Universe Today (Page 225)

The Planet Jupiter

By Matthew Williams - August 25, 2015 12:00 PM UTC | Planetary Science

Jupiter is the 5th planet in the Solar System, and the largest by far, easily visible in the night sky without a telescope.

How Do Stars Go Rogue?

By Fraser Cain - August 24, 2015 12:18 PM UTC | Stars

Carnival of Space #420

By susie - August 24, 2015 12:10 PM UTC | Site News

Astro-Challenge: Splitting 44 Boötis

By David Dickinson - August 24, 2015 11:48 AM UTC | Stars

'One Direction' Heads to Space in new NASA Themed Music Video - 'Drag Me Down'

By ken-kremer - August 23, 2015 10:36 PM UTC | Site News

What is the Asteroid Belt?

By Matthew Williams - August 23, 2015 09:00 AM UTC | Planetary Science

Danny - First Atlantic Hurricane of 2015 as Seen from Space Station by Scott Kelly

By ken-kremer - August 22, 2015 01:21 AM UTC | Planetary Science

Tricks to Remember the Planets

By Nancy Atkinson - August 21, 2015 12:23 PM UTC | Planetary Science

Curiosity Snaps Stunning One of a Kind Belly Selfie At Buckskin Mountain Base Drill Site

By ken-kremer - August 20, 2015 10:42 PM UTC | Planetary Science

How to Find Rosetta's Comet In Your Telescope

By bob-king - August 20, 2015 03:58 PM UTC | Observing

NASA Invites Public to 'Send Your Name to Mars' on InSight - Next Red Planet Lander

By ken-kremer - August 19, 2015 10:50 PM UTC | Space Exploration

Cassini's Farewell Look at Dione

By David Dickinson - August 19, 2015 02:22 PM UTC | Planetary Science

Watch the You-Know-What Out Of This New Trailer for The Martian

By jmajor - August 19, 2015 12:00 PM UTC | Planetary Science

The Dwarf Planet (and Plutoid) Makemake

By Matthew Williams - August 19, 2015 12:00 PM UTC | Planetary Science

Watch HTV-5 Chase the International Space Station From Your Backyard

By David Dickinson - August 19, 2015 08:43 AM UTC | Space Exploration

More Evidence That Comets May Have Brought Life to Earth

By Nancy Atkinson - August 18, 2015 10:48 PM UTC | Astrobiology

What is the Earth's Average Temperature?

By Matthew Williams - August 18, 2015 03:30 PM UTC | Planetary Science

Late Summer Tales of Tanabata

By David Dickinson - August 18, 2015 01:50 PM UTC | Site News

Indian Mars Orbiter Shoots Spectacular New Images of Sheer Canyon and Curiosity's Crater

By ken-kremer - August 17, 2015 05:42 PM UTC | Planetary Science

What Is A Dwarf Planet?

By Matthew Williams - August 17, 2015 04:55 PM UTC | Planetary Science

Spectacular Celestial Fireworks Commemorate Perihelion Passage of Rosetta's Comet

By ken-kremer - August 16, 2015 03:48 PM UTC | Planetary Science

Ride Along with New Horizons on its Pluto Flyby

By jmajor - August 14, 2015 04:17 PM UTC | Planetary Science

Carnival of Space #418

By susie - August 14, 2015 01:08 PM UTC | Site News

Milestone Test Firing of NASA's SLS Monster Rocket Engine Advances Human Path to Deep Space

By ken-kremer - August 13, 2015 11:20 PM UTC | Space Exploration

The Dwarf Planet Haumea

By Matthew Williams - August 13, 2015 12:00 PM UTC | Planetary Science

Why is it Tough to Land on a Comet?

By Fraser Cain - August 13, 2015 06:42 AM UTC | Planetary Science

Cygnus Freighter Arrives at Kennedy as Orbital ATK Ramps Up Station Resupply Recovery Efforts via Atlas V

By ken-kremer - August 12, 2015 10:22 PM UTC | Space Exploration

What's Coming After Hubble and James Webb? The High-Definition Space Telescope

By ramin-skibba - August 12, 2015 07:43 PM UTC | Telescopes

Gallery: 2015 Perseids Are Putting on a Show

By Nancy Atkinson - August 12, 2015 04:17 PM UTC | Observing

Revealed: Mars to Appear Larger Than a Full Moon!

By David Dickinson - August 12, 2015 02:53 PM UTC | Planetary Science

The Journey of Light, From the Stars to Your Eyes

By vdamico - August 12, 2015 01:56 PM UTC | Physics

Congressional Slashes to NASA Commercial Crew Force Bolden to 'Buy Russian' rather than 'Buy American'

By ken-kremer - August 11, 2015 09:17 PM UTC | Space Policy

The Dwarf Planet Ceres

By Matthew Williams - August 11, 2015 03:35 PM UTC | Planetary Science

Located in the Solar System's Main Asteroid Belt, between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter, is the dwarf planet Ceres, a strange and mysterious world that could harbor life!

A Thrift Store Find Yields an Astronomical Mystery

By David Dickinson - August 11, 2015 02:40 PM UTC | Site News

Dramatic Outburst at Rosetta's Comet Just Days Before Perihelion

By bob-king - August 11, 2015 11:41 AM UTC | Planetary Science

Yummy! ISS Astronauts Eat First Space-Grown Food

By ken-kremer - August 10, 2015 07:24 PM UTC | Space Exploration

Our Universe is Dying

By jmajor - August 10, 2015 05:33 PM UTC | Cosmology

What is the Oort Cloud?

By Matthew Williams - August 10, 2015 04:30 PM UTC | Planetary Science

At the edge of the Solar System, there exists a large cloud of icy material and rock, which is where most known comets come from.

The 2015 Perseids: Weather Prospects, Prognostications and More

By David Dickinson - August 10, 2015 01:43 PM UTC | Observing

How Massive Can Black Holes Get?

By Fraser Cain - August 10, 2015 11:40 AM UTC | Black Holes

See Venus at Her Most Ravishing

By bob-king - August 10, 2015 10:17 AM UTC | Planetary Science

The Dwarf Planet Sedna

By Matthew Williams - August 10, 2015 09:00 AM UTC | Planetary Science

Mysterious Bright Spots and Pyramidal Mountain Star in Dawn's Daunting Flyover of Ceres: Video

By ken-kremer - August 08, 2015 02:00 PM UTC | Planetary Science

Kick Back, Look Up, We're In For a GREAT Perseid Meteor Shower

By bob-king - August 07, 2015 09:24 AM UTC | Observing

Stealing Sedna

By David Dickinson - August 06, 2015 09:26 AM UTC | Planetary Science

Moon Transits Earth in Eye-poppingly EPIC View from 1 Million Miles Away

By ken-kremer - August 05, 2015 05:48 PM UTC | Planetary Science

Carnival of Space #417

By susie - August 05, 2015 05:08 PM UTC | Site News

Could We Terraform Jupiter?

By Fraser Cain - August 05, 2015 02:01 PM UTC | Planetary Science

The Planet Mercury

By Matthew Williams - August 05, 2015 01:12 PM UTC | Planetary Science

Curiosity Drills Deep into First High Silica Martian Rock on Third Touchdown Anniversary

By ken-kremer - August 04, 2015 08:09 PM UTC | Planetary Science