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SpaceX Crew Dragon Capsule Nails In-Flight Abort Test! Next Stop, the ISS! SpaceX nailed the in-flight abort test of its Crew Dragon capsule this weekend, putting them one step closer to sending astronauts to the ISS from US soil! The post SpaceX Crew Dragon Capsule Nails In-Flight Abort Test! Next Stop, the ISS! appeared first on Universe Today. Universe Today Go to SourceRead More →
More Mysterious Space Blobs Have Been Found Near the Center of the Milky Way Scientists have found six objects near the center of our galaxy that orbit Sagittarius A. These objects appear to be a new class of object that astronomers have never before seen. The post More Mysterious Space Blobs Have Been Found Near the Center of the Milky Way appeared first on Universe Today. Universe Today Go to SourceRead More →
Crew Dragon Abort Test is Scheduled for Saturday Morning On Saturday morning, Jan. 18th, 2020, SpaceX and NASA will be conducting the in-flight abort test of the Crew Dragon, bringing it one step closer to sending astronauts to the ISS. The post Crew Dragon Abort Test is Scheduled for Saturday Morning appeared first on Universe Today. Universe Today Go to SourceRead More →
A Mysterious Burst of Gravitational Waves Came From a Region Near Betelgeuse. But There’s Probably No Connection Gravitational waves are caused by calamitous events in the Universe. Neutron stars that finally merge after circling each other for a long time can create them, and so can two black holes that collide with each other. But sometimes there’s a burst of gravitational waves that doesn’t have a clear cause. One such burst was … Continue reading “A Mysterious Burst of Gravitational Waves Came From a Region Near Betelgeuse. But There’s Probably No Connection” The post A Mysterious Burst of Gravitational Waves Came From a Region NearRead More →
The Debate Over Cold Dark Matter Warms Up As Astronomers Take Its Temperature Dark matter has long been one of the most mysterious things in the cosmos. It was first proposed in the 1930s as an idea to address stellar motion in some galaxies. The first solid evidence of dark matter was gathered by Vera Rubin, who studied the rotational motion of galaxies. The motion of these galaxies … Continue reading “The Debate Over Cold Dark Matter Warms Up As Astronomers Take Its Temperature” The post The Debate Over Cold Dark Matter Warms Up As Astronomers Take Its Temperature appeared first on Universe Today. UniverseRead More →
ESA Recruits Amateur Astronomers Ahead of Hera Asteroid Mission The European Space Agency is looking to recruit amateur astronomers to help characterize possible secondary targets for the upcoming Hera asteroid rendezvous mission. The post ESA Recruits Amateur Astronomers Ahead of Hera Asteroid Mission appeared first on Universe Today. Universe Today Go to SourceRead More →
An Asteroid has been Found that Orbits the Sun Closer than Venus Astronomers at Caltech’s Zwicky Transient Facility (ZTF) have discovered an asteroid that orbits inside Venus. Though other asteroids have a portion of their orbit inside Venus’, this is the first one with an orbit that is completely inside Venus’ orbit. The new object is named 2020 AV2. 2020 AV2 is a member of a small … Continue reading “An Asteroid has been Found that Orbits the Sun Closer than Venus” The post An Asteroid has been Found that Orbits the Sun Closer than Venus appeared first on Universe Today. Universe Today Go toRead More →
Another Beautiful Image of Jupiter from Juno During its Latest Flyby. Great Work by Gerald Eichstadt and Sean Doran Confucius said, “Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it.” When it comes to Jupiter, Gerald Eichstädt and Seán Doran can certainly see it. And lucky for us, they have the skill to bring that beauty to the fore for the rest of us to enjoy. The Juno spacecraft’s JunoCam instrument takes raw unprocessed photos … Continue reading “Another Beautiful Image of Jupiter from Juno During its Latest Flyby. Great Work by Gerald Eichstadt and Sean Doran” The post Another Beautiful Image of Jupiter from JunoRead More →
Scientists Figure Out How to Continuously Watch the Entire Planet With Just 4 Satellites A new study has shown that optimal global satellite coverage can be achieved with just four satellites, and in a very cost-effective way. The post Scientists Figure Out How to Continuously Watch the Entire Planet With Just 4 Satellites appeared first on Universe Today. Universe Today Go to SourceRead More →
Beautiful Image of Ice at Mars’ Northern Polar Cap A new image from the ESA’s Mars Express spacecraft shows how beautiful, and desolate, Mars can appear. It also highlights some of the natural process that shape the planet’s surface. The image is of the northern polar region, and it features bright patches of ice, deep dark troughs, and evidence of storms and strong winds. … Continue reading “Beautiful Image of Ice at Mars’ Northern Polar Cap” The post Beautiful Image of Ice at Mars’ Northern Polar Cap appeared first on Universe Today. Universe Today Go to SourceRead More →
