Solar System
Could ‘Heavy Metal’ Frost Lurk Beneath Venus’ Hothouse Clouds?
Talk about using old data for a new purpose! Researchers re-examining information from the completed NASA Magellan mission found signs…
Martian Permafrost And Dust-Sculpted Surface Captured By NASA Spacecraft
Mars was once thought to be a fairly unchanging planet, similar to the Moon. But now we know it is…
MRO Spies Tiny, Bright Nucleus During Comet Flyby of Mars
Not to be outdone by the feisty Opportunity Rover, the HiRISE camera on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) turned in…
Opportunity Rover Spots Comet Siding Spring from the Surface of Mars!
It looks like NASA's hard-working Opportunity Rover nabbed our very first pictures of a comet seen from another world! A…
How Rosetta Will Send Philae Lander To Comet’s Surface (Plus, Landing Site Contest!)
The Philae spacecraft has a tough job ahead of it on November 12: it is slated to make the first…
Zap! Saturn Moon’s Electron Beam Beaned Cassini Spacecraft From Charged Surface
Ever taken a balloon and rubbed it against your hair? That's an example of electrostatic charging, which you see as…
A Compendium of Universe Today Comet Siding Spring Articles: January 2013 – October 2014
We present here a compendium of Universe Today articles on comet Siding Spring. Altogether 18 Universe Today stories and counting…
Solar ‘Bombs’ And Mini-Tornadoes Spotted By Sun-Watching Spacecraft
My, the Sun is a violent place. I mean, we knew that already, but there's even more evidence for that…
Cat 4 Hurricane Gonzalo Threatens Bermuda and Delays Antares Launch to Space Station
Hurricane Gonzalo, the first major Atlantic Ocean basin hurricane in three years, has strengthened to a dangerous Category 4 storm,…
Pluto Planning: Hubble Spots 3 Objects NASA Spacecraft Could Visit Next
Where could New Horizons visit after it flies by Pluto next year? NASA's Hubble Space Telescope is on the case.…