Messier 85 – the NGC 4382 Elliptical (Lenticular) Galaxy
Located in the Coma Berenices constellation, roughly 60 million light years from Earth, is the elliptical galaxy known as Messier…
Ep. 530: Astronomy of the Andes: Then and Now, Pt. 2
South America, especially the Atacama Desert in Chile has become one of the best places in the world to put…
A Supercomputer has been Designed to run the World’s Largest Radio Telescope
The Science Data Processor consortium for the Square Kilometer Array (SKA) just completed the design work on the supercomputer that…
Prototype of a Future Interstellar Probe was Just Tested on a Balloon
Researchers with the UCSB Experimental Cosmology Group recently conducted a successful stratospheric test of their wafercraft, which could be traveling…
The Black Hole Picture Could Be So Much Better If You Add Space Telescopes
Our first picture of a black hole was a huge moment for science. But we can't stop there. We need…
Watch the Moon Buzz the Beehive
Been following the Moon this week? The first sighting of the waxing crescent Moon this past weekend not only marked…
Weekly Space Hangout: May 8, 2019 – Dr. Henry Hsieh talks Active Asteroids
Hosts: Fraser Cain (universetoday.com / @fcain) Dr. Kimberly Cartier (KimberlyCartier.org / @AstroKimCartier ) Dr. Morgan Rehnberg (MorganRehnberg.com / @MorganRehnberg &…
Before We Ruin the Universe, We Should Follow Some Space Sustainability Guidelines
There are 20,000 objects orbiting Earth at this moment that are larger than 10 cm. Out of that number, only…
Japan’s First Private Rocket Flies to Space
Have you heard of Interstellar Technologies? They're the latest private company to launch their own rocket into space. They're a…
Habitability of Planets Will Depend on Their Interiors
A lot of the headlines and discussion around the habitability of exoplanets is focused on their proximity to their star…