Universe Today
Most light pollution isn't coming from streetlights
One of the Terms of Service For Starlink is that You "Recognize Mars as a Free Planet"
Lunar Dust is Still One of The Biggest Challenges Facing Moon Exploration
The ESA is investing in research that will lead to spacesuits and materials that can handle one of the biggest hazards on the Moon - Moon dust!
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Massive stars get kicked out of clusters
Vera Rubin Should be Able to Detect a Couple of Interstellar Objects a Month
A new study by Harvard astrophysicists tells us that once operational, the Vera C. Rubin will be able to spot objects like 'Oumuamua on a regular basis!
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One Mars Trojan asteroid has the same chemical signature as the Earth's moon
Mars has a trojan asteroid that could be a captured rock from the surface of the Moon.
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Titan's Atmosphere Has All the Ingredients For Life. But Not Life as We Know It
In a series of new studies on Saturn's moon Titan, researchers have found more indications that there could be exotic life there, making a mission there all the more necessary!
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NASA is Looking for Ideas on How to Jump-Start a Lunar Economy!
To ensure that their payloads can get to the Moon, NASA is one again enlisting the help of HeroX to help them crowdsource innovative solutions!
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Weekly Space Hangout: November 4, 2020 - Pranvera Hyseni, Astronomy Outreach of Kosovo
The Only Radio Antenna Capable of Communicating with Voyager 2 Came Back Online During Repairs and Upgrades. Contact Re-established
Even older red dwarf stars are pumping out a surprising amount of deadly radiation at their planets
An Extreme Simulation of the Universe's First Stars
An international team of astronomers has conducted an extreme simulation that modeled what the formation of the first stars looked like.
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Sample... stowed
Astronauts and explorers on Mars could eat lab-grown steaks
How Will Starlink's Packet Routing Work?
The Spherical Structure at the Core of the Milky Way Formed in a Single Burst of Star Formation
Enter Comet S3 Erasmus: A Bright Comet For November
Comet C/2020 S3 Erasmus to end out the cometary cavalcade for 2020.
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How did the Earth get its water? The answer might be found on Mercury
New Scans Give us a Better View of the Metal Asteroid Psyche
Based on Kepler Data, There's a 95% Chance of an Earth-Like Planet Within 20 Light-Years
Combining data from the retired Kepler mission with the Gaia Observatory, a team of scientists have produced new estimates for how many habitable planets could be out there.
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Are the Clouds of Jupiter Haunted?
NASA Announces the Discovery of Water in the Sunlit Parts of the Moon
A new study, based on SOFIA data, has found that water can exist in sunlit areas on the Moon, not just in permanently-shadowed craters!
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Galaxies Grew Quickly and Early On in the Universe
Something other than just gravity is contributing to the shape of dark matter halos
Galactic dark matter is in a state of maximum entropy, which means it must interact with itself.
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NASA releases new spooky space-themed posters about extreme places in the Universe
Weekly Space Hangout: October 28, 2020, Dr. Nathalie Cabrol, SETI Institute
New Simulation Shows Exactly What's Happening as Neutron Stars Merge
Room-temperature Superconductivity Achieved for the First Time, but There's a Catch
The Youngest Stellar Disk Ever Seen, Just 500,000 Years Old
Why Does the Moon's Ryder Crater Look This Way?
ISS Crew Return Safely to Earth
After 196 days in space, some record spacewalks, several experiments, and patching an air leak, the crew of Expedition 63 made it home safely!
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What Martian Settlers Need to Know About Soil Can Teach us How to Grow Better on Earth
The Soil Health in Space experiment is now being conducted on the ISS, which could lead to sustainable farming on the Moon, Mars, and also Earth!
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This is What Perseverance's Landing Site Looked Like Billions of Years Ago. See Why it's Such a Compelling Target?
Boo! A Halloween Blue Moon
The final 'Blue Moon' of the decade rounds out October 2020.
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OSIRIS-REx Collected So Much Material, the Sample Capsule Overflowed. Time to Bring it All Home.
Astronomers are ready and waiting to detect the neutrino blast from a nearby supernova explosion like Betelgeuse
Astronomers Map Out the Raw Material for New Star Formation in the Milky Way
There's a new record for the shortest time measurement: how long it takes light to cross a hydrogen molecule
SpaceX Starship Passes Static Fire Test With Three Raptor Engines, Finally Gets Nose Cone!
The Starship is coming together, literally and figuratively! With its three Raptor engines test fired, and nosecones and fins attached, the vessel is ready for its highest hop test yet!
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The Color of Habitable Worlds
Mixing Science and Art, One Painting at a Time
About 3% of Starlinks Have Failed So Far
A new analysis indicates that 3% of Starlink satellites have failed since they were launched to orbit, which could mean an increased risk of collisions down the road.
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New Receiver Will Boost Interplanetary Communication
As we explore the solar system, we'll need an interplanetary communication network that can keep up. A new receiver might be up for the job.
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Geologists Have Found the Earth's Missing Tectonic Plate
Astronomers Find the Hollowed-Out Shell of a Dwarf Galaxy that Collided With the Milky Way Billions of Years Ago
Astronomers Challenge Recent Findings About Venus. "No Statistically Significant Detection of Phosphine"
Scientists Think They Know What Caused the Deadliest Mass Extinction in the History of the Earth
Weekly Space Hangout: October 21, 2020, Dr. Jill Tarter and the Search for Technosignatures
Tales of Two Fall Comets: 88P Howell and M3 ATLAS
Two more comets worth scouting the sky for into November 2020.
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What Would a Realistic Space Battle Look Like?
