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Soyuz Launch Carrying Two Astronauts is Forced to Abort, Landing Safely Back on Earth A Soyuz spacecraft carrying two crew members to the ISS has experienced a booster failure. The craft executed an emergency landing and both crew are safe. The post Soyuz Launch Carrying Two Astronauts is Forced to Abort, Landing Safely Back on Earth appeared first on Universe Today. Universe Today Go to Source Powered by WPeMaticoRead More →

Ceres Rolled Over at Some Point in the Past According to a new study from the Planetary Science Institute, Ceres poles reoriented sometime in the past, which bolsters the case for it having an interior ocean. The post Ceres Rolled Over at Some Point in the Past appeared first on Universe Today. Universe Today Go to Source Powered by WPeMaticoRead More →

Weekly Space Hangout: Oct 10, 2018 – Sean Carroll 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. Sean Carroll is a blogger, author, and theoretical physicist at Caltech where he investigates dark matter/dark energy, modified gravity, and multiple other topics in cosmology, field … Continue reading “Weekly Space Hangout: Oct 10, 2018 – Sean Carroll” The post Weekly Space Hangout: Oct 10, 2018 – Sean Carroll appeared first on Universe Today. Universe Today Go to Source Powered by WPeMaticoRead More →

348 Years Ago, a French Astronomer Monk Might have Witnessed the Collision Between a White and Brown Dwarf Star A collision between a white dwarf and a brown dwarf created the object we call CK Vulpeculae. It was first observed 348 years ago by French Monk Astronomer Per Dom Anthelme. The post 348 Years Ago, a French Astronomer Monk Might have Witnessed the Collision Between a White and Brown Dwarf Star appeared first on Universe Today. Universe Today Go to Source Powered by WPeMaticoRead More →

Astronomy Cast Ep. 501: Water Worlds Revisited We’re not learning that the vast majority of potentially habitable worlds out there are actually icy moons like Europa and Enceladus. Good news, there are hundreds, if not thousands of times more of them than worlds like Earth. Bad news, they’re locked in ice. What have we learned about water worlds and their potential for … Continue reading “Astronomy Cast Ep. 501: Water Worlds Revisited” The post Astronomy Cast Ep. 501: Water Worlds Revisited appeared first on Universe Today. Universe Today Go to Source Powered by WPeMaticoRead More →

Europa is Going to be Tough to Land on, it Could Have Towering Walls of Ice Spikes Across its Surface According to a new NASA-backed study, Europa’s surface may be covered in towering icy spikes, which could make a landed mission there difficult. The post Europa is Going to be Tough to Land on, it Could Have Towering Walls of Ice Spikes Across its Surface appeared first on Universe Today. Universe Today Go to Source Powered by WPeMaticoRead More →

New Image Shows the Rugged Landscape of Comet 67P Thanks to an amateur astronomer, the latest image to come from the Rosetta mission provides of glimpse of the surface of Comet 67P and reminds us of the mission’s accomplishments. The post New Image Shows the Rugged Landscape of Comet 67P appeared first on Universe Today. Universe Today Go to Source Powered by WPeMaticoRead More →

Microsoft and Partners Hope to Create a Time Capsule… On the Moon! Microsoft has teamed up with researchers to create a time capsule using synthetic DNA, which will be sent to the Moon in 2020. The post Microsoft and Partners Hope to Create a Time Capsule… On the Moon! appeared first on Universe Today. Universe Today Go to Source Powered by WPeMaticoRead More →

Now You Can Buy Fake Mars Dirt for $20/Kilogram. Obviously You’ll Want to Know if Potatoes Can Grow in it Researchers from UCF have developed a standarized, scientific way to create Martian soil simulant, which could accelerate efforts to colonize the Red Planet! The post Now You Can Buy Fake Mars Dirt for $20/Kilogram. Obviously You’ll Want to Know if Potatoes Can Grow in it appeared first on Universe Today. Universe Today Go to Source Powered by WPeMaticoRead More →

A German-French Hopping Robot Just Landed on the Surface of Asteroid Ryugu The tiny hopping robot explorer called method has completed its 16 hour mission to asteroid Ryugu. The post A German-French Hopping Robot Just Landed on the Surface of Asteroid Ryugu appeared first on Universe Today. Universe Today Go to Source Powered by WPeMaticoRead More →

