Interstellar Asteroid ‘Oumuamua Had a Violent Past
According to the latest study by a team that has been observing 'Oumuamua since it was first discovered, this interstellar…
What are the Chances Musk’s Space Tesla is Going to Crash Into Venus or Earth?
According to a new study, there is a slim chance that Musk's Roadster (and Spaceman) could collide with Earth or…
Witness The Power Of A Fully Operational ESPRESSO Instrument. Four Telescopes Acting As One
The ESO's ESPRESSO instrument is getting all four of the telescopes at the Very Large Telescope to play nicely together,…
Weekly Space Hangout: Feb 14, 2018: Joe Pappalardo’s “Spaceport Earth”
Hosts: Fraser Cain (universetoday.com / @fcain) Dr. Paul M. Sutter (pmsutter.com / @PaulMattSutter) Dr. Kimberly Cartier (KimberlyCartier.org / @AstroKimCartier )…
Mars 2020 Rover is Going to be Taking a Chunk of Mars Back to… Mars?
When the Mars 2020 arrives on the surface of the Red Planet, it will be carrying a piece of a…
New Horizons Just Took a Record Breaking Image. No Camera Has Ever Taken a Picture From This Far From Earth
This past December, the New Horizons probe took a series of pictures from the Kuiper Belt, thus breaking the record…
Carnival of Space #548
This week's Carnival of Space is hosted by Brian Wang at his Next Big Future blog. Click here to read Carnival…
Messier 66 – the NGC 3627 Intermediate Spiral Galaxy
Located in the direction of the Leo constellation, about 36 million light-years from Earth, is the intermediate spiral galaxy known…
If We Receive a Message From Aliens, Should We Delete it Without Reading it?
A new study considers how messages from extra-terrestrial civilizations could pose an existential threat, and what humanity should do about…
Astronomy Cast Ep. 478: Apollo 8 with Paul Hildebrandt
On Christmas Day, 1968 Frank Borman, James Lovell and William Anders became the first human being to see the far…