Universe Today (Page 160)

Theory proposes that Venus could have been habitable, but a large ocean slowed down its rotation, killing it

By Matthew Williams - May 25, 2019 07:30 PM UTC | Planetary Science

A new study supported by NASA has revealed that an ancient ocean on Venus might have been what slowed down its rotation, thus causing the runaway greenhouse effect that made it what it is today.

Sen has Launched a 4K Video Stream to Space

By Matthew Williams - May 24, 2019 05:36 PM UTC | Space Exploration

In their drive towards "democratizing space", the private aerospace company Sen recently demonstrated the capabilities of their 4K video streaming satellite.

SpaceX just launched 60 satellites for its Starlink Constellation. Internet service providers should be very worried.

By Matthew Williams - May 24, 2019 02:37 PM UTC | Space Policy

SpaceX just launched the first 60 satellites that will make up their Starlink broadband internet service provider.

An Insulating Layer of Gas Could Keep a Liquid Ocean Inside Pluto

By Matthew Williams - May 23, 2019 04:34 PM UTC | Planetary Science

A new study led by Japanese researchers indicates that Pluto could have a subsurface ocean, provided there is an "insulating layer" beneath the ice.

The Collision that Created the Moon Might Have Also Brought Water to the Early Earth

By Evan Gough - May 23, 2019 03:54 PM UTC | Planetary Science

Bizarre Star Could be the Result of Two White Dwarfs Merging Together

By Evan Gough - May 22, 2019 04:20 PM UTC | Stars

Weekly Space Hangout: May 22, 2019 - Dr. Susan Bailey of the NASA TWINS Study

By susie - May 22, 2019 03:46 PM UTC | Space Exploration

NASA has Picked the Companies That'll Help Build its Lunar Landers

By Evan Gough - May 22, 2019 01:27 PM UTC | Space Exploration

Don't Forget, Curiosity's Sister Rover is Flying to Mars in 2020

By Matthew Williams - May 21, 2019 11:29 PM UTC | Planetary Science

The Mars 2020 mission is getting ever closer to the day when it will be launched to the Red Planet.

Planetary Society's Light Sail 2 is Set to Launch on a Falcon Heavy Rocket Next Month

By Evan Gough - May 21, 2019 05:03 PM UTC | Space Exploration

Interview with Dennis E. Taylor, Author of the Bobiverse Trilogy

By Fraser Cain - May 21, 2019 03:43 PM UTC | Site News

Chang'e-4 Lander and its Rover Have Turned up new Mysteries on the Moon's far side. The Moon's Mantle Blasted Onto the Surface?

By Matthew Williams - May 21, 2019 03:40 PM UTC | Planetary Science

China's Chang'e-4 lunar mission recently gathered data that suggests that the impact that created the largest impact crater on the Moon could have blasted some of its mantle material onto the surface.

Mars Odyssey Reveals Phobos Using THEMIS

By David Dickinson - May 21, 2019 09:45 AM UTC | Planetary Science

NASA's aging 2001 Mars Odyssey orbiter recently snapped some unique views of the twin moons Phobos and Deimos, in an effort to better understand their texture and surface composition.

Messier 86 - the NGC 4406 Elliptical Galaxy

By tammy-plotner - May 20, 2019 07:35 PM UTC | Extragalactic

Located in the constellation Virgo, about 54 million light years from Earth, is the elliptical galaxy known as Messier 86.

Most of the Solar System Should be a Protected Wilderness. One-Eighth Left for Mining and Resource Exploitation

By Matthew Williams - May 20, 2019 07:04 PM UTC | Space Policy

A new study by an astrophysicist and a professor of ethics takes a look at the future of humanity in space, and recommends we set aside most of the Solar System aside as protected wilderness.

Carnival of Space #612

By susie - May 20, 2019 03:09 PM UTC | Site News

Can You Spot a Planetary Nebula from a Few Blurry Pixels? Astronomers Can - Here's How

By Paul Sutter - May 20, 2019 12:05 PM UTC | Stars

Advanced Civilizations Could be Communicating with Neutrino Beams. Transmitted by Clouds of Satellites Around Neutron Stars or Black Holes

By Matthew Williams - May 17, 2019 03:36 PM UTC | Astrobiology

In the ongoing search for intelligent life, a new study recommends that we look for signs of an advanced civilization harnessing the power of neutrinos to create a beacon.

