Universe Today
What Would It Take To See Artificial Lights at Proxima Centauri B?
New Mosaic Shows the Galactic Core From Opposite Sides of the Electromagnetic Spectrum
NASA recently released a panoramic mosaic image that beautifully captures the mysterious and extremely energetic environment at the heart of our galaxy.
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Another Delay for Webb, But This Time it's Because of the Rocket, Not the Telescope
What Comes After Photographing a Black Hole's Event Horizon? Could we see the Photon Ring?
The Next Generation Event Horizon Telescope may reveal the dark edge of a black hole's event horizon.
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Ingenuity's 6th Flight Didn't Go So Smoothly
On its sixth flight, the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter suffered a bit of a glitch and was forced to land. But the helicopter has still been a killer mission!
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Solar Horns at Sunrise: Our Guide to the June 10th Annular Solar Eclipse
The only annular eclipse of 2021 will produce a fine annular eclipse across most of North America and Europe.
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NASA Orders Up a Double Shot of Venus Missions Amid Questions About Life
Lunar Rovers! Transform and Roll Out!
Japan plans to send a robotic rover to explore the surface of the Moon. Here's the kicker, it transforms!
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Nooo! Canadarm2 Hit by a Piece of Space Debris
Long-Range Photo of Ingenuity Taken by Perseverance's SuperCam Instrument
JAXA Using Water Bottle Technology for Sample-Return Missions From the ISS
JAXA and the Tiger Corporation have come together to develop next-generation cooling containers that will allow for regular sample-returns from the ISS
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There Might be Volcanoes at the Bottom of Europa's sub-ice Oceans
Zhurong is Rolling on Mars
China's Zhurong rover has departed from its lander and commenced science operations, and has the pictures to prove it!
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Is the Hubble constant not…Constant?
Teeny Tiny CubeSats Could Have Deployable Mirrors Like James Webb
Tiny CubeSats could give us a detailed view of Earth in real time, thanks to folding adjustable mirrors.
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Dark Energy Survey is out. 29 Papers Covering 226 Million Galaxies Across 7 Billion Light-Years of Space
Self-Driving Lunar Rovers for Astronaut Road Trips on the Moon
Exoplanet Surveys are Leaning Towards the Possibility That our Solar System is... Normal
A Dark Matter map of our Local Cosmic Neighborhood
A new simulation by a team of astrophysicists has resulted in the most detailed 3D map of the cosmic web, revealing new Dark Matter structures.
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Dunes Trapped in a Crater on Mars Form This Interesting Pattern
Researchers Develop a new Framework for Searching for Biosignatures
New Observations Fail to Confirm a Planet at Barnard's Star
Move Over Artemis Accords! Behold the Lunar Governance Report and EAGLE Manifesto!
After a year of consultation, interviews, and intensive review, the Space Generation Advisory Council's EAGLE team has released a document on how humanity can live cooperatively and peacefully on the Moon - the Lunar Governance Report!
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The Elements for Life Depend on Both how and Where a Planet Forms
A new study by a team from Rice University has shown that where a planet forms in its star system could have a drastic effect on whether or not it can support life.
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What Happened Moments After the Big Bang?
New experiments in particle physics yield surprising results about the earliest matter in the universe.
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Amazing Views of Wednesday Morning's Total Lunar Eclipse
The Moon turned a ruddy hue during this morning's total lunar eclipse, in one of the top astronomical events of the year.
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Record-Setting Astronaut Peggy Whitson Will Command Private Space Mission
Hubble Has Tracked Down the Source of 5 Different Fast Radio Bursts
This is Currently the World's Largest Iceberg
It Could be Possible to see Gravitational Wave Lenses
Can waves of gravity be lensed by gravity? A recent study looks for lensed gravitational waves.
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Virgin Galactic Reaches the Space Frontier Over New Mexico for the First Time
Comets Have Tails of gas, Dust... and Metal?
Shrapnel From Relatively Recent Supernovae Found in the Earth's Crust
Larger Rocky Planets Might be Rare Because They Shrunk
Swarms of Robots Could Dig Underground Cities on Mars
Aircraft Could fly at Mach 17 on Shockwaves From Continuous Detonations
Pictures From China's Mars Rover Fuel NASA Chief's Funding Pitch to Congress
Astronauts Could Dust off Themselves and Equipment on the Moon With an Electron Beam
In the near future, astronauts could use a handheld electron beam to remove lunar dust from their suits and hardware.
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'Super-Blood Moon' Total Lunar Eclipse Set For May 26th
The first total lunar eclipse of 2021 occurs early next week and features the largest Full Moon of the year.
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A Solution to Space Junk: Satellites Made of Mushrooms?
According "cyber farmer" Max Justice, a solution to the growing problem of space junk and toxic chemicals could come in the form of mycelium fibers - the stuff that makes up mushrooms!
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Bright Ejecta Reveals a Fresh Crater on Mars
60 Years Later, is it Time to Update the Drake Equation?
On the 60th anniversary of the famous Drake Equation, a new study considers whether or not it is still of value to the search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI)
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What's the Best Way to Water Plants in Space?
Hydroxyl (OH) Seen for the First Time in an Exoplanet Atmosphere
Astronomers Measure the Background Brightness of the Night sky Across the World. Canary Islands are the Darkest in the Survey
Massive Stars Mix Hydrogen in Their Cores, Causing Them to Pulse Every few Hours or Days
Blue giant stars have a convective core that allows them to shine much longer.
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Older Stars Rotate Faster Than Expected
Concerns About James Webb's Ariane 5 Rocket Might Push the Launch Back
Exploding Stars are Titanium Factories
Extrasolar Object Interceptor Would be Able to Chase Down the Next Oumuamua or Borisov and Actually Return a Sample
