Universe Today
These Incredible Images of Alien Worlds are Actually Miniatures
New Project Headed by Apollo's Charlie Duke to Send Messages to Space
Why Are Particles Getting Ejected Off of Asteroid Bennu?
China's Yutu-2 Rover has now Traveled Over 345 Meters Across the Surface of the Moon
As of Dec. 4th, the Yutu 2 rover element of the Chang'e-4 mission had traveled a total of over 345 m (377 yards) on the lunar surface.
Continue reading
A New Way to Measure the Age of the Milky Way
Using data collected by Kepler's K2 observation campaign, an international team of scientists was able to more accurately predict the ages of stars in the Milky Way's thick disk.
Continue reading
It's Time to Decide. Where Should OSIRIS-REx Take a Sample from Bennu?
Neptune-Sized Planet Found Orbiting a Dead White Dwarf Star. Here's the Crazy Part, the Planet is 4 Times Bigger Than the Star
Astronauts are Going to Attach a "Robot Hotel" to the Outside of the International Space Station
The Robotic Tool Stowage (RiTS) unit recently launched for the ISS, where it will be integrated and provide a home for the station's robotic helpers.
Continue reading
LIGO Will Squeeze Light To Overcome The Quantum Noise Of Empty Space
LIGO is so sensitive it can hear the quantum fluctuations of a vacuum. But by squeezing light it can make them a bit more quiet.
Continue reading
A Microorganism With a Taste for Meteorites Could Help us Understand the Formation of Life on Earth
A new study by a team astrobiologists shows how certain types of extreme bacteria thrive on meteors, which could reveal things about the origins of life on Earth.
Continue reading
There's a New Record for the Most Massive Black Hole Ever Seen: 40 Billion Solar Masses
IKEA's New Collection is Inspired by the Challenges of Living on Mars
Luca Parmitano Takes the Wheel and Test Drives a Rover From Space.
ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano just completed the second round of tests where he remotely-controlled a rover on Earth from the ISS.
Continue reading
Weekly Space Hangout: December 4, 2019 - Dr. Becky Smethurst's "Space: 10 Things You Should Know"
Landslides Work Differently on Mars, and Now We Might Know Why
Using Balloons to Launch Rockets
LEO Aerospace is developing a "Rockoon" system that will provide commercial launch services for microsatellites, as well as a platforms for conducting everything from scientific research to emergency rescues.
Continue reading
Carnival of Space #640
Giant Meteor Impacts Might Have Triggered Early Earth's Plate Tectonics
A new study by an Australian-US team has found that a large impact that happened ca. 3.2 billion years ago could be what started Earth's tectonics activity, which could be crucial to why Earth is able to support life.
Continue reading
Messier 94 - the Cat's Eye Galaxy
Located in the constellation Canes Venatici, roughly 15 million light years from Earth, is the spiral galaxy known as the Cat's Eye Galaxy (aka. Messier 94)
Continue reading
Cancer Seems to Have Trouble Spreading in Microgravity
A team of Australian researchers have found evidence that microgravity can disrupt the spread of cancer cells, which could lead to new treatments.
Continue reading