Small, Tough Planets can Survive the Death of Their Star

By Evan Gough - May 17, 2019 03:11 PM UTC | Exoplanets

Is Dark Matter Made of Axions? Black Holes May Reveal the Answer

By Paul Sutter - May 17, 2019 12:48 PM UTC | Black Holes

Here's Where Beresheet Crashed into the Moon

By Evan Gough - May 16, 2019 04:50 PM UTC | Space Exploration

Today is the Highest Concentration of Atmospheric CO2 in Human History. 415 Parts Per Million. Last Time it Was This High, There Were Trees at the South Pole

By Evan Gough - May 16, 2019 03:30 PM UTC | Planetary Science

NASA's 2024 Moon Mission is called Artemis, and Will Need an Additional $1.6 Billion in Funding

By Evan Gough - May 16, 2019 01:41 PM UTC | Space Exploration

Weekly Space Hangout: May 15, 2019 - Brother Guy J. Consolmagno, SJ - Director of the Vatican Observatory

By susie - May 15, 2019 04:09 PM UTC | Site News

Carnival of Space #611

By susie - May 15, 2019 04:04 PM UTC | Site News

NASA Senior Engineer Kobie Boykins talks About Exploring Mars. And I was There to See it!

By Matthew Williams - May 14, 2019 07:20 PM UTC | Planetary Science

I recently had the honor of attending a Nat Geo Live talk hosted by Kobie Boykins. As NASA JPL's chief engineer, he has played a major role in the development of every rover sent to Mars since 1997.

The Blue Origins Founder Wants to Get to the Moon by 2024

By Evan Gough - May 14, 2019 04:33 PM UTC | Space Exploration

Antimatter Behaves Exactly the Same as Regular Matter in Double Slit Experiments

By Matthew Williams - May 14, 2019 03:03 PM UTC | Physics

An experiment recently conducted by the QUPLAS collaboration confirmed the dual, particle-wave nature of antimatter.

The International Space Station Rides High Through the May Sky

By David Dickinson - May 14, 2019 08:45 AM UTC | Space Exploration

May is graduation month, and with it, school star party season is about to conclude. If you happen to be out this coming weekend showing the sky off to the public, keep an eye out for one of the top celestial sights that you won't see at the eyepiece, as we're in for a slew of good visible passes of the International Space Station worldwide.

Messier 85 - the NGC 4382 Elliptical (Lenticular) Galaxy

By tammy-plotner - May 13, 2019 03:36 PM UTC | Extragalactic

Located in the Coma Berenices constellation, roughly 60 million light years from Earth, is the elliptical galaxy known as Messier 85.

Ep. 530: Astronomy of the Andes: Then and Now, Pt. 2

By susie - May 13, 2019 01:16 PM UTC | Site News

A Supercomputer has been Designed to run the World's Largest Radio Telescope

By Matthew Williams - May 10, 2019 06:32 PM UTC | Telescopes

The Science Data Processor consortium for the Square Kilometer Array (SKA) just completed the design work on the supercomputer that will handle all the data it collects.

Prototype of a Future Interstellar Probe was Just Tested on a Balloon

By Matthew Williams - May 09, 2019 06:49 PM UTC | Space Exploration

Researchers with the UCSB Experimental Cosmology Group recently conducted a successful stratospheric test of their wafercraft, which could be traveling to the nearest star systems someday soon.

The Black Hole Picture Could Be So Much Better If You Add Space Telescopes

By Evan Gough - May 09, 2019 03:21 PM UTC | Black Holes

Watch the Moon Buzz the Beehive

By David Dickinson - May 09, 2019 12:58 PM UTC | Observing

Weekly Space Hangout: May 8, 2019 - Dr. Henry Hsieh talks Active Asteroids

By susie - May 08, 2019 08:24 PM UTC | Planetary Science

Before We Ruin the Universe, We Should Follow Some Space Sustainability Guidelines

By Evan Gough - May 08, 2019 08:03 PM UTC | Space Policy

Japan's First Private Rocket Flies to Space

By Evan Gough - May 08, 2019 01:16 PM UTC | Space Exploration

Habitability of Planets Will Depend on Their Interiors

By Evan Gough - May 07, 2019 04:44 PM UTC | Exoplanets

Some of Earth's Gold Came From Two Neutron Stars That Collided Billions of Years Ago

By Matthew Williams - May 07, 2019 04:44 PM UTC | Stars

A new study has shown that a good deal of Earth's heaviest elements may have come from a nearby neutron star collision billions of years ago.

Astronauts Could Rely on Algae as the Perfect Life Support Partner

By Matthew Williams - May 07, 2019 02:21 PM UTC | Astrobiology

Researchers from Germany are testing a new hybrid life support system aboard the ISS, which uses algae to clean the air and water supply and even provide a food source.

Hayabusa1's Samples of Itokawa Turned up Water That's Very Similar to Earth's Oceans

By Matthew Williams - May 06, 2019 06:20 PM UTC | Planetary Science

A recent study of samples from the asteroid Itokawa has revealed that "dry" asteroids may have delivered up to half of Earth's water billions of years ago.