The Lowest Mass Black Hole has Been Found, only 3.3 Times the Mass of the Sun
A team of astronomers recently discovered the smallest black hole to date, which indicates that there may be far more…
Asteroid Hygiea is Round Enough That it Could Qualify as a Dwarf Planet, the Smallest in the Solar System
Using the Very Large Telescope, an international team of astronomers observed Hygeia and determined it could be the smallest dwarf…
NASA is Now Considering a Pluto Orbiter Mission
NASA's New Horizons mission taught us a lot about Pluto, the ice dwarf planet. But the spacecraft sped past Pluto…
Mars 2020 Stands Up on its Wheels For The First Time
The Mars 2020 rover recently passed a milestone at NASA JPL, where it stood on its wheels and legs for…
Return to the Moon with Blue Origin’s Rockets and Lunar Lander Made Out of LEGO
Indulge your inner man-child (or woman-child) with these LEGO versions of the Blue Origin Blue Moon lunar lander, New Glenn…
This is the Machine Astronauts Trained on to Land on the Moon
The Moon landings were a huge undertaking. In order to prepare, NASA had to think of every detail, right down…
Clouds On Jupiter Rising Up Above the Surrounding Atmosphere
Though it looks like it to us, Jupiter's clouds do no form a flat surface. Some of its clouds rise…
New Telescope Instrument Will Watch the Sky with 5,000 Eyes
Dark Energy is the mysterious force driving the expansion of the Universe. We don't know what dark energy is, even…
NASA is Testing a Rover That Could Search For Water Ice on The Moon
NASA has plans to send the VIPER rover to the South Pole of the Moon to look for water ice,…
Weekly Space Hangout: October 30, 2019 – Evelyn MacDonald on Finding Earth-Like Planets
Hosts: Fraser Cain (universetoday.com / @fcain) Dr. Brian Koberlein (BrianKoberlein.com / @BrianKoberlein) Beth Johnson (@planetarypan) Michael Rodruck (@michaelrodruck) Tonight we…