Stunning Image Shows How Saturn’s Tiny Moon Sculpts the Planet’s Rings
The Cassini mission to Saturn ended a year and a half ago, but scientific results are still coming from all…
Two Earth-Like Worlds Found Orbiting a Red Dwarf Only 12.5 Light-Years Away
The CARMENES project has detected two more Earth-like planets that orbit a red dwarf star just 12.5 light years away
Competition Will Let You Name an Exoplanet
When it comes to naming all those exoplanets that astronomers keep finding, it's up to the International Astronomical Union (IAU)…
The Earliest Example of Merging Galaxies Ever Found
Galaxy mergers are not particularly rare, but they are important events. Not only for the galaxies involved, but for scientists…
This is the Closest OSIRIS-REx has Gotten to Bennu. Just 680 Meters Above the Asteroid
NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft has been at asteroid Bennu since Dec. 3rd, 2018. On that day, it went from travelling to…
New Ideas to Reduce Muscle Loss During Spaceflight
One of the obstacles to long space missions is the muscle loss that astronauts suffer from. It's called atrophy, and…
Carnival of Space #616
It's that time again! This week’s Carnival of Space is hosted by Pamela Hoffman at the Everyday Spacer blog. Click…
Weekly Space Hangout: June 19, 2019 – Corey Gray, Lead Operator at the LIGO Hanford Observatory
Hosts: Fraser Cain (universetoday.com / @fcain) Dr. Kimberly Cartier (KimberlyCartier.org / @AstroKimCartier ) Dr. Morgan Rehnberg (MorganRehnberg.com / @MorganRehnberg &…
Martian Clouds Might Start with Meteor Trails Through the Atmosphere
On Earth, clouds form when enough droplets of water condense out of the air. And those droplets require a tiny…
Ep. 534: Modern South African Astronomy
You know the drill now. Last week we talked about ancient south African astronomy, and so this week we'll talk…