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Cryovolcanism: Why study it? What can it teach us about finding life beyond Earth?
Universe Today has had the privilege of spending the last several months venturing into a multitude…
Webb Finds the Farthest Galaxy Ever Seen (So Far)
There are some things that never cease to amaze me and the discovery of distant objects…
Pluto Has an Ocean of Liquid Water Surrounded by a 40-80 km Ice Shell
On July 14th, 2015, the New Horizons spacecraft conducted the first-ever flyby of Pluto, which once…
Where are All the Primordial Black Holes?
The earliest black holes in the Universe called primordial black holes (PBHs), are strong contenders to…
A New Telescope Can Observe Even in Broad Daylight
Astronomy is a profession that, so far, has only been done at night, at least on…
Bright fireball lights up night sky over Spain, meteorites likely in Cuenca
A bright fireball was recorded over Spain at 21:03 UTC (23:03 LT) on May 29, 2024,…
Next-Generation Radar Will Map Threatening Asteroids
When the Arecibo Observatory dish in Puerto Rico collapsed in 2020, astronomers lost a powerful radio…
Hot Gas is Being Vented Away from the Center of the Milky Way
Studying gas in the Universe is no easy task. We often look to ‘non-visible’ wavelengths of…
How Much Water Would a Self-Sustaining Moonbase Need?
As humanity returns to the Moon in the next few years, they’re going to need water…