Astronomy
2015: NASA’s Year of the Dwarf Planet
Together, the space probes Dawn and New Horizons have been in flight for a collective 17 years. One remained close…
Astronomy Cast Ep. 362: Modern Women: Carolyn Porco
It hard to think of a more influential modern planetary scientist than Carolyn Porco, the leader of the imaging team…
Put Yourself in the Way of Beauty
Oh my, oh my. Rolando Ligustri captured this scene last night as Comet Q2 Lovejoy swished past the globular cluster…
Marvelous Moondance: Jupiter Satellites Caught Eclipsing And Transiting
On Christmas Eve, as millions upon millions of people focused on wrapping gifts and getting ready for the holidays, an…
Space-y Charity: Some Ideas To Respond To Astronaut Hadfield’s Challenge
While the world was enchanted with Chris Hadfield's social media posts last year, a new video has the retired astronaut…
Comet Q2 Lovejoy Loses Tail, Grows Another, Loses That One Too!
Maybe you've seen Comet Q2 Lovejoy. It's a big fuzzy ball in binoculars low in the southern sky in the…
Solved: The Mystery of Earth’s Theta Aurora
The mystery of the northern lights – aurora - spans time beyond history and to cultures of both the southern…
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The Top 101 Astronomical Events to Watch for in 2015
Phew! It’s here. Now in its seventh year of compilation and the second year running on Universe Today, we’re proud…
Comet Q2 Lovejoy Set to Ring in the New Year: Reader Images and More
Keeping warm? Yesterday marked the start of astronomical winter for the northern hemisphere, meaning long nights and (hopefully) clear, cold…
The Milky Way’s New Neighbor May Tell Us Things About the Universe
As part of the Local Group, a collection of 54 galaxies and dwarf galaxies that measures 10 million light years…