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The Starhops Have Begun! After a minor delay, SpaceX has conducted the first successful hop test of their Starship Hopper, a key step in validating the systems that will go into the full-scale prototype. The post The Starhops Have Begun! appeared first on Universe Today. Universe Today Go to SourceRead More →
Carnival of Space #605 This week’s Carnival of Space is hosted by me at the CosmoQuest blog. Click here to read Carnival of Space #605 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 to susie@wshcrew.space, and … Continue reading “Carnival of Space #605” The post Carnival of Space #605 appeared first on Universe Today. Universe Today Go to SourceRead More →
Weekly Space Hangout: Apr 3, 2019 – Dr. David Chudwin Hosts: Fraser Cain (universetoday.com / @fcain) Dr. Pamela Gay (astronomycast.com / cosmoquest.org / @starstryder) Dr. Kimberly Cartier (KimberlyCartier.org / @AstroKimCartier ) Dr. Morgan Rehnberg (MorganRehnberg.com / @MorganRehnberg & ChartYourWorld.org) David Chudwin, MD, is the author of the upcoming book I Was a Teenage Space Reporter: From Apollo 11 to Our Future in Space. David decided … Continue reading “Weekly Space Hangout: Apr 3, 2019 – Dr. David Chudwin” The post Weekly Space Hangout: Apr 3, 2019 – Dr. David Chudwin appeared first on Universe Today. Universe Today Go to SourceRead More →
India Destroyed a Satellite With a Missile Last Week, and Pieces Were Thrown Into an Orbit That Risks the International Space Station Last week, India shot down one of its own satellites with a missile. According to NASA, the resulting debris field is an “unacceptable” threat to the ISS. The post India Destroyed a Satellite With a Missile Last Week, and Pieces Were Thrown Into an Orbit That Risks the International Space Station appeared first on Universe Today. Universe Today Go to SourceRead More →
Mars Helicopter Completes More Test Flights. It’s Almost Ready to go to Mars We’ve known for some time that NASA is sending a helicopter to Mars. The vehicle, called the Mars Helicopter, is undergoing flight testing at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California. The little helicopter will make its eventual way to Mars as part of the Mars 2020 Rover mission. The Mars Helicopter is pretty small, less … Continue reading “Mars Helicopter Completes More Test Flights. It’s Almost Ready to go to Mars” The post Mars Helicopter Completes More Test Flights. It’s Almost Ready to go to Mars appeared first on Universe Today. UniverseRead More →
Starhopper Tests Have Gotten Delayed Because of “Ice Formation in the Cryogenic Propellant Prevalves” A technical issue has led to the “hop test” of the miniature version of the SpaceX Starship to be delayed once more. However, the company is still on track with their overall development of the system. The post Starhopper Tests Have Gotten Delayed Because of “Ice Formation in the Cryogenic Propellant Prevalves” appeared first on Universe Today. Universe Today Go to SourceRead More →
ESO will be Announcing the First Black Hole Picture on April 10 The rumours you’ve heard are true. And if you haven’t heard the rumours, you should check your internet connection. The European Southern Observatory (ESO) has set an important press conference for April 10th, involving the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT). They haven’t come right out and said it, but the Media Advisory from the ESO says … Continue reading “ESO will be Announcing the First Black Hole Picture on April 10” The post ESO will be Announcing the First Black Hole Picture on April 10 appeared first on Universe Today. Universe Today Go toRead More →
See the Moon Photobomb Saturn in an Amazing Capture It’s always awe-inspiring to see the clockwork motion of the heavens, transpire in real time. In a slow motion Universe, occultations give us the chance to see the cosmos pull off a celestial hat trick. This happen in a blink of an eye type event such as when the Moon, a planet or an asteroid winks out a distant star, or transpire as a leisurely affair as the Moon covers, then uncovers the disk of a planet. The post See the Moon Photobomb Saturn in an Amazing Capture appeared first on Universe Today. Universe Today GoRead More →
Ground-Based Telescope Directly Observes the Atmosphere of an Extrasolar Planet, and Sees Swirling Clouds of Iron and Silicates We’ve finally got our first optical look at an exoplanet and its atmosphere, and boy is it a strange place. The planet is called HR8799e, and its atmosphere is a complex one. HR8799e is in the grips of a global storm, dominated by swirling clouds of iron and silicates. Thanks to the Kepler spacecraft, we’ve … Continue reading “Ground-Based Telescope Directly Observes the Atmosphere of an Extrasolar Planet, and Sees Swirling Clouds of Iron and Silicates” The post Ground-Based Telescope Directly Observes the Atmosphere of an ExtrasolarRead More →