First Exomoon Found! A Neptune-Sized Moon Orbiting a Jupiter-Sized Planet A pair of astronomers combing through data from the Kepler spacecraft have discovered the first exomoon. The moon is in the Kepler 1625 system about 8,000 light years away, in the constellation Cygnus. It orbits the gas giant Kepler 1625b, and, unlike all the moons in our Solar System, this one is a “gas moon.” … Continue reading “First Exomoon Found! A Neptune-Sized Moon Orbiting a Jupiter-Sized Planet” The post First Exomoon Found! A Neptune-Sized Moon Orbiting a Jupiter-Sized Planet appeared first on Universe Today. Universe Today Go to Source Powered by WPeMaticoRead More →

Gaia Sees Stars Out in Deep Space, Flying Between Galaxies Based on Gaia’s second data release, a team of astronomers from the Leiden Observatory have observed hyper-velocity stars that appear to be moving into our galaxy. The post Gaia Sees Stars Out in Deep Space, Flying Between Galaxies appeared first on Universe Today. Universe Today Go to Source Powered by WPeMaticoRead More →

2018 Prospects for Obscure Comet 38P Stephan-Oterma Ready for one more? While all eyes are still following Comet 21/P Giacobini-Zinner as it glides through northern hemisphere skies, we’d like to turn your attention towards another icy interloper: periodic Comet 38P Stephan-Oterma. The post 2018 Prospects for Obscure Comet 38P Stephan-Oterma appeared first on Universe Today. Universe Today Go to Source Powered by WPeMaticoRead More →

Lockheed Martin Unveils Their Proposal For a Lunar Lander In the coming decades, NASA has ambitious plans to send astronauts back to the Moon and conduct the first crewed mission to Mars. In order to accomplish these lofty goals, the agency is investing in cutting-edge technology and partnering with major aerospace companies to create the necessary spacecraft and mission components. One such component, which … Continue reading “Lockheed Martin Unveils Their Proposal For a Lunar Lander” The post Lockheed Martin Unveils Their Proposal For a Lunar Lander appeared first on Universe Today. Universe Today Go to Source Powered by WPeMaticoRead More →

Dark Matter Isn’t Made From Black Holes A new study by a team of UC Berkeley researchers has shown that black holes are not the long-sought-after source of dark matter The post Dark Matter Isn’t Made From Black Holes appeared first on Universe Today. Universe Today Go to Source Powered by WPeMaticoRead More →

New Dwarf Planet Found in the Outskirts of the Solar System, Giving Astronomers More Ammunition to Search for Evidence of Planet 9 Astronomers have found a new dwarf planet way out beyond Pluto that never gets closer than 65 AUs to the Sun. It’s nicknamed “The Goblin” which is much more interesting than its science name, 2015 TG387. The Goblin’s orbit is consistent with the much-talked-about but yet-to-be-proven Planet 9. A team led by astronomer Scott Sheppard … Continue reading “New Dwarf Planet Found in the Outskirts of the Solar System, Giving Astronomers More Ammunition to Search for Evidence of Planet 9” The post NewRead More →

Good night Kepler. NASA’s Planet Hunter is Almost out of Fuel, and has Gone Into Sleep Mode The Kepler mission is coming to an end. The planet-hunting spacecraft that transformed our understanding of exoplanets and other solar systems is almost out of fuel. What little fuel remains is being held in reserve to ensure that the last of its data can be sent home. The Kepler team has placed the spacecraft in … Continue reading “Good night Kepler. NASA’s Planet Hunter is Almost out of Fuel, and has Gone Into Sleep Mode” The post Good night Kepler. NASA’s Planet Hunter is Almost out of Fuel,Read More →

Japanese Rovers are Now on the Surface of an Asteroid, Sending Back Amazing Pictures The Japanese spacecraft Hayabusa2 recently deployed its rovers to the surface of the asteroid Ryugu, which then sent back some stunning images! The post Japanese Rovers are Now on the Surface of an Asteroid, Sending Back Amazing Pictures appeared first on Universe Today. Universe Today Go to Source Powered by WPeMaticoRead More →

A Tiny Motor on Curiosity was one of the First Instruments to Notice the Global Martian Dust Storm A tiny actuator on a sample arm on the Curiosity rover gave the first indication that a storm on the red planet was a global Martian dust storm. The post A Tiny Motor on Curiosity was one of the First Instruments to Notice the Global Martian Dust Storm appeared first on Universe Today. Universe Today Go to Source Powered by WPeMaticoRead More →

A New Solution to the Space Junk Problem. Spacecraft with Plasma Beams to Force Space Junk to Burn Up A Japanese-Australian team is developing a new way to remove space junk from orbit and sending it harmlessly towards Earth. The post A New Solution to the Space Junk Problem. Spacecraft with Plasma Beams to Force Space Junk to Burn Up appeared first on Universe Today. Universe Today Go to Source Powered by WPeMaticoRead More →