A Meteor Smashed Into Mars in 2005, Making this Crater
NASA has repeatedly imaged the Martian surface, and sometimes a feature appears that wasn't there in prior images. That's what…
Record-Setting Space Travelers Return to Earth
A trio of space travelers returned to Earth this morning from the International Space Station, including NASA astronaut Christina Koch,…
Here Comes the Next Satellite Constellation. OneWeb Launches 34 Satellites on Thursday
SpaceX has been garnering all the headlines when it comes to satellite constellations. Their Starlink system will eventually have thousands…
Anti-Solar Cells Could Generate Electricity at Night
A new study proposes how thermoradiative technology could be used to make "anti-solar" cells that would work at night. Credit:…
This is What the World Would Look Like if the Oceans Dried Up
Don't worry. The oceans aren't going to dry up. At least not any time soon, so no need to add…
14% of all the Massive Stars in the Universe are Destined to Collide as Black Holes
Einstein's Theory of General Relativity predicted that black holes would form and eventually collide. It also predicted the creation of…
Neutrinos Have Been Detected With Such High Energy That The Standard Model Can’t Explain Them
Although neutrinos are mysterious particles, they are remarkably common. Billions of neutrinos pass through your body every second. But neutrinos…
Good-bye Spitzer. We’ll Miss You But We Won’t Forget You.
NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has reached the end of its life. Its mission was to study objects in the infrared,…
Weekly Space Hangout: February 5, 2020 – “More Things in the Heavens” with Dr. Michael Werner and Dr. Peter Eisenhardt
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYJiGaGUiPc Hosts: Fraser Cain (universetoday.com / @fcain) Dr. Brian Koberlein (BrianKoberlein.com / @BrianKoberlein) Chris Carr (@therealCCarrAnnie Wilson Tonight we welcome Dr. Michael Werner…
An Upcoming Mission is Going to Assemble and Manufacture a Communications Antenna and Beam in Space
A robotic payload known as SPIDER will be going to space soon to show that constructing everything from satellites to…