Satellites Watched a Huge Fireball Explode Above the Bering Sea Late Last Year NASA’s Terra satellites recently spotted a fiery meteorite in Earth’s atmosphere, which exploded above the Bering Sea. The post Satellites Watched a Huge Fireball Explode Above the Bering Sea Late Last Year appeared first on Universe Today. Universe Today Go to SourceRead More →
Rivers on Mars Flowed for More Than a Billion Years The ancient climate of Mars is a mystery to scientists. Even with all we’ve learned about Mars, it’s still difficult to explain how lakes and rivers existed. A new study shows that Martian rivers were swollen with runoff and that they flowed far later into the planet’s history than previously thought. The question is, how … Continue reading “Rivers on Mars Flowed for More Than a Billion Years” The post Rivers on Mars Flowed for More Than a Billion Years appeared first on Universe Today. Universe Today Go to SourceRead More →
Ep. 524: Judging Age & Origins, part 3 – Beyond Our System We learned how to figure out the ages of objects in the Solar System, now we push out into the deeper Universe. What about stars, galaxies, and even the Universe itself? How old is it? This episode is part 3 of a series. We usually record Astronomy Cast every Friday at 3:00 pm EST / … Continue reading “Ep. 524: Judging Age & Origins, part 3 – Beyond Our System” The post Ep. 524: Judging Age & Origins, part 3 – Beyond Our System appeared first on Universe Today. Universe Today Go toRead More →
SpaceX Releases a New Render of What the All-Steel Starship Will Look Like Returning to Earth SpaceX has released an impressive new image that shows its proposed Starship reentering the atmosphere of Earth. The post SpaceX Releases a New Render of What the All-Steel Starship Will Look Like Returning to Earth appeared first on Universe Today. Universe Today Go to SourceRead More →
Weekly Space Hangout: March 27, 2019 – Dr. Amanda Hendrix, Director of NASA’s TREX 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) Dr. Amanda R. Hendrix is a Senior Scientist with the Planetary Science Institute, based in Boulder. She worked for twelve years at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory and … Continue reading “Weekly Space Hangout: March 27, 2019 – Dr. Amanda Hendrix, Director of NASA’s TREX” The post Weekly Space Hangout: March 27, 2019 – Dr. Amanda Hendrix, Director of NASA’s TREX appeared first onRead More →
Maybe Self-Replicating Robot Probes are Destroying Each Other. That’s Why We Don’t See Them A new study takes a look at the Fermi Paradox by considering the possibility that alien von Neumann probes could be devouring themselves. The post Maybe Self-Replicating Robot Probes are Destroying Each Other. That’s Why We Don’t See Them appeared first on Universe Today. Universe Today Go to SourceRead More →
Carnival of Space #604 Welcome to the 604th Carnival of Space! The Carnival is a community of space science and astronomy writers and bloggers, who submit their best work each week for your benefit. We have a fantastic roundup today so now, on to this week’s worth of stories! Universe Today: Which Habitable Zones are the Best to Actually … Continue reading “Carnival of Space #604” The post Carnival of Space #604 appeared first on Universe Today. Universe Today Go to SourceRead More →
Asteroid Bennu has Already Thrown Material off into Space 11 Times Since OSIRIS-REx Arrived The OSIRIS-REx mission has revealed some interesting things about the asteroid Bennu, which includes the 11 plumes it witnessed in the past 3 months. The post Asteroid Bennu has Already Thrown Material off into Space 11 Times Since OSIRIS-REx Arrived appeared first on Universe Today. Universe Today Go to SourceRead More →
Messier 82 – the Cigar Galaxy Located in the vicinity Ursa Major constellation, roughly 12 million light years from Earth, is the starburst galaxy known as the Messier 82 (aka. the Cigar Galaxy). The post Messier 82 – the Cigar Galaxy appeared first on Universe Today. Universe Today Go to SourceRead More →
Pulsar Seen Speeding Away From the Supernova That Created it Recent observations have revealed a pulsar that appears to have been accelerated by the very supernova explosion that created it. The post Pulsar Seen Speeding Away From the Supernova That Created it appeared first on Universe Today. Universe Today Go to SourceRead More →
LIGO Just Got a Big Upgrade, Will Begin Searching for Gravitational Waves Again on April 1st After undergoing upgrades, the LIGO observatory will be going back online this April, with “almost daily” detections of gravitational wave events expected. The post LIGO Just Got a Big Upgrade, Will Begin Searching for Gravitational Waves Again on April 1st appeared first on Universe Today. Universe Today Go to SourceRead More →
