Andy Tomaswick
Dust Devils and Strong Winds Produce the Constant Haze on Mars
Dust is an everyday feature on Mars and wreaks havoc on various pieces of equipment humans decide to send to…
Giant Sunspot AR3038 has Doubled in Size and is Pointed Right at Earth. Could be Auroras Coming
Sunspots are typically no real reason to worry, even if they double in size overnight and grow to twice the…
Supernovae Were Discovered in all These Galaxies
The Hubble space telescope has provided some of the most spectacular astronomical pictures ever taken. Some of them have even…
VY Canis Majoris is Dying, and Astronomers are Watching
Three-dimensional models of astronomical objects can be ridiculously complex. They can range from black holes that light doesn't even escape…
NASA Funds the Development of a Nuclear Reactor on the Moon That Would Last for 10 Years
If NASA's Artemis project to return to the Moon permanently is going to succeed, it will need a lot of…
If Bacteria Drink Kombucha, They Stand a Better Chance of Survival on Mars
Tea is useful for all kinds of things, including caffeinating plenty of writers worldwide. There are also many varieties of…
Do Ancient Coins Record the Supernova of 1054?
SN 1054 was one of the most spectacular astronomical events of all time. The supernova explosion eventually formed what is…
Which Missions and Observatories can Detect Technosignatures?
The search for technosignatures has always taken a back seat in the broad search for extraterrestrial life forms. Biosignatures, such…
Watch an Entire Flight by Ingenuity, From Take-off to Landing, Covering 704 Meters
We’ve been keeping close track of Ingeniuity’s progress here at Universe Today. Following the little helicopter that could hasn’t always…
Objects That Share the Same Orbit are Common in the Solar System. But we’ve Never Seen co-Orbital Exoplanets. Why?
“Where are all the Trojans” is a question valid in both the study of ancient history and the study of…