Astronomy
Shape-shifting neutrinos earn physicists the 2015 Nobel
What do Albert Einstein, Neils Bohr, Paul Dirac, and Marie Curie have in common? They each won the Nobel prize in…
Hubble Sees Changes in Jupiter’s Red Spot, a Weird Wisp and Rare Waves
Jupiter global map created from still images from the Hubble Space Telescope It's been widely reported, including at Universe Today, that…
The Next Generation of Exploration: The NEOCam Mission
In February of 2014, NASA put out the call for submissions for the thirteenth mission of their Discovery Program. In…
A Mission to a Metal World: The Psyche Mission
In their drive to set exploration goals for the future, NASA's Discovery Program put out the call for proposals for…
The Next Generation of Exploration: Back to Venus with VERITAS
In February of 2014, NASA's Discovery Program asked for proposals for the their 13th mission. Last week, five semifinalist were…
Guide to October’s Conjunction Mania, See Venus in Daylight
Tomorrow morning might be a good time to call for extra celestial traffic control. A slip of a crescent Moon will join…
Comet US10 Catalina: Our Guide to Act II
Itching for some cometary action? After a fine winter’s performance from Comet C/2014 Q2 Lovejoy, 2015 has seen a dearth…
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- James Webb Space Telescope
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More livable than Earth? New index sizes up the habitability of alien exoplanets
Researchers at the University of Washington's Virtual Planetary Laboratory have devised a new habitability index for judging how suitable alien planets…
The Next Generation of Exploration: The DAVINCI Spacecraft
It's no secret that there has been a resurgence in interest in space exploration in recent years. Much of the…
Why Was September’s Lunar Eclipse So Dark?
First off, a huge thank you to everyone who made and sent their Danjon scale estimate of the totally-eclipsed Moon's brightness to…