China’s Chang’e-4 Lands on the Far Side of the Moon
China's Chang'e-4 mission made history on Jan. 2nd when it became the first mission to land on the "dark side"…
Weekly Space Hangout: Jan 2, 2019- News Roundup
Hosts: Fraser Cain (universetoday.com / @fcain) Dr. Paul M. Sutter (pmsutter.com / @PaulMattSutter) Dr. Kimberly Cartier (KimberlyCartier.org / @AstroKimCartier )…
The Eridanus Constellation
Located in the southern skies is the Eridanus constellation, one of the original 48 catalogued by Ptolemy and one of…
Juno Saw One of Io’s Volcanoes Erupting During its Recent Flyby
NASA's Juno mission recently acquired some stunning photographs of Io before it plunged into Jupiter's shadow.
See a Simulation of the Moon for Every Day in 2019
It's always easier to show someone a picture of something rather than to use 1,000 words to explain it. The…
The Pictures are Here! New Horizons Close Up View of 2014 MU69
The New Horizon's probe made its historic rendezvous with Ultima Thule on New Years and captured these detailed images of…
India is Going to be Sending Three People to Space in Three Years
The government of India recently announced that it will be sending a crew of three to space in 2022, and…
Quadrantid Meteors Kickoff a Busy January 2019
Happy New Year! The beginning of the first month of the year is always a busy one for astronomy, and…
Carnival of Space #592-3
This week's Carnival of Space is hosted by Allen Versfeld at his Urban Astronomer blog. Click here to read Carnival…
Astronomy Cast Ep. 511: Predictions for 2019
We did it, we made it through 2018 in space. Now let's look forward to the incredible launches, discoveries and…