The Orion Nebula is one of the most observed and photographed objects in the night sky. At a distance of…
Staring into the Darkness The expansion of our universe is accelerating. Every single day, the distances between galaxies grows ever…
It's strange but true... we may not fully understand one of the simplest metrics in observational astronomy: just what time…
Hosts: Fraser Cain (universetoday.com / @fcain) Dr. Morgan Rehnberg (MorganRehnberg.com / @MorganRehnberg & ChartYourWorld.org) Tonight we welcome author Rod Pyle…
The long-anticipated first flight of the SpaceX Crew Dragon is almost here. Early in January, the Crew Dragon was rolled…
A recent study has determined that the oldest sample of Earth rock ever discovered (~4 billion years old) was actually…
This week's Carnival of Space is hosted by Allen Versfeld at his Urban Astronomer blog. Click here to read Carnival…
The Kuiper Belt, or the Edgeworth-Kuiper Belt, is home to ancient rocks. Kuiper Belt Objects, or KBOs, are remnants of…
An international team of researchers was able to accurately measure the effect that a supernova shock wave had on the…
The Earth wasn't formed containing the necessary chemicals for life to begin. One well-supported theory, called the "late veneer theory",…