Cheap Method for Finding Extrasolar Planets
Image credit: ESA Astronomers from the University of Texas at Austin believe they've figured out an inexpensive way to search…
Next Station Crew Announced
Image credit: NASA NASA has announced the next crew to inhabit the International Space Station: NASA astronaut William S. McArthur…
Galactic Wind Connects Galaxies
Image credit: Hubble Astronomers have known for nearly a century that galaxies are distinct islands of stars, floating apart from…
Canadian Arrow’s Engine Tested
Image credit: Canadian Arrow The Canadian Arrow X-Prize team has performed a successful low-pressure test of their liquid oxygen and…
Auroras in Scotland
Hey everyone, I just got an email from Robert Law at the Mills Observatory that he's seeing auroras in sky…
Book Review: A Traveler’s Guide to Mars
Over the last few hundred years, humans have been exploring the planet Mars - first through telescopes, and more recently…
Update on the Mars Rovers
Image credit: NASA/JPL In case you'd forgotten about them, NASA's twin Mars Exploration spacecraft, Spirit and Opportunity, are still on…
Station in Orbit for Five Years
Image credit: NASA The International Space Station has been in orbit for five years as of November 20, 2003. The…
1,000 People Have Joined the Forum!
The Universe Today forums reached a pretty big milestone this week with the addition of our 1,000th member - not…
NASA Reforms Safety Panel
Image credit: NASA NASA has set up a new safety advisory panel to replace the previous group that resigned back…