Why Does Saturn Have Rings
Saturn has fascinated amateurs and professionals alike for centuries. As quickly as the planet's ring system was discovered the popular…
ATV ‘Johannes Kepler’ Launch to Space Station Delayed to Wednesday
The European Space Agency’s Automated Transfer Vehicle-2 (ATV-2) “Johannes Kepler” launch that was scheduled for Tuesday Feb. 15 was scrubbed…
Stardust-NExT Unveils Astoundingly Detailed and Crater-rich Photos of Comet Tempel 1
[/caption] NASA’s Stardust-NExT raced past Comet Tempel 1 overnight Feb 14/15 at over 10 km/sec or 24,000 MPH and is…
Thick Stellar Disk Isolated in Andromeda
[/caption] From the Institute of Astronomy at Cambridge University press release: A team of astronomers from the UK, the US…
Stardust-NExT zooms by Comet Tempel 1 for Cosmic Encounter
[/caption] NASA’s Stardust-NExT comet chaser successfully zoomed by Comet Temple 1 exactly as planned a short while ago at 11:37…
From Mars with Love on Valentines Day
[/caption] Happy Valentine’s Day from Mars to all the readers of Universe Today ! Well it’s truly a solar system…
More Help on the Way for Verifying ExoPlanets in Kepler’s Dataset
[/caption] With the Kepler spacecraft finding over 1,200 planetary candidates, the next step is verifying their actual status. That will…
Carnival of Space #184
The latest Carnival of Space is a spacey love poem, penned by Darnell Clayton (with a little help from several…
Sun Unleashes Biggest Flare of the Current Cycle
[/caption] On February 13, 2011, sunspot 1158 let loose the strongest solar flare of the current solar cycle, a blast…
The Moon Loves You
[/caption] Happy Valentines Day from everyone here at Universe Today, and the Moon, too. In 3-D, no less. Thanks to…