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A Guide to Hunting Zombie Stars Apparently not all supernovas work. And when they fail, they leave behind a half-chewed remnant, still burning from leftover heat but otherwise lifeless: a zombie star. Astronomers aren’t sure how many of these should-be-dead creatures lurk in the interstellar depths, but with recent simulations scientists are making a list of their telltale signatures so that … Continue reading “A Guide to Hunting Zombie Stars” The post A Guide to Hunting Zombie Stars appeared first on Universe Today. Universe Today Go to SourceRead More →

Messier 75 – the NGC 6864 Globular Cluster Located on the other side of the galaxy, near the southern constellation of Sagittarius, is the globular cluster known as Messier 75 The post Messier 75 – the NGC 6864 Globular Cluster appeared first on Universe Today. Universe Today Go to SourceRead More →

Russian Cosmonaut says that the Hole in the ISS was Drilled From the Inside According to statements from cosmonaut Sergey Prokopyev, the hole found in the ISS was drilled from the inside and the cause remains unknown. The post Russian Cosmonaut says that the Hole in the ISS was Drilled From the Inside appeared first on Universe Today. Universe Today Go to SourceRead More →

NASA’s Technosignatures Report is Out. Every Way to Find Evidence of an Intelligent Civilization NASA’s final report from their Technosignature Workshop is now out and addresses all the ways in which humanity is looking for evidence of extra-terrestrial civilizations. The post NASA’s Technosignatures Report is Out. Every Way to Find Evidence of an Intelligent Civilization appeared first on Universe Today. Universe Today Go to SourceRead More →

Something Twice the Size of Earth Slammed into Uranus and Knocked it Over on its Side Astronomers think they know how Uranus got flipped onto its side. According to detailed computer simulations, a body about twice the size of Earth slammed into Uranus between 3 to 4 billion years ago. The impact created an oddity in our Solar System: the only planet that rotates on its side. A study explaining these … Continue reading “Something Twice the Size of Earth Slammed into Uranus and Knocked it Over on its Side” The post Something Twice the Size of Earth Slammed into Uranus and Knocked it OverRead More →

Top Astronomy Events For 2019 You might’ve heard the news. We wrote a book this past year: The Universe Today’s Ultimate Guide to Observing the Cosmos: Everything You Need to Know to Become an Amateur Astronomer.  Judging from reader feedback thus far, one of the most popular parts of the book is Chapter 10, where we list the top astronomical events by year for the coming six years. True story… we picked six (2019 to 2024) to stretch out the list to touch on the April 8th, 2024 total solar eclipse. The post Top Astronomy Events For 2019 appeared first on Universe Today. Universe Today GoRead More →

Weekly Space Hangout: Dec 26, 2018 The Year in Review Hosts: Fraser Cain (universetoday.com / @fcain) Dr. Paul M. Sutter (pmsutter.com / @PaulMattSutter) Dr. Kimberly Cartier (KimberlyCartier.org / @AstroKimCartier ) Dr. Morgan Rehnberg (MorganRehnberg.com / @MorganRehnberg & ChartYourWorld.org) Announcements: Want to support CosmoQuest? Here are specific ways you can help: * Donate! (Streamlabs link) https://streamlabs.com/cosmoquestx * Donate and challenge your friends to donate too! (Tiltify … Continue reading “Weekly Space Hangout: Dec 26, 2018 The Year in Review” The post Weekly Space Hangout: Dec 26, 2018 The Year in Review appeared first on Universe Today. Universe Today Go to SourceRead More →

This Crater on Mars Traps the Cold, and Remains Filled With Ice, All Year Round Just in time for the holidays, the ESO’s Mars Express mission revealed a breathtaking image of a Martian crater that is ice-filled all year round. The post This Crater on Mars Traps the Cold, and Remains Filled With Ice, All Year Round appeared first on Universe Today. Universe Today Go to SourceRead More →

The Equuleus Constellation Welcome to another edition of Constellation Friday! Today, in honor of the late and great Tammy Plotner, we take a look at the “little horse” – the Equuleus constellation. Enjoy! In the 2nd century CE, Greek-Egyptian astronomer Claudius Ptolemaeus (aka. Ptolemy) compiled a list of the then-known 48 constellations. This treatise, known as the Almagest, … Continue reading “The Equuleus Constellation” The post The Equuleus Constellation appeared first on Universe Today. Universe Today Go to SourceRead More →

New Research Reveals How Galaxies Stay Hot and Bothered It’s relatively easy for galaxies to make stars. Start out with a bunch of random blobs of gas and dust. Typically those blobs will be pretty warm. To turn them into stars, you have to cool them off. By dumping all their heat in the form of radiation, they can compress. Dump more heat, compress … Continue reading “New Research Reveals How Galaxies Stay Hot and Bothered” The post New Research Reveals How Galaxies Stay Hot and Bothered appeared first on Universe Today. Universe Today Go to SourceRead More →

InSight Just Placed its Seismometer onto the Surface of Mars to Listen for Marsquakes NASA’s InSight lander has deployed its first instrument on the surface of Mars. On December 19th, the stationary lander used its robotic arm to deploy the SEIS (Seismic Experiment for Interior Structure), marking the first time a seismometer has been placed on the surface of another planet. This is a milestone for the mission, and … Continue reading “InSight Just Placed its Seismometer onto the Surface of Mars to Listen for Marsquakes” The post InSight Just Placed its Seismometer onto the Surface of Mars to Listen for Marsquakes appeared first onRead More →