Astronomy Cast Ep. 485: Docking, Refueling, Transferring
It's one thing to get to space. But once you've made it there, what do you want to do? You'll…
A New Extrasolar Planet Has The Composition of Mercury, but 2.5 Times the Mass of Earth
A team of international astronomers recently discovered a Super Earth with a similar composition of Mercury, and is several times…
Hubble Finds a Galaxy with Almost no Dark Matter
Using data from the Hubble Space Telescope and other ground-based observatories, a team of astronomers have found a galaxy that…
Tabby’s Star is Dipping Again!
According to updates by Tabetha Boyajian and her team, it appears that Tabby's Star recently experienced another major dip in…
Here’s How to Follow the De-Orbit of Tiangong-1, now Estimated to Happen Between March 30 and April 2
All across the world, space agencies and satellite trackers are predicting that China's Tiangong-1 space station will enter Earth's atmosphere…
Tiangong 1 Falls, Blue Moon Rises and Mars Takes Aim At Saturn
Skywatchers have a busy weekend ahead. The Chinese space station is expected to burn up in the atmosphere, the Moon…
Weekly Space Hangout: March 28, 2018: Austin Wintory & Anthony Lund – “A Light In The Void”
Hosts: Fraser Cain (universetoday.com / @fcain) Dr. Paul M. Sutter (pmsutter.com / @PaulMattSutter) Dr. Kimberly Cartier (KimberlyCartier.org / @AstroKimCartier )…
Watch the Sun to Know When We’re Going to Have Killer Auroras
Scientists are getting better at predicting colorful auroras here on Earth by closely watching the behavior of the Sun.
Try to Contain Your Surprise. James Webb is Getting Delayed to 2020
After being assessed by the Standing Review Board, NASA has announced that the launch of the James Webb Space Telescope's…
NASA’s Curiosity Rover Enjoys its 2000th Day on Mars
The Curiosity rover recently passed another major milestone. Since it landed in 2012, it has spent a total of 2000…