Mars Helicopter Completes More Test Flights. It’s Almost Ready to go to Mars
We've known for some time that NASA is sending a helicopter to Mars. The vehicle, called the Mars Helicopter, is…
Starhopper Tests Have Gotten Delayed Because of “Ice Formation in the Cryogenic Propellant Prevalves”
A technical issue has led to the "hop test" of the miniature version of the SpaceX Starship to be delayed…
The Wait is Almost Over. We’ll Finally See a Picture of a Black Hole’s Event Horizon on April 10th
The rumours you've heard are true. And if you haven't heard the rumours, you should check your internet connection. The…
See the Moon Photobomb Saturn in an Amazing Capture
It's always awe-inspiring to see the clockwork motion of the heavens, transpire in real time. In a slow motion Universe,…
Ground-Based Telescope Directly Observes the Atmosphere of an Extrasolar Planet, and Sees Swirling Clouds of Iron and Silicates
We've finally got our first optical look at an exoplanet and its atmosphere, and boy is it a strange place.…
Satellites Watched a Huge Fireball Explode Above the Bering Sea Late Last Year
NASA's Terra satellites recently spotted a fiery meteorite in Earth's atmosphere, which exploded above the Bering Sea.
Ep. 524: Judging Age & Origins, part 3 – Beyond Our System
We learned how to figure out the ages of objects in the Solar System, now we push out into the…
SpaceX Releases a New Render of What the All-Steel Starship Will Look Like Returning to Earth
SpaceX has released an impressive new image that shows its proposed Starship reentering the atmosphere of Earth.
Weekly Space Hangout: March 27, 2019 – Dr. Amanda Hendrix, Director of NASA’s TREX
Hosts: Fraser Cain (universetoday.com / @fcain) Dr. Pamela Gay (astronomycast.com / cosmoquest.org / @starstryder) Dr. Kimberly Cartier (KimberlyCartier.org / @AstroKimCartier…
Maybe Self-Replicating Robot Probes are Destroying Each Other. That’s Why We Don’t See Them
A new study takes a look at the Fermi Paradox by considering the possibility that alien von Neumann probes could…