon…

Meteorites Could Provide New Explanation for Mars Methane

12 years ago

[/caption] Where does the methane on Mars come from? That has been one of the biggest unanswered questions in planetary…