Stripped Down Discovery rolls towards Retirement at Kennedy Space Center
[/caption] Space Shuttle Discovery was briefly on public display on Wednesday July 13 as she emerged from the hanger at…
Measuring Mercury’s Craters
[/caption] Getting to know a planet well is getting to know its surface features. Through measuring impact craters, planetary scientists…
Universe Today Hangouts on Google+
I know I mentioned that I was on Google+ a couple of days ago, but I just wanted to give…
Catch A Pulsar By The Tail
Originally discovered by the Fermi Gamma Ray Space Telescope in 2009, Pulsar PSR J0357 had a bit of a surprise…
Another Kepler Planet Confirmed
[/caption] The Kepler mission, launched in 2009, is looking to greatly improve our understanding of planets. Since beginning operation, the…
New Kids On The Block – The Brown Dwarfs
[/caption] When it comes to being close to "home", there are not a lot of stars out there in our…
Are The Galaxies In Our Universe More Right-Handed… Or Left-Handed?
[/caption] It's called mirror symmetry and it has everything to do with a recent study done by physics professor Michael…
Looming Larger: Dawn Approaches Vesta, Enters Orbit July 15-16
[/caption] As we anticipate the Dawn spacecraft going into orbit of Vesta within the next 36 hours, here's the latest…
SRB Camera Views of Atlantis’ Last Ride
Always a good show and a unique, fun view, NASA released today the videos taken from the cameras mounted on…
More Images of HR 8799
[/caption] Late last year, astronomers using the Keck II telescope released the first direct image of a planetary system including…