Measuring the Earth’s Ozone Levels with Four Satellites
Image credit: NASA A series of NASA satellites are measuring ozone levels in the Earth's atmosphere with such precision that…
Destroyed Australian Observatory to Be Rebuilt
Image credit: ANU In early 2003 bushfires destroyed much of Australia's Stromlo Observatory, including five telescopes and several support buildings.…
New Galaxy Clusters Discovered
Image credit: ESO A team of European and Chilean astronomers have discovered several large clusters of galaxies at a distance…
Universe Today Forums
After running the "Discuss this story" links for just a couple of days, it was pretty clear that giving people…
Gravity Probe B Arrives at Vandenberg
Image credit: NASA NASA's Gravity Probe B arrived at Vandenberg Air Force Base on Friday, July 11 to begin launch…
Dust Storm on Mars Visible By Amateurs
Image credit: Hubble Now that Mars is closer than ever, amateur astronomers with regular backyard telescopes can see incredible details…
Age Wasn’t a Cause of the Columbia Disaster
During a press briefing on Friday, investigators ruled out the age of the space shuttle Columbia as a contributing cause…
World’s Astronomers Meet in Sydney
Astronomers from around the world have descended on Sydney, Australia for the 25th general assembly of the International Astronomical Union.…
Opportunity is Working Well
Image credit: NASA/JPL Opportunity, NASA's second Mars Exploration rover, has been in space for a few days now and everything…
NASA Has Too Many Astronauts
Image credit: NASA A new report released Thursday by NASA's Inspector General says that the agency has too many astronauts…