Astronomers Just Found 72 Stellar Explosions, but Don’t Know What’s Causing Them
Using data from the Dark Energy Survey Supernova program, a team of astronomers recently found 72 supernovae, the largest number…
NASA Begins Construction of its New Quiet Supersonic Plane
In partnership with Lockheed Martin, NASA has begun developing their quiet supersonic plane, a revolutionary aircraft that will generate quiet…
Could There Be Life in the Cloudtops of Venus?
A new study by a team of international researchers shows how microbial life could exist in Venus' cloud tops, an…
The Most Distant Star Ever Seen, Only 4.4 Billion Years After the Big Bang
Using the Hubble Space Telescope, a team of astronomers recently imaged the most distant star ever seen in a distant…
NASA Simulates Their Orion Abort System. Now That Would be a Crazy Ride
A team of research scientists recently conducted a series of simulations to see how the Orion Launch Abort System would…
Simulated View of a Newly Forming Planetary System with Rings and Gaps
Using data from the ALMA array, a team of international astronomers was able to image a newly forming planetary system…
Weekly Space Hangout: April 4, 2018: Mathew Anderson’s “Habitable Exoplanets”
Hosts: Fraser Cain (universetoday.com / @fcain) Dr. Paul M. Sutter (pmsutter.com / @PaulMattSutter) Dr. Kimberly Cartier (KimberlyCartier.org / @AstroKimCartier )…
Tiangong-1 Splashes Down in the Pacific Ocean
According to a statement made by the US Air Force, the reentry of the Tiangong-1 was confirmed over the Pacific…
Carnival of Space #555
It's that time again! This week’s Carnival of Space is hosted by Pamela Hoffman at the Everyday Spacer blog. Click…
Did You Know That a Satellite Crashes Back to Earth About Once a Week, on Average?
According to the ESA's Space Debris Office, about 100 tonnes of space debris enters our atmosphere every year on average.