Solar System

Repaired Space Shuttle Enterprise to set Sail on Final Voyage

[/caption] Enterprise, post boo-boo and postponed a day by rainy weather, should arrive at the Intrepid today ! The final…

13 years ago

Enter the Universe Today “Wonders of the Universe” Contest!

If you've seen the excellent BBC/Science Channel series "Wonders of the Universe," you know that host Brian Cox's natural enthusiasm…

13 years ago

Was Pluto Ever REALLY a Planet?

Ever since the infamous 2006 reclassification of Pluto off the list of "official" planets (which had a rather incendiary effect…

13 years ago

Worlds Without Suns: Nomad Planets Could Number In The Quadrillions

[/caption] The concept of nomad planets has been featured before here on Universe Today, and for good reason. Not only…

13 years ago

Station Astronauts Enter the Dragon – First Private Capsule at ISS

[/caption] For the first time in history space station astronauts have 'Entered the Dragon' .. The 1st Private Capsule in…

13 years ago

Cassini Captures a Rarely-Seen Moon

[/caption] While many of us here on Earth were waiting for the Moon to take a bite out of the…

13 years ago

The Big Dipper Like You’ve Never Seen It Before!

[/caption] All right, it may look just like any other picture you've ever seen of the Big Dipper. Maybe even…

13 years ago

Space Exploration By Robot Swarm

[/caption] With all there's yet to learn about our solar system from the many smaller worlds that reside within it…

13 years ago

Surprise! IBEX Finds No Bow ‘Shock’ Outside our Solar System

[/caption] For years, scientists have thought a bow "shock" formed ahead of our solar system’s heliosphere as it moved through…

13 years ago