Betelgeuse. Before, During and After the Great Dimming
When a prominent star in the night sky suddenly dims, it generates a lot of interest. That's what happened with…
Even Early Galaxies Grew Hand-in-Hand With Their Supermassive Black Holes
Almost every galaxy in the local Universe seems to contain a supermassive black hole. There's a direct relationship between the…
Astrobiology: Why study it? How to study it? What are the challenges?
Universe Today has proudly examined the importance of studying impact craters, planetary surfaces, and exoplanets, and what they can teach…
Webb Directly Images Two Planets Orbiting White Dwarfs
In several billion years, our Sun will become a white dwarf. What will happen to Jupiter and Saturn when the…
The Aftermath of a Recent Galactic Merger
NGC 4753 is a prime example of what happens after a galactic merger. It looks like a twisted mess, with…
Feast Your Eyes on 19 Face-On Spiral Galaxies Seen by Webb
If you're fascinated by Nature, these images of spiral galaxies won't help you escape your fascination. These images show incredible…
A Magnetohydrodynamic Drive Could Lead to Fuel Stations on Mars
Within the next fifteen years, NASA, China, and SpaceX plan to send the first crewed missions to Mars. In all…
The Seeming Impossibility of Life
The number of near misses, false starts, and legitimate disasters that have befallen our species since the day we took…
Water Vapor Found in the Atmosphere of a Small Exoplanet
A recent study published in The Astrophysucal Journal Letters discusses the detection of water within the atmosphere of GJ 9827…
The Space-Based Gravitational Wave Observatory LISA Gets the Green Light
The science of studying gravitational waves just got a big boost thanks to the European Space Agency. Its science program…