The Sun’s Magnetic Fountains
For you solar observing fans, enjoy the beauty. Over the years both the public and astronomers alike have witnessed the…
New Search Technique May Lead to Discovery of Extra-solar Earth-Like Planets
The Holy Grail in the search for extra-solar planets would be to find an Earth-like world orbiting another star. A…
STEREO Spacecraft Captures Footage of a Solar Tsunami
A solar tsunami blasted its way through the sun’s lower atmosphere on May, 19 2007, and the action was captured…
So, What Does an Anti-Satellite Weapon Actually Look Like?
In February, the Universe Today followed the sad tale about a dead US satellite called US-193, lifelessly floating around in…
Podcast: Space Junk
We're polluting every corner of our own planet, so it only makes sense that we'll take our trashy habits out…
Astronomers Find the Smallest Black Hole
Black holes seem to have no upper limit; some weigh in at hundreds of millions of times the mass of…
Virgin/Google’s Mission to Mars: Virgle
Set your April jokes on fool, dear reader because it's April 1st. That means there'll be a non-stop barrage of…
National Astronomical Meeting 2008 Coverage
You're going to see a flurry of astronomy news this week. That's because it's time for the UK's National Astronomical…
Early Universe Had Burst of Star Formation
Just as humans develop and grow the fastest when we are young, it also appears our universe grew and developed…
Supernova Alert: Supernova Factories Discovered
Two “supernova factories,†rare clusters of Red Supergiant (RSG) stars, have recently been discovered. Together they contain 40 RSGs, which…