Universe Today (Page 184)

Pulsars Could Help Map the Black Hole at the Center of the Milky Way

By Matthew Williams - June 15, 2023 04:50 PM UTC | Milky Way

The BlackHoleCam project, part of the Event Horizon Telescope consortium, will use the powerful EHT array to search for pulsars near Sagittarius A*

A Planet So Hot Its Atmosphere Contains the Raw Material for Rocks

By Carolyn Collins Petersen - June 15, 2023 04:45 PM UTC | Exoplanets

How Science Fiction Sparked Our Flights to the Final Frontier

By Alan Boyle - June 15, 2023 02:52 PM UTC | Space Exploration

Did Life Need Plate Tectonics to Emerge?

By Evan Gough - June 15, 2023 01:14 PM UTC | Astrobiology

Startup PLD Space to Launch Europe's First Reusable Rocket

By David Dickinson - June 15, 2023 10:57 AM UTC | Space Exploration

PLD Space could launch its suborbital Miura-1 rocket this month.

More Evidence of Massive First Generation Stars

By Brian Koberlein - June 15, 2023 09:14 AM UTC | Stars

A Day on Earth Used to Only Be 19 Hours

By Matthew Williams - June 14, 2023 05:22 PM UTC | Planetary Science

A new study has revealed that for 1 billions years, a day on Earth lasted for about 19 hours.

An Element Critical for (Earth) Life is Spewing out of Enceladus

By Carolyn Collins Petersen - June 14, 2023 03:14 PM UTC | Astrobiology

A White Dwarf is Starting to Crystallize into Diamond

By Evan Gough - June 14, 2023 02:43 PM UTC | Stars

Curiosity Takes One Final Postcard Image of a Picturesque Valley Before Moving on to its Next Destination

By Carolyn Collins Petersen - June 14, 2023 01:29 PM UTC | Planetary Science

Without Ozone, the Earth Might Get a Lot Colder

By Paul Sutter - June 13, 2023 10:22 PM UTC | Planetary Science

Astronauts Will Be Tracking Dust Into the Lunar Gateway. Is This a Problem?

By Matthew Williams - June 13, 2023 03:42 PM UTC | Space Exploration

A NASA-supported study examines how lunar regolith could impact the Gateway and other aspects of NASA's Artemis Program.

China is Trying to Stop its Boosters From Randomly Crashing Into Villages

By Matthew Williams - June 12, 2023 11:34 PM UTC | Space Policy

China has developed a new parachute system that they hope will help prevent uncontrolled reentries and crashes.

Astronomers Have Figured Out Clever Tricks to Reduce the Impact of Satellite Trails

By Carolyn Collins Petersen - June 12, 2023 09:57 PM UTC | Observing

The Tarantula Nebula Shouldn't Be Forming Stars. What's Going On?

By Evan Gough - June 12, 2023 05:14 PM UTC | Stars

ULA Test Fires its New Vulcan Rocket

By Matthew Williams - June 12, 2023 03:35 PM UTC | Space Exploration

The United Launch Alliance took a major step with the first successful test firing of the Vulcan first stage.

Two English Companies are Cooperating to Bring a Novel Antenna Architecture To Space

By Andy Tomaswick - June 12, 2023 03:15 PM UTC | Missions

These are the Fastest Stars in the Galaxy

By sjohnston - June 12, 2023 02:51 PM UTC | Stars

Thierry Legault's Stunning Views of the Space Station (with spacewalking astronauts) Crossing in Front of Sunspots

By Nancy Atkinson - June 12, 2023 11:39 AM UTC | Observing

The Sun Reaches Solar Maximum in 2032. A new NASA Flagship Mission Could Give Us a Perfect View

By Andy Tomaswick - June 11, 2023 11:17 AM UTC | Solar Astronomy