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Determining the Safest Martian Caves for Future Astronauts
When astronauts land on Mars someday, they might have to live in lava caves or lava…
NASA Releases a New 3D Animation of the Lunar Gateway
To get to the Moon, NASA is building a Lunar Gateway in orbit to facilitate easier…
Supernovae: Why study them? What can they teach us about finding life beyond Earth?
Universe Today has recently investigated a myriad of scientific disciplines, including impact craters, planetary surfaces, exoplanets,…
Earliest Supermassive Black Holes Were “Shockingly Normal”
The early Universe is a puzzling and—in many ways—still-unknown place. The first billion years of cosmic…
Asteroid Samples Were Once Part of a Wetter World
Nine months have passed since NASA’s OSIRIS-REx returned its samples of asteroid Bennu to Earth. The…
Existing Telescopes Could Directly Observe ‘ExoEarths…’ with a Few Tweaks
One proposal offers a unique method to directly image ExoEarths, or rocky worlds around nearby stars.…
Schweickart Prize Takes the Spotlight for Asteroid Day
Every year on June 30, Asteroid Day marks the anniversary of a meteor airburst in 1908…
Could We Detect an Alien Civilization Trying to Warm Their Planet?
Humanity is facing an atmospheric threat of our own device, and our internecine squabbles are hampering…
Take a Look at These Stunning New Exoplanet Infographics
Martin Vargic is a space enthusiast, author, and graphic artist from Slovakia. He created two new…