Physicists Don’t Know the Mass of a Neutrino, But Now They Know it’s No Larger Than 1 Electron Volt
The Standard Model of Particle Physics is one of science's most impressive feats. It's a rigorous, precise effort to understand…
Carnival of Space #628-629
Welcome to the 629-629th Carnival of Space! The Carnival is a community of space science and astronomy writers and bloggers,…
Nothing Says Springtime on Mars Like Explosions of Sand
Springtime on Earth can be a riotous affair, as plants come back to life and creatures large and small get…
Real Artificial Gravity for SpaceX’s Starship
A Youtuber has proposed a rather interesting solution to the problem of microgravity and sending people to Mars - the…
Images are Starting to Come in of the New Interstellar Comet
Thanks to the Gemini Observatory, we now have our first glimpse at the interstellar comet, C/2019 Q4, the second interstellar…
Oumuamua 2.0? It Looks Like There’s a New Interstellar Object Passing Through the Solar System
Astronomers with NASA and the ESA have confirmed that an object that could be interstellar in origin (like 'Oumuamua) is…
Here’s Hubble’s Newest Image of Saturn
Hubble has captured a new image of Saturn that makes you wonder if it's even real. The image is so…
Astronomers Find a Supermassive Black Hole That’s Feasting on a Regular Schedule, Every 9 Hours
Astronomers have found a supermassive black hole (SMBH) with an unusually regular feeding schedule. The behemoth is an active galactic…
Weekly Space Hangout: September 11, 2019 – Alan Stern, Principal Investigator of New Horizons
Hosts: Fraser Cain (universetoday.com / @fcain) Dr. Morgan Rehnberg (MorganRehnberg.com / @MorganRehnberg & ChartYourWorld.org) Dave Dickinson (www.astroguyz.com / @astroguyz) (more…)
Hubble Has Looked at the 2017 Kilonova Explosion Almost a Dozen Times, Watching it Slowly Fade Away
In 2017, LIGO (Laser-Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory) and Virgo detected gravitational waves coming from the merger of two neutron stars.…