Universe Today (Page 410)

Astronomy Cast Ep. 515: Space Radiation

By susie - January 28, 2019 03:32 PM UTC | Physics

Quasars with a Double-Image Gravitational Lens Could Help Finally Figure out how Fast the Universe is Expanding

By Evan Gough - January 25, 2019 01:33 PM UTC | Cosmology

What Would be the Benefits of an Interstellar Probe?

By Matthew Williams - January 25, 2019 01:15 AM UTC | Space Exploration

A new study from the Initiative for Interstellar Studies outlines the benefits and requirements of sending a probe on an interstellar mission.

A Planetary Nebula Like This Will Only be Visible for About 10,000 Years Before it Fades Away

By Evan Gough - January 24, 2019 02:59 PM UTC | Stars

Blue Origin has Shown off a New Video of its New Glenn Rocket Design

By Matthew Williams - January 24, 2019 02:48 PM UTC | Space Exploration

Blue Origin has released a new video of its proposed New Glenn launch vehicle, which will allow the company to send heavy payloads to space in the near future.

One of Our Best Views of the Supermassive Black Hole at the Heart of the Milky Way

By Evan Gough - January 23, 2019 06:21 PM UTC | Black Holes

SpaceX Starhopper Damaged in High Winds

By nextbigfuture - January 23, 2019 06:06 PM UTC | Space Exploration

Weekly Space Hangout: Jan 23, 2019: Marco Parigi, Asteroid/Comet Whisperer

By susie - January 23, 2019 04:54 PM UTC | Site News

A Disc of Icy Material, not Planet 9, Might Explain the Strange Movements in the Outer Solar System

By Evan Gough - January 23, 2019 02:35 PM UTC | Planetary Science

Amazing Images From Sunday's Total Lunar Eclipse as Observers Spy Impact Flash

By David Dickinson - January 23, 2019 11:40 AM UTC | Observing

Planetary Scientists Continue to Puzzle Over the Mysterious Slope Streaks on Mars. Liquid? Sand? What's Causing Them?

By Matthew Williams - January 22, 2019 05:40 PM UTC | Planetary Science

New research indicates what could be causing those mysterious slope streaks on Mars, using an Earth analog.

Saturn's Rings are Only 10 to 100 Million Years Old

By Evan Gough - January 22, 2019 04:52 PM UTC | Planetary Science

Carnival of Space #595

By susie - January 21, 2019 04:41 PM UTC | Site News

Astronomy Cast Ep. 514: Planetary Protection Protocols

By susie - January 21, 2019 04:25 PM UTC | Planetary Science

Messier 77 - the Cetus A Barred Spiral Galaxy

By tammy-plotner - January 21, 2019 03:00 PM UTC | Extragalactic

Located 47 million light years from Earth in the Cetus constellation is the barred spiral galaxy known as Messier 77.

Steam-Powered Spacecraft Could Explore the Asteroid Belt Forever, Refueling Itself in Space

By Matthew Williams - January 21, 2019 02:33 PM UTC | Space Exploration

A partnership between Honeybee Robotics and the University of Central Florida has produced the first steam-powered spacecraft for asteroid mining.

Geothermal Heating Could Make Life Possible on the Super Earth Planet at Barnard's Star

By Matthew Williams - January 19, 2019 12:23 AM UTC | Exoplanets

Seeding the Milky Way with Life Using Genesis Missions

By Matthew Williams - January 18, 2019 04:33 PM UTC | Astrobiology

Claudius Gros, the founder of Project Genesis, makes the case that when it comes to extrasolar planets, the rules of planetary protection need not apply.

Cassini Saw Rain Falling at Titan's North Pole

By Evan Gough - January 18, 2019 04:06 PM UTC | Planetary Science

Astronomers Aren't Pleased About a Russian Plan to Put Billboards in Space

By Evan Gough - January 17, 2019 03:00 PM UTC | Space Policy