The Coldest Place in Space Has Been Created. Next Challenge, Coldest Place in the Universe
The Cold Atom Laboratory (CAL), which was installed aboard the ISS this past May, just reached a milestone by creating…
Look at This Adorable Pen-Sized Booster, Perfect for Tiny Satellites
The Fenix propulsion system, a pen-sized thruster designed by Italian tech company D-Orbit, could revolutionize the way CubeSats operate in…
Uh oh, Mars Doesn’t Have Enough Carbon Dioxide to be Terraformed
According to a new NASA-supported study, Mars does not have enough carbon dioxide to undergo the terraforming process
With All These New Planets Found in the Habitable Zone, Maybe it’s Time to Fine Tune the Habitable Zone
According to a new study from the Earth-Life Science Institute, it may be time to fine-tune what astronomers mean by…
Our Book: The Universe Today Ultimate Guide to Viewing the Cosmos
The Universe Today Ultimate Guide to Viewing the Cosmos is our practical book on how to get into astronomy, written…
Einstein Was Right… Again! Successful Test of General Relativity Near a Supermassive Black Hole
For the first time in history, Einstein's theory of General Relativity was confirmed by observing a star orbiting the supermassive…
Carnival of Space #572
This week's Carnival of Space is hosted by Allen Versfeld at his Urban Astronomer blog. Click here to read Carnival…
Catch Comet C/2017 S3 PanSTARRS in Outburst
Comets are one of those great question marks in observational astronomy. Though we can plot their orbits thanks to Newton…
New Photos of Saturn and Mars from Hubble
The Hubble Space Telescope took advantage of the fact that both Saturn and Mars are at opposition this summer and…
Mars is 1000x Drier Than the Driest Places on Earth
A new study led by NASA's Ames Research Center has indicated that microorganisms are not likely to survive in Mars'…