Puzzling Jets Seen Blasting Out from a Nebula
Image credit: ESA Astronomers from the European Space Agency have uncovered a bizarre mystery. They?ve found strange jets emerging from…
New Site Design
I've been frustrated with the previous design of Universe Today for the better part of a year now, so I…
Foam Does Seem to Be the Culprit in the Columbia Disaster
Investigators said today that they believe chunks of foam have torn off shuttle fuel tanks in the past, and that…
Countdown for Mars Express Begins
Image credit: ESA Controllers at the European Space Agency officially began the countdown clock for the launch of the Mars…
Newly Discovered Star Could Be the Third Closest
Image credit: NASA NASA astronomers have discovered what they believe could be the third closest star to our own Sun.…
Hubble Sees Springtime on Neptune
Image credit: Hubble New photos of Neptune taken by the Hubble Space Telescope seem to indicate that the planet is…
Lunar Eclipse Puts on a Show
People with clear skies Thursday night were treated to a total lunar eclipse. The eclipse began at 0203 (10:03pm EDT)…
NASA Orders Prototype Martian Airplane
After a series of successful tests with a half-sized prototype, NASA has ordered a full-scale prototype of the Ares (Aerial…
Lunar Eclipse Tonight
The Americas and part of Europe will be treated to a total eclipse of the moon on Thursday night ?…
Paranal Observatory Tests New Adapative Optics
Image credit: ESO A team of engineers from the European Southern Observatory recently tested out a new adaptive optics facility…