SOHO Sees a Huge Prominence on the Sun
The ESA/NASA SOHO spacecraft took a beautiful picture of an enormous prominence, 700,000 kilometres across, ejected from the surface of…
Mountain of Sky Survey Data Released
One of the largest astronomy catalogs ever created was released to the public today by the Sloan Digital Sky Survey.…
Tracking Diseases from Space
More than a million people die from malaria every year, a disease spread by mosquitoes. Epidemics happen when environmental conditions,…
Astronomers Find a Second Pluto
A new object has been discovered in the Solar System; it's nearly as large as Pluto, but 13 billion kilometres…
Background on the Rover Airbag System
One of the most innovative aspects of the Mars Pathfinder and Exploration Rover missions were the durable airbags which helped…
Atlas III Launches MBSAT Satellite
A Lockheed Martin-built Atlas III rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral on Saturday, lofting the MBSAT communications satellite into orbit…
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I've had several generous offers from readers wondering how they could donate money to help me maintain Universe Today; which,…
Cassini Sees Clumps in Saturn’s Rings
Still more than 100 days before it enters Saturn's orbit, NASA's Cassini spacecraft is delivering great data back to Earth.…
Spirit Sees the Earth
NASA's Spirit rover took the first ever image of the Earth from the surface of another planet (other than the…
Santa Ana Winds Stimulate Marine Environment
The Santa Ana winds, which blow across Southern California, are known to cause dry, fire-hazard conditions inland. But new data…