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David Kipping Has a New Take on the Existence of Advanced Life in the Universe... and the Numbers are Not Encouraging!

Reported by Universe Today

DOI: 10.48550/arXiv.2606.04044...
  • By: Matthew Williams (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/houseofwilliams)
  • On: Wed, 10 Jun 