Kid’s Astronomy: Of Kings and Queens and Royal Things…
The month of May is a fine time for flowers and colors - and even getting married! There once was…
Anne is a Jolly Good Fellow!
[/caption] Congrats to our very own Anne Minard who has been named one of five Ted Scripps Fellows in Environmental…
Universe Today is Hiring… a Researcher
Universe Today has a new position open for a researcher, and we were wondering if anyone out there on the…
Fly Over the Potential Landing Sites For Next Mars Rover (Video)
Hang on and take a bird's eye look at the four different proposed landing sites for the Mars Science Lab!…
50th Anniversary of Historic Space Monkey Flight
[/caption] The image to the left is not a primate astronaut from "Planet of the Apes." It is, in fact,…
China Looking Towards Manned Lunar Landing
[/caption] A Chinese space scientist said that his country is considering the feasibility of a manned lunar landing mission sometime…
Volcano Vesuvius
[/caption] Mount Vesuvius is a stratovolcano located on the western side of Italy, near Naples. It rises to an altitude…
Maar Volcanoes
[/caption] Lakes are formed by many different geologic processes, but one of the most dramatic is a maar. A maar…