Not registered? Register to access all the features. Forgot password?
Channels
Webb is Almost Ready. There?s One Last Thing To Do
09 May 20:00:17 | Universe Today
The James Webb Space Telescope is now in the final phase of commissioning as it readies for science observations. Of the more than 1,000 milestones the observatory has needed to reach since launch to become fully operational, the team said today they are down to about two hundred activities to go. But those 200 are …
Continue reading "Webb is Almost Ready. There’s One Last Thing To Do"
The post Webb is Almost Ready. There’s One Last Thing To Do appeared first on Universe Today.
- 0
-
-
0
A Supermassive Black Hole Just Flipped its Entire Magnetic Field
08 May 20:00:04 | Universe Today
Astronomers may have seen the magnetic field of a black hole undergo a magnetic reversal.
The post A Supermassive Black Hole Just Flipped its Entire Magnetic Field appeared first on Universe Today.
- 0
-
-
0
This Crater on Mars is Just a Couple of Years Old
08 May 20:00:03 | Universe Today
Changes are always taking place on Mars, from factors like seasonal variations and wind. But there?s one other aspect that changes the surface of Mar quite often: impacts. Here?s a new impact crater that was seen by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. Exactly when the crater formed is not known, but this image was taken on …
Continue reading "This Crater on Mars is Just a Couple of Years Old"
The post This Crater on Mars is Just a Couple of Years Old appeared first on Universe Today.
- 0
-
-
0
Traveling the Solar System with Pulsar Navigation
07 May 20:00:08 | Universe Today
A team of researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign have found a way for travelers through the Solar System to work out exactly where they are, without needing help from ground-based observers on Earth. They have refined the pulsar navigation technique, which uses X-ray signals from distant pulsars, in a way similar to how …
Continue reading "Traveling the Solar System with Pulsar Navigation"
The post Traveling the Solar System with Pulsar Navigation appeared first on Universe Today.
- 0
-
-
0
This is a Dust Avalanche on Mars
07 May 20:00:08 | Universe Today
For decades, scientists have observed dark landslides called slope streaks on Mars. First seen by the Viking orbiters in the 1970s, every orbiter mission since has observed them, but the mechanism behind the slope streaks has been hotly debated: could they be caused by water activity on the Red Planet, or are they the result …
Continue reading "This is a Dust Avalanche on Mars"
The post This is a Dust Avalanche on Mars appeared first on Universe Today.
- 0
-
-
0
Why Believing in the Multiverse Isn?t Madness
06 May 20:00:11 | Universe Today
What is the multiverse? The idea that the universe we inhabit is just one of many parallel universes gets a superhero shout-out in ?Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness,? the latest movie based on Marvel comic-book characters. And in the opinion of Brian Greene, a theoretical physicist at Columbia University, giving some screen time to the multiverse …
Continue reading "Why Believing in the Multiverse Isn’t Madness"
The post Why Believing in the Multiverse Isn’t Madness appeared first on Universe Today.
- 0
-
-
0
InSight Senses its two Biggest Marsquakes so far, Coming From the Opposite Side of the Planet
06 May 20:00:11 | Universe Today
NASA's Mars InSight lander just detected the two most powerful "marsquakes" to date, which are already revealing things about Mars' geology.
The post InSight Senses its two Biggest Marsquakes so far, Coming From the Opposite Side of the Planet appeared first on Universe Today.
- 0
-
-
0
The Younger the Planet, the More Likely it is to be Habitable
05 May 20:00:14 | Universe Today
We’ve discovered thousands of exoplanets and are likely to find many thousands more of them. While the wide variety of planets we’ve found are scientifically interesting in their own right, what lurks behind all these discoveries is the search for a world that could harbour life. But to sort the potentially habitable worlds from all …
Continue reading "The Younger the Planet, the More Likely it is to be Habitable"
The post The Younger the Planet, the More Likely it is to be Habitable appeared first on Universe Today.
- 0
-
-
0
Hydrogen Gas Can Seep Through Rock Providing Food to Bacteria. Another Place to Look for Life On Other Worlds.
04 May 20:00:16 | Universe Today
Spin Google Earth around until you’re looking down at the nation of Oman. Ancient rock in that country is the backdrop for a new study with consequences for our search for life. Water reacts with this rock to produce hydrogen, which could be an energy source for bacteria. Could this happen on other worlds? Ocean …
Continue reading "Hydrogen Gas Can Seep Through Rock Providing Food to Bacteria. Another Place to Look for Life On Other Worlds."
The post Hydrogen Gas Can Seep Through Rock Providing Food to Bacteria. Another Place to Look for Life On Other Worlds. appeared first on Universe Today.
- 0
-
-
0
