Hubble Captures Double Aurorae Light Show on Saturn
In January and March 2009, researchers using Hubble took advantage of a rare opportunity to record Saturn when its rings…
Falcon 9 Flight Hardware Arrives at Cape Canaveral
[/caption] SpaceX announced Thursday that all flight hardware for the first launch of the Falcon 9 rocket has arrived at…
Where In The Universe #91
It’s time once again for another Where In The Universe Challenge. Test your visual knowledge of the cosmos by naming…
Pirouettes and Twitpics from Space
If you were watching NASA TV late Tuesday/early Wednesday you likely saw the beautiful backflip maneuver that space shuttle Endeavour…
Russia May Raise Price of Soyuz Seats
[/caption] Price gouging or simple laws of supply and demand? The Soyuz will soon be the only ride in town…
New VISTA of Orion
[/caption] Oh-oh-oh Orion! The new VISTA (Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy) infrared survey telescope has used its huge…
We Moved the Universe Today
Just to let you know, I've moved Universe Today to a new server today. Everything seems to be working, but…
SDO Launch Scrub; Try Again Tomorrow
[/caption] Note: Nancy Atkinson is at Kennedy Space Center to cover SDO and the STS-130 shuttle mission Scrub! High winds…
An XO For Valentine’s Day…
[/caption]Almost everyone the world over recognizes the letters X and O to represent a kiss and a hug, but this…
NASA Sun Probe rolled to Pad; 10 hours to Blast off
[/caption] (Editor's Note: Ken Kremer is at the Kennedy Space Center for Universe Today covering the launch of SDO and…