1st ultra-faint Milky Way satellite galaxy found by Rubin
Reported by Space | EarthSky
The Vera C. Rubin Observatory has only just begun its survey, yet it has already discovered its first ultra-faint Milky Way satellite, Aquarius IV.
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- By: Space | EarthSky
- On: Tue, 18 Aug 2026 11:53 +0000
What Can We Actually Find on an Exoplanet? Part 2: A Machine to Find Another Earth
Reported by Universe Today
The Habitable Worlds Observatory is being built for one purpose: to directly image another living Earth. Inside the coronagraph that must block ten billion times the planet's light, the picometer-stable mirror we don't yet know how to build, and the messy ...
- By: Paul Sutter (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/pmsutter)
- On: Tue, 18 Aug 2026 10:16 +0000
Mars Curiosity Rover Discovers Massive Field of Polygons
Reported by Universe Today
The surface of Mars is home to some of the most breathtaking and awe-inspiring landscapes in the solar system. This is primarily due to the Red Planet lacking several re-surfacing processes that Earth possesses, including plate tectonics, volcanism, and fl...
- By: Laurence Tognetti, MSc (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/laurencetognetti)
- On: Tue, 18 Aug 2026 03:25 +0000
MOTHRA Shows Us A Star Being Recycled in the Helix Nebula
Reported by Universe Today
Astronomers used new MOTHRA telescope in Chile to image the famous Helix Nebula. They found 22 glowing shock waves where stellar debris from a dying star collided with interstellar gas. After colliding with gas, stellar fragments remain intact for just 10,...
- By: Evan Gough (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/ion23drive)
- On: Tue, 18 Aug 2026 02:18 +0000
Curiosity Blog, Sols 4975-4981: Happy 14th Landing Anniversary
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By Susanne P. Schwenzer, Professor of Planetary Mineralogy at The Open University, UK Earth planning date: Friday, Aug. 7, 2026 This week was very special for the Curiosity team here on Earth as we celebrated the 14th landing anniversary. I still remember ...
- By: NASA
- On: Mon, 17 Aug 2026 23:10 +0000
Webb Captures Clearest Image Yet of the Lion Nebula
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The NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope has captured images of NGC 2392 (also known as the Lion Nebula), which Hubble previously imaged in 2000....
- By: Matthew Williams (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/houseofwilliams)
- On: Mon, 17 Aug 2026 22:29 +0000