NASA Webb Explores Family Tree of Newly Discovered Distant Objects
Reported by NASA
Since their discovery by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope in 2022, little red dots (LRDs) have been the subject of great interest to astronomers. Understanding the nature of these extremely distant, compact red sources has been a puzzling scientific end...
- By: NASA
- On: Wed, 29 Jul 2026 14:00 +0000
Contractor to Civil Servant: NASA Welcomes Ray Williams
Reported by NASA
Ray Williams’ progression at NASA’s Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, has uniquely prepared him for his new role. As part of NASA’s plan to restore core competencies by converting contractors to civil service, the New Orleans nati...
- By: NASA
- On: Wed, 29 Jul 2026 13:32 +0000
Juno measures fiery Io’s subsurface temperature for 1st time
Reported by Space | EarthSky
NASA's Juno spacecraft has measured Jupiter's moon Io's subsurface temperature for the 1st time, providing new clues about the tidally-heated volcanic world.
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- By: Space | EarthSky
- On: Wed, 29 Jul 2026 11:45 +0000
Sizing Up the Sargassum Belt
Reported by NASA
Seaweed composing the Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt hit near-record levels in June 2026, with the Caribbean Sea and Gulf of America both reaching all-time highs....
- By: NASA
- On: Wed, 29 Jul 2026 04:00 +0000
A Wandering Black Hole Meets a Wandering Star
Reported by Universe Today
What happens when a black hole and a star meet in the middle of nowhere in a galaxy? It sounds like it could be a dramatic science fiction backdrop, with some hapless starship caught in the crunch. Actually, such encounters in real life are pretty rare. Th...
- By: Carolyn Collins Petersen (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/cc-petersen)
- On: Wed, 29 Jul 2026 01:13 +0000
Samples of Lunar Rock Are Leading Scientists to Rethink the Moon's History
Reported by Universe Today
Based on a new analysis of the Chang'e-6 lunar samples, scientists are again questioning the timing and intensity of the Late Heavy Bombardment period....
- By: Matthew Williams (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/houseofwilliams)
- On: Tue, 28 Jul 2026 23:44 +0000