Carnival of Space #154
This week's Carnival of Space is hosted by Chris Dann over at Weird Warp. Click here to read the Carnival…
Amazing Time-Lapse Video of Space Shuttle Discovery
UPDATE: Sorry, but the video includes an annoying loud commercial that starts up automatically every time the page loads on…
Citizen Science Goes to the Moon
[/caption] Have you ever wanted to explore the Moon? Well, now you can as a virtual astronaut, and you can…
Where In The Universe Challenge #105
Ready for another Where In The Universe Challenge? Here's #105! Take a look and see if you can name where…
More Up-Close Images of Eyjafjallajokull Volcano and Its Effect on Life in Iceland
[/caption] Astronomer Snaevarr Gudmundsson from Iceland, who shared his incredible close-up images of the Eyjafjallajokull volcano with Universe Today back…
What is the Air Force’s Secret X-37B Space Plane Doing in Orbit?
[/caption] Last month's launch of the US Air Force X-37B secret mini space plane has fueled speculation about the real…
Hail to His Spiralness, M83
[/caption] ESO released a beautiful image today of M83, a classic spiral galaxy. The image was taken by the HAWK-I…
A New Kind of Supernova Explodes in Unusual Way
[/caption] Not all supernovae are created equal, astronomers are finding. A faint supernovae found by international teams of scientists is…
Incredible Images of Enceladus From Cassini’s Latest Flyby
[/caption] Wow. Cassini the artist has struck again, this time with amazing images from the close flyby of Enceladus that…
Japan to Launch Venus Orbiter and Solar Sail Missions
Bad weather postponed a scheduled multi-mission launch of an H-IIA rocket from Japan early Tuesday, which includes the first Japanese…