Space Adventures Seeking a Spaceport Location
Space tourism company Space Adventures announced this week that they're shopping around for a potential spaceport location. They're considering sites…
More Details on Water Vapour Feedback
New research funded by NASA indicates that some models of climate change might be overestimating what impact water vapour will…
Ulysses is Running Out of Power
The NASA/ESA Ulysses spacecraft's power is starting to run down, and soon it won't have enough to keep itself warm.…
The Origins of Oxygen on Earth
Oxygen is one of the most important elements on Earth to life, and it comprises a fifth of our atmosphere.…
Universe Today Maintenance Thursday
If you had problems accessing Universe Today yesterday, don't worry, you weren't alone. I was "lucky" enough to end up…
Wallpaper: Bonneville Crater
NASA's Spirit rover has taken a beautiful panoramic image of the Bonneville crater. Here's a 1024x768 wallpaper of the crater.…
Proton Launches W3A Satellite
A Russian Proton rocket successfully launched the Eutelsat W3A satellite into orbit Monday evening. The Proton lifted off at 2306…
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,…