Mineral Mapper Traveling to Mars
With Friday's launch, NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter is now on its way to the Red Planet. One of the instruments…
Holiday Next Week in Indianapolis
Hi folks, I just wanted to give you a warning that Universe Today might be spotty for the next week.…
What’s Up This Week – August 15 – August 21, 2005
Greetings fellow SkyWatchers! Let's start the week off colorfully as we view the mighty Albireo. We'll explore lunar features and…
Filaments and Vortices
In this photograph of Saturn, it's possible to see the faint filaments that circle around major storms on the planet.…
Cosmonaut Will Break the Record for Spaceflight
Cosmonaut Sergei Krikalev is about to break the record for human spaceflight on Tuesday. Currently on board the International Space…
Sun Was Shining Early On
New research from the University of California, San Diego suggests that the cloud of gas and dust that would eventually…
Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Launched
After a few days of delays, NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has begun its journey towards the Red Planet. The orbiter…
Impressions from Cassini
This image of Saturn taken by Cassini looks it was drawn by an impressionist painter. The giant planets' atmospheres are…
Micro Vortices Seen in the Earth’s Magnetosphere
The European Space Agency's Cluster fleet of spacecraft have identified micro-vortices in the Earth's magnetosphere. These small vortices were predicted…
Anti-Hurricanes on Saturn
This image of Saturn shows how the planet has gigantic hurricanes which spin backwards through its atmosphere. On Earth, hurricanes…