What Does Earth Look like from Mars?
Earth has been photographed multiple times from Mars, both from orbit (by orbital missions) and from the surface (rover missions).
NASA’s Outbound OSIRIS-Rex Asteroid Sampler Snaps ‘First-Light’ Images
NASA’s newest planetary probe, the OSIRIS-REx asteroid sampling spacecraft, is merrily snapping its ‘First-Light’ images following the successful power up…
The 2016 Nobel Prize In Physics: It’s Complicated
This year's Nobel Prize in physics is expected to be be conferred on the three scientists who invented the process…
Where Can I Take Off My Space Helmet?
When it comes to space helmets, there's one rule: you keep your helmet on. But there might be a couple…
What is Carbon Dating?
Radiocarbon dating (aka. carbon dating) measures the half-life of carbon-14, which occurs naturally in our atmosphere, to determine the age…
The Questions After Musk’s Mars Speech Were Bizarre & Cringeworthy
Some of the questions Elon Musk fielded at his recent presentation were truly embarrassing. But he handled it well.
Apollo 11 Moonwalker Buzz Aldrin Talks to Universe Today about ‘Destination Mars’
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER VISITOR COMPLEX, FL - Sending humans on a ‘Journey to Mars’ and developing strategies and hardware to…
Watch Scott Manley Build and Fly the Interplanetary Transport Ship in Kerbal
Elon Musk announced the new Interplanetary Transport Ship on Monday. That night, Scott Manley recreated the spacecraft and booster in…
Ready Or Not, Musk Is Dragging Us Into Interplanetary Species Status
Today, Elon Musk elaborated on his plans to make humanity a planet-faring species. We've known for a long time that…
Mercury Is Tectonically Active & Shrinking
Images taken by the MESSENGER spacecraft have shown features on Mercury's surface that indicate that the planet is still tectonically…