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…
Space Station Gets a New Science Module
[/caption] A 8,550 kg (17,760-pound) Russian Mini-Research Module, known as Rassvet or "Dawn," was attached to the International Space Station…
Gorgeous Venus-Moon Conjunction Images
[/caption] A clear night, a crescent Moon, Venus, and an ancient castle. What more could you ever want? Our pal…
Cassini’s Cruise: Close Flybys of Two Moons in Less Than Two Days
[/caption] It's a space navigator's dream! The Cassini spacecraft will perform close flybys of two of Saturn's most enigmatic moons…
Is Ball Lightning Just a Shared Hallucination?
[/caption] For hundreds of years, people have reported seeing ball lighning, a weird phenomenon that resembles glowing, hovering spheres of…
Last Chance for Phoenix to Call Home Starts Today
[/caption] Starting today, the Mars Odyssey orbiter will be listening once again for the Phoenix Mars Lander, lending an ear…
Rare Images of Shuttle Booster Return
[/caption] Here's an event we don't get to see very often. It is a post-launch activity that is not well…
Answer to Universe Puzzle No. 13 Now Posted
I've now posted the answer in the original post.
Astronomy Without A Telescope – Making Sense Of The Neutron Zoo
The spectacular gravity of neutron stars offers great opportunities for thought experiments. For example, if you dropped an object from…
Atlantis Launch Gallery
[/caption] Here's a gallery of images from the last scheduled launch of space shuttle Atlantis, taken by Universe Today photographer…