Universe Today (U.T.) is a North American-based non-commercial space and astronomy news website founded by Fraser Cain. The domain was registered on December 30, 1998,[2] and the website went live in March 1999.[3] Universe Today assumed its current form on July 24, 2003, featuring astronomy news and other space-related content.
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Type of site | News and articles |
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| Available in | English |
| Owner | Fraser Cain |
| Created by | Fraser Cain[1] |
| URL | www |
| Commercial | No |
| Registration | Optional |
| Launched | March 23, 1999 |
In early September 2005, the website’s forum section merged with Bad Astronomy to create a combined site with the BAUT forum. During April 2011, the Association of British Science Writers noted that Universe Today decided not to make preparations for reporting on embargoed stories until they are public knowledge.[4][5]
Emily Lakdawalla said that she relies on Universe Today and Bad Astronomy to "give ... an independent look at big news stories".[6]
| Fraser Cain - YouTube Channel | |
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| YouTube information | |
| Also known as | Fraser Cain, Universe Today |
| Channel | |
| Created by | Fraser Cain |
| Genre(s) | Space, Astronomy |
| Subscribers | 446K[7] (August 08, 2024) |
| Total views | 75,340,414[7] (August 08, 2024) |
Publications
editUniverse Today has published two books, which are available both as e-books and on physical media:
- Plotner, Tammy; Barbour, Jeff (2006). What's Up 2006: 365 Days of Skywatching (PDF). ISBN 978-1-4116-8287-0.
- Plotner, Tammy (2006). What's Up 2007: 365 Days of Skywatching. ISBN 978-0-9782214-0-9. Archived from the original on 2007-02-02.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Slate: Happy Anniversary, Universe Today! March 23, 2009.
- ^ "UniverseToday.com WHOIS, DNS, & Domain Info - DomainTools". WHOIS. Retrieved 2016-08-02.
- ^ O'Neil, Ian (23 March 2009). "Happy 10th Birthday Universe Today!". AstroEngine. Retrieved 2011-08-21.
- ^ Spain, Aisling (17 April 2011). "Embargo system is broken, says Universe Today, and leaves the game". Association of British Science Writers. Archived from the original on 30 March 2012. Retrieved 2011-08-20.
- ^ Cain, Fraser (31 March 2011). "We're Done With Embargoes". Universe Today. Retrieved 2013-01-23.
- ^ Lakdawalla, Emily (11 August 2011). "The role of press releases in space news coverage". The Planetary Society. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
- ^ a b "About UniverseToday". YouTube.