A Second Planet May Have been Found Orbiting Proxima Centauri! And it’s a Super Earth. Astronomers have discovered another candidate exoplanet orbiting our neighbor, Proxima Centauri. A paper announcing these results was just published in the journal Science Advances. If confirmed, it will be the second exoplanet orbiting the star. It was big news in 2016 when astronomers discovered a planet orbiting Proxima Centauri (PC,) the nearest star to our … Continue reading “A Second Planet May Have been Found Orbiting Proxima Centauri! And it’s a Super Earth.” The post A Second Planet May Have been Found Orbiting Proxima Centauri! And it’s a Super Earth.Read More →
It Takes Two Stars to Make a Gamma Ray Burst A new study by researchers from the University of Warwick shows how Gamma Ray Bursts can only occur with binary systems. The post It Takes Two Stars to Make a Gamma Ray Burst appeared first on Universe Today. Universe Today Go to SourceRead More →
Underwater Robot Captures its First Sample 500 Meters Below the Surface of the Ocean The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) says their underwater robot has just completed the first-ever automated underwater sampling operation. The robot is called Nereid Under Ice (NEI) and it collected the sample in Greece. WHOI is developing Nereid in association with NASA’s Planetary Science and Technology from Analog Research (PSTAR) program. NUI is a little … Continue reading “Underwater Robot Captures its First Sample 500 Meters Below the Surface of the Ocean” The post Underwater Robot Captures its First Sample 500 Meters Below the Surface of the Ocean appeared first onRead More →
Weekly Space Hangout: January 15, 2019 – Dr Erin Explains the Universe Hosts: Fraser Cain (universetoday.com / @fcain) Dr. Kimberly Cartier (KimberlyCartier.org / @AstroKimCartier ) Beth Johnson (@planetarypan) Moiya McTier (https://www.moiyamctier.com/ / @GoAstroMo) This week we welcome Dr. Erin Macdonald to the Weekly Space Hangout. Erin is an astrophysicist, science fiction consultant, aerospace engineer, and host of the online series “Dr Erin Explains the Universe”. Her specialty is in general relativity, having … Continue reading “Weekly Space Hangout: January 15, 2019 – Dr Erin Explains the Universe” The post Weekly Space Hangout: January 15, 2019 – Dr Erin Explains the Universe appeared first on Universe Today. Universe Today Go toRead More →
LightSail 2 is Still Solar Sailing, But it’s Getting Lower and Lower with Each Orbit LightSail 2 deployed it solar sail five months ago, and it’s still orbiting Earth. It’s a successful demonstration of the potential of solar sail spacecraft. Now the LightSail 2 team at The Planetary Society has released a paper outlining their findings from the mission so far. The solar sail concept has been around for a … Continue reading “LightSail 2 is Still Solar Sailing, But it’s Getting Lower and Lower with Each Orbit” The post LightSail 2 is Still Solar Sailing, But it’s Getting Lower and Lower with Each OrbitRead More →
Carnival of Space #646 This week’s Carnival of Space is hosted by Brian Wang at his Next Big Future blog. Click here to read Carnival of Space #646 And if you’re interested in looking back, here’s an archive to all the past Carnivals of Space. If you’ve got a space-related blog, you should really join the carnival. Just email an entry … Continue reading “Carnival of Space #646” The post Carnival of Space #646 appeared first on Universe Today. Universe Today Go to SourceRead More →
Balloon-Based Cosmic Ray Observatory is Now on its Second Trip Around Antarctica The SuperTIGER-2 flight just completed its second tour around Antarctica in its mission to determine the origin and nature of cosmic rays. The post Balloon-Based Cosmic Ray Observatory is Now on its Second Trip Around Antarctica appeared first on Universe Today. Universe Today Go to SourceRead More →
New View of the Swan Nebula From NASA’s Airborne SOFIA Telescope Using the SOFIA telescope, a team of NASA astronomers have conducted the most detailed survey of the interior of the Swan Nebula to date. The post New View of the Swan Nebula From NASA’s Airborne SOFIA Telescope appeared first on Universe Today. Universe Today Go to SourceRead More →
Almost 800,000 Years Ago, an Enormous Meteorite Struck Earth. Now We Know Where. 20% of the surface of Earth’s Eastern Hemisphere is littered with a certain kind of rock. Black, glossy blobs called tektites are spread throughout Australasia. Scientists know they’re from a meteorite strike, but they’ve never been able to locate the crater where it struck Earth. Now a team of scientists seems to have found it. … Continue reading “Almost 800,000 Years Ago, an Enormous Meteorite Struck Earth. Now We Know Where.” The post Almost 800,000 Years Ago, an Enormous Meteorite Struck Earth. Now We Know Where. appeared first on Universe Today. UniverseRead More →
In About 3 Million Years, WASP-12b Will Spiral into its Star and be Consumed A new study led by Princeton researchers has confirmed that in the long run, hot Jupiters are destined to be devoured by their suns. The post In About 3 Million Years, WASP-12b Will Spiral into its Star and be Consumed appeared first on Universe Today. Universe Today Go to SourceRead More →
