Galaxies Filled With Old Stars Seen Shortly After the Big Bang
How can young galaxies in the early Universe have ancient stars? That's the question a team of astronomers set out…
The Space Station Now Has Blisteringly Fast Internet
NASA’s Space Communications and Navigation programme (SCaN) has demonstrated the first two way end-to-end laser relay system, deployed through an…
Merging Galaxies Make for Explosive Star Formation
The Gemini Observatory has unveiled a striking new image that shows star formation within the irregular galaxy NGC 4449. This…
Determining the Safest Martian Caves for Future Astronauts
When astronauts land on Mars someday, they might have to live in lava caves or lava tubes to survive the…
NASA Releases a New 3D Animation of the Lunar Gateway
To get to the Moon, NASA is building a Lunar Gateway in orbit to facilitate easier access to the Moon.…
Supernovae: Why study them? What can they teach us about finding life beyond Earth?
Universe Today has recently investigated a myriad of scientific disciplines, including impact craters, planetary surfaces, exoplanets, astrobiology, solar physics, comets,…
Earliest Supermassive Black Holes Were “Shockingly Normal”
The early Universe is a puzzling and—in many ways—still-unknown place. The first billion years of cosmic history saw the explosive…
Asteroid Samples Were Once Part of a Wetter World
Nine months have passed since NASA's OSIRIS-REx returned its samples of asteroid Bennu to Earth. The samples are some of…
These Three Neutron Stars Shouldn't Be So Cold
Neutron stars are among the densest objects in the Universe, second only to black holes. Like black holes, neutron stars…
Growing Habitats and Furniture in Space Out of Mushrooms
Over the years we have often seen astronauts gently and deftly moving structures into place with their bare hands. Thinks…