Digging Back in Time in the UAE
Reported by NASA
Once below a shallow sea, Jabal al Fāyah now stands above the desert in the United Arab Emirates as a reminder of a watery past and early human survival....
- By: NASA
- On: Mon, 08 Jun 2026 04:01 +0000
Student Astronomer Identifies Source of Mysterious Cosmic Signals
Reported by Universe Today
An international team led by astronomers at the University of Sydney has uncovered the clearest evidence yet for the origin of an unusual class of cosmic signals. In doing so, they have identified a rare stellar system that is providing scientists w...
- By: Matthew Williams (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/houseofwilliams)
- On: Sun, 07 Jun 2026 19:17 +0000
Why Can't the Universe Be Cyclic? Part 2: The Awkward Triumph of Inflation
Reported by Universe Today
Inflation is awkward, possibly not even a proper theory, and it has reigned over cosmology for forty years anyway. Here is what it claims, the flatness, horizon, and monopole problems it solves, the structure-formation prediction it nailed, and the deep pr...
- By: Paul Sutter (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/pmsutter)
- On: Sun, 07 Jun 2026 19:05 +0000
The SETI Institute Releases Technosignature Report on 3I/ATLAS
Reported by Universe Today
Scientists at the SETI Institute searched for technological signals from 3I/ATLAS, the third interstellar object observed in our Solar System. Using the Allen Telescope Array (ATA) at the Hat Creek Radio Observatory in Northern California, the team scann...
- By: Matthew Williams (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/houseofwilliams)
- On: Sat, 06 Jun 2026 21:55 +0000
Why Can't the Universe Be Cyclic? Part 1: The Lure of the Eternal Universe
Reported by Universe Today
A look at why a cyclic, eternally repeating universe is such an appealing idea, and why the first serious attempt to build one, Richard Tolman's 1930s model of endless big bangs and big crunches, collapsed under the weight of entropy. The Big Bang keeps de...
- By: Paul Sutter (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/pmsutter)
- On: Sat, 06 Jun 2026 19:05 +0000
A “Green” Dual-Mode Engine is About to Give CubeSats the Best of Both Worlds
Reported by Universe Today
Rocket scientists have always faced a trade-off in propulsion technologies. Chemical rockets can provide lots of oomph, but burn through fuel so quickly they can only do so for a few minutes. Electric propulsion, on the other hand, can run for days, but th...
- By: Andy Tomaswick (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/andy-tomaswick)
- On: Sat, 06 Jun 2026 12:07 +0000