Radiation Sickness, Cellular Damage and Increased Cancer Risk for Long-term Missions to Mars
There is a nagging problem under the surface of the excitement surrounding the future of long-term missions into space. Human…
Latest News on Apophis: 13 -year-old Boy Corrects NASA’s Estimates of Earth Impact — Not! (Update)
Update: It turns out this story is a fabrication and AFP didn't check the facts with NASA as I suspected.…
Where In The World (and What World) Is This?
Anyone care to guess what orbiting spacecraft is responsible for taking this image, or even what world this is a…
Astrosphere for April 15, 2008
Don't just look inward, look outward. There's a whole astrosphere out there. Your picture for the day is Saturn (of…
Coolest, Darkest Brown Dwarf Discovered
The coolest brown dwarf has been discovered, with a surface temperature of 623 Kelvin (that's only 350 Celsius or 660…
Milky Way’s Black Hole Gave Off a Burst 300 Years Ago
Our Milky Way's black hole is quiet - too quiet - some astronomers might say. But according to a team…
Binoculars for Astronomy
Astronomy is best when you get outside and look into the skies with your own eyes. And the best way…
Universe Today Exclusive – Cygnus Nova V2491 Revealed for Readers
Clouds got you down? No chance of seeing V2491 Cyg because of the weather? Are you sleeping when Cygnus is…
Podcast: Getting Around the Solar System
Have you ever wondered what it takes to get a spacecraft off the Earth and into space. And how managers…
New Technique Can Estimate Size and Frequency of Meteorite Impacts
News today from the National Science Foundation will have an impact on how scientists are able to study…. well, impacts.…