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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…

10 years ago

NASA’s First Orion Back on Land after Flawless Ocean Recovery

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL - Following a picture perfect launch on Dec. 5, 2014, flawless test flight, and safe splashdown…

10 years ago

Watch Asteroids Whiz by the Earth-Moon System This Week as First Steps Toward Asteroid Exploration Leave the Launch Pad

It’s a dangerous universe out there, for a budding young space-faring species. Killer comets, planet sterilizing gamma ray bursts, and…

10 years ago

Live Discussion: How Good is the Science of “Interstellar?”

The highly anticipated film "Interstellar" is based on science and theory; from wormholes, to the push-pull of gravity on a…

10 years ago

Watch Universe Today’s Fraser Cain School the Cast of ‘Interstellar’ on Black Holes

Space fans have been waiting for the movie "Interstellar" which opens in theaters this Friday, November 7. Today, the cast…

10 years ago

Join the Cast of Interstellar Movie for a Live Google+ Hangout

We're just a few days away from the official release of Paramount's new Interstellar movie, directed by Christopher Nolan and…

10 years ago

Asteroid 2014 SC324 Zips By Earth Friday Afternoon – Tips on How to See it

What a roller coaster week it's been. If partial eclipses and giant sunspots aren't your thing, how about a close flyby…

10 years ago

How to Safely Enjoy the October 23 Partial Solar Eclipse

2014 - a year rich in eclipses. The Moon dutifully slid into Earth's shadow in April and October gifting us with two…

10 years ago

Watch Live as Comet Siding Spring Flys By Mars

Comet Siding Spring will pass close to Mars today, Sunday, October 19, at 18:32 UTC. The comet will come within…

10 years ago