Universe Today (Page 447)

Superfast Jet of Material Blasted Out From Last Year's Neutron Star Merger

By Matthew Williams - September 12, 2018 04:12 PM UTC | Stars

According to a new study by an international team of astronomers, last year's kilonova event (where two neutron stars merged) resulted in a jet of material traveling at close to the speed of light.

The Bizarre Picture is a 360-Degree View Around Curiosity on Mars

By Matthew Williams - September 12, 2018 02:17 PM UTC | Planetary Science

NASA recently released a 360-degree panoramic image based on images taken by the Curiosity rover, which showed its latest drilling site.

Carnival of Space #578

By Susie Murph - September 11, 2018 04:59 PM UTC | Site News

A Mission to Deflect an Asteroid Just Moved into the Final Design and Assembly Phase

By Matthew Williams - September 11, 2018 02:42 PM UTC | Missions

The Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) Mission, which will attempt to deflect a small asteroid in 2022, recently moved into the final phase of design and assembly.

Astronomy Cast Ep. 499: What is the proposed Hubble-Lemaitre Law?

By Susie Murph - September 10, 2018 03:46 PM UTC | Cosmology

A Japanese Company is About to Test a Tiny Space Elevator... in Space

By Matthew Williams - September 10, 2018 03:26 PM UTC | Space Exploration

A team of Japanese engineers recently constructed a scale-model of a space elevator, which will be sent to the ISS to conduct experiments that could lead to the real thing someday!

New Reasons why Pluto Should be Considered a Planet After All

By Matthew Williams - September 09, 2018 04:26 PM UTC | Planetary Science

A new study, which was co-authored by Alan Stern, provides more reasons for why Pluto should be considered a planet.

What is the Cosmic Microwave Background?

By Matthew Williams - September 08, 2018 03:22 PM UTC | Cosmology

Japanese Startup is Working on a Reusable Rocketplane to Carry Passengers to Space, as Early as 2023

By Matthew Williams - September 07, 2018 04:09 PM UTC | Space Exploration

The Japanese startup PD Aerospace is developing a reusable space plane that will use a combination of jet engines and a rocket motor to take customers to space by as early as 2023.

Cassini Data Has Revealed a Towering Hexagonal Storm at Saturn's Northern Pole

By Evan Gough - September 07, 2018 02:29 PM UTC | Planetary Science

Data from the Cassini mission has revealed a massive hexagonal shaped storm high in the stratosphere of Saturn's north pole.

This is the Exact Spot that ESA's SMART-1 Crashed Into the Moon in 2006

By Matthew Williams - September 06, 2018 07:06 PM UTC | Missions

Thanks to images taken by the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, it is now known exactly where the ESA's SMART-1 mission landed on the Moon.

Exploring the Ice Giants: Neptune and Uranus at Opposition for 2018

By David Dickinson - September 06, 2018 09:31 AM UTC | Planetary Science

Have you seen all of the planets for yourself? This week is a good time to check off the most difficult of the major planets off of your life list, as Neptune reaches opposition for 2018 on Friday, September 7th at at ~18:00 Universal Time (UT)/2:00 PM EDT.

Europan Space Whales Anyone? Planets Covered by Deep Oceans Can Still Have Life on Them

By Matthew Williams - September 05, 2018 04:24 PM UTC | Astrobiology

According to a new study by a pair of researchers, planets covered in deep oceans (aka. "water worlds") may be more habitable than previously thought.

Forming Dense Metal Planets like Mercury is Probably Pretty Difficult and Rare in the Universe

By Matthew Williams - September 05, 2018 02:18 PM UTC | Exoplanets

A new study by a team of Swiss astronomers indicates that Mercury-like planets, which have a high iron-to-rock ration, are probably a rare thing the Universe.

Estimating When Life Could Have Arisen on Earth

By Matthew Williams - September 05, 2018 01:04 PM UTC | Astrobiology

A new study by a team of Canadian researchers places new constraints on when life first emerged on Earth, which could implications for the study of exoplanets someday.

Carnival of Space #577

By Susie Murph - September 04, 2018 01:28 PM UTC | Site News

Aerojet Rocketdyne Tests Out its New Advanced Ion Engine System

By Matthew Williams - September 03, 2018 08:38 PM UTC | Space Exploration

In partnership with NASA, Aerodyne Rocketdyne recently conducted a successful test of their new Solar Electric Propulsion (SEP) ion engine.

How the Next Generation of Ground-Based Super-Telescopes will Directly Observe Exoplanets

By Matthew Williams - September 02, 2018 05:28 PM UTC | Exoplanets

According to a new study by an international team of scientists, astronomers will be able to directly observe exoplanets using next-generation telescopes.

Telescope Pierces into One of the Biggest Nebulae in the Milky Way to Reveal its Newly Forming (and Nearly Dying) Stars

By Matthew Williams - August 31, 2018 03:14 PM UTC | Stars

A recent survey conducted using the ESO's VISTA telescope revealed newly-formed stars and stars nearing their death in the Carina Nebula.

This is the Habitat in Hawaii Helping Astronauts Preparing to Explore Mars

By Matthew Williams - August 31, 2018 02:01 PM UTC | Space Exploration

The NASA-funded Hawai'i Space Exploration Analog and Simulation (Hi-SEAS) program is preparing astronauts for long-term missions to Mars, which could include a lot of cave exploring!