NASA Sets Coverage for SpaceX 34th Station Resupply Launch, Arrival
Reported by NASA
NASA and SpaceX are targeting 7:16 p.m. EDT Tuesday, May 12, for the next launch to deliver science, supplies, and equipment to the International Space Station. This will be the 34th SpaceX commercial resupply services mission to the orbital outpost for NA...
- By: NASA
- On: Wed, 06 May 2026 17:14 +0000
Data Fusion Provides a High-Definition Look At Mars' Temperature Maps
Reported by Universe Today
In-situ Resource Utilization (ISRU) is our best bet for “living off the land” for a future Martian base, but tracking down those resources is no easy task. As of now, we have two options - send a rover to a specific location to scout it, or monitor it ...
- By: Andy Tomaswick (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/andy-tomaswick)
- On: Wed, 06 May 2026 16:09 +0000
Closing The Exoplanet Radius Gap
Reported by Universe Today
Kepler and TESS showed us that there's a radius gap in the exoplanet population. There are very few planets between 1.5 and 2 Earth radii, according to the data. But new research shows that the gap may not be as significant as thought....
- By: Evan Gough (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/ion23drive)
- On: Wed, 06 May 2026 15:14 +0000
Unlocking the Mystery of X-ray Dots
Reported by NASA
A new “X-ray dot” found by NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory – which could look like this artist’s illustration released on April 28, 2026 – could explain what the hundreds or potentially thousands of these objects are. Shortly after NASA’...
- By: NASA
- On: Wed, 06 May 2026 15:07 +0000
To Build a City on Mars, We Might Need to Plunder the Asteroid Belt
Reported by Universe Today
Rome wasn’t built in a day, and a city on Mars is likely going to take even longer to build than Rome itself. At the time of the first Martian colonists, it is likely that the entirety of humanity’s industrial capacity, including the infrastructure to ...
- By: Andy Tomaswick (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/andy-tomaswick)
- On: Wed, 06 May 2026 15:02 +0000
First Images From the Pandora Exoplanet Mission
Reported by Universe Today
A new mission promises to 'open the box' on exoplanet science. Scientists and engineers recently released the first engineering images from the Pandora exoplanet survey mission. The pictures represent the first ever images from a NASA Astrophysics Pioneers...
- By: David Dickinson (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/david-dickinson)
- On: Wed, 06 May 2026 14:26 +0000