Universe Today
Mercury Completes the Planetary Parade at Dusk
Why We Think Theia Existed
Unlocking Venus' Secrets with VATMOS-SR Mission Concept
Huge Release of Type 1a Supernovae Data
The Moon Solidified 4.43 Billion Years Ago
An Unfinished Detector has Already Spotted the Highest-Energy Neutrino Ever Seen
What Would Happen if a Tiny Black Hole Passed Through Your Body?
Some astrophysicists theorize that there are primordial black holes, leftover from the formation of the universe. These could have a fraction of the mass of stellar and supermassive black holes and could even be a partial explanation for dark matter. In a new paper, a researcher investigates what would happen to the human body if one of these black holes passed through a person. How much mass, speed and gravity would be dangerous?
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Breaking the Curse of the Habitable Zone
Is the Habitable Worlds Observatory a Good Idea?
Spring-loaded Robot Could Explore the Asteroid Belt Almost Indefinitely
Stunning 80 Megapixel Image of a Stellar Nursery
Many Stars Could Have Sent Us 'Oumuamua
Construction of Roman Continues With the Addition of its Sunshade
A Flaming Flower in the Large Magellanic Cloud
A Bola Robot Could Provide Stable Jumping Capability on Low-Gravity Bodies
White Dwarfs Could Be More Habitable Than We Thought
Dramatically Decreasing the Time it Takes to Measure Asteroid Distances
Should Astronauts Add Jumping to their Workout Routine?
Do We Live in a Special Part of the Universe? Here's How to Find Out
A Hyper Velocity Star Found with an Exoplanet Hanging on for Dear Life
Efforts to Detect Alien Life Advanced by Simple Microbe Mobility Test
Curiosity's Other Important Job: Studying Martian Clouds
A Balloon With a Tether Could Explore Venus' Surface
Hydrogels Could Be Ideal Radiation Protection For Astronauts
To Probe the Interior of Neutron Stars, We Must Study the Gravitational Waves from their Collisions
The JWST Gives Us Our Best Image of Planets Forming Around a Star
Tiny Solar Jets Drive the Sun's Fast and Slow Solar Wind
A Blown-Glass Structure Could House Astronauts on the Moon
A Lunar Map for the Best Places to Get Samples
Temperamental Stars are Messing With Our Exoplanet Efforts
A New Study Reveals How Dark Matter Dominated the Early Universe
A Jumping Robot Could Leap Over Enceladus' Geysers
JWST Finds the Smallest Asteroids Ever Seen in the Main Belt
Material from Alpha Centauri is Already Here
NASA CubeSat Discovers New Radiation Belts After Intense Solar Storm
Alien Oceans May Conceal Signs of Life from Spacecraft
NASA Gets a Firm Grip on the Future of Space Exploration
Yes, the Odds of an Asteroid Striking Earth Have Doubled. No, You Don't Need to Worry
The odds of 2024 YR4 striking Earth in 2032 have doubled to 2.3%, but that's not surprising given that it's still early days.
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Europa Clipper Tests its Star Tracker Navigation System
The Moon has Two Grand Canyons, Carved in Minutes by an Asteroid Impact
Is Methane the Key to Finding Life on Other Worlds?
Space Junk Could Re-Enter the Atmosphere in Busy Flight Areas
There's a Way to Make Ringworlds and Dyson Spheres Stable
Water Arrived in the Final Stages of Earth's Formation
An Amazing JWST Image of a Protostar
There Could Be a Supermassive Black Hole in the Large Magellanic Cloud Hurling Stars at the Milky Way
Uranus' Moon Ariel has Deep Gashes, Could Reveal its Interior
A Recent Impact on Mars Shook the Planet to Its Mantle
This Hot Jupiter Probably Formed Close to Its Star
Astronomers Find the Largest Structure in the Universe and Name it "Quipu"
