More Evidence that Planet 9 is Really Out There
What's going on in the distant reaches of our Solar System? Is there a Planet 9 out there? Out in…
The Record for the Most Distant Object in the Solar System has been Shattered. Introducing FarFarOut at 140 Astronomical Units
Remember Far Out, the distant planet at the far reaches of the Solar System, that was discovered in December, 2018?…
Virgin Galactic Sends Three People to the Edge of Space. Flights with Paying Customers Around the Corner Now
Virgin Galactic has reached another milestone in their fight test program. The VSS Unity spacecraft carried a third crew member…
NASA has Cleared Crew Dragon to Fly. Demo-1 Launches on March 2
NASA has announced that the SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule is ready for its first demo flight. After discussions with SpaceX,…
Weekly Space Hangout: Feb 27, 2019 – Dr. Ellen Stofan, Director of the National Air and Space Museum
Hosts: Fraser Cain (universetoday.com / @fcain) Dr. Paul M. Sutter (pmsutter.com / @PaulMattSutter) Dr. Kimberly Cartier (KimberlyCartier.org / @AstroKimCartier )…
Massive Volcanic Eruptions 66 Million Years Ago Happened Almost Exactly When the Dinosaurs Died Off
Everyone knows an asteroid strike wiped out the dinosaurs, right? Lots of evidence shows that the Chicxulub impact event had…
Messier 79 – the NGC 1904 Globular Cluster
Located 42,000 light-years from Earth is the globular cluster known as Messier 79, which may have originated outside of our…
The Latest Images of Ultima Thule are in, and they are the Sharpest Yet!
The latest images taken by New Horizons of Ultima Thule are the most detailed to date, and are providing new…
Astronomy Cast Ep. 519: Transients: What They Are and Why They Matter
Astronomers have found that sometimes the Universe changes. Things move, things explode, things get brighter or dimmer. In fact, knowing…
X-rays Might be a Better Way to Communicate in Space
In the coming years, NASA plans to test x-ray technology aboard the ISS as a way of creating more robust…