Not all the Earth’s Water Came From Comets
We have comets and asteroids to thank for Earth's water, according to the most widely-held theory among scientists. But it's…
SpaceX is going to build a mini-BFR to launch on a Falcon 9
According to Musk's latest update, SpaceX will be conducting a test flight of their BFR system next year using a…
Ancient Star Found that’s Only Slightly Younger than the Universe Itself
Thanks to a team from John Hopkins University, a star was recently discovered that is 13.5 billion years old, almost…
Mars InSight Lands on November 26th. Here’s where it’s going to touch down
After careful consideration, NASA has selected the location where the InSight lander will set down and begin surveying the interior…
That Rectangular Iceberg Took a Long, Hazardous Journey
That stunning rectangular iceberg that was photographed in mid-October by NASA scientist Jeremy Harbeck had a much more harrowing journey…
Carnival of Space #585
This week's Carnival of Space is hosted by Brian Wang at his Next Big Future blog. Click here to read Carnival…
Weekly Space Hangout: Nov 7, 2018 – Colin Stuart ‘s “How to Live in Space”
Hosts: Fraser Cain (universetoday.com / @fcain) Dr. Paul M. Sutter (pmsutter.com / @PaulMattSutter) Dr. Kimberly Cartier (KimberlyCartier.org / @AstroKimCartier )…
We Could Build a Powerful Laser and Let Any Civilizations Within 20,000 Light-Years Know We’re Here. Although… Should We?
A powerful laser is just the thing to announce our presence as a technological species in this arm of the…
This Star Killed its Companion and is now Escaping the Milky Way
Our universe is capable of some truly frightening scenarios, and in this case we have an apparent tragedy: two stars,…
Astronomers Get as Close as They Can to Seeing the Black Hole at the Heart of the Milky Way
Thanks to the GRAVITY collaboration, astronomers have made the most detailed observations of the black hole at the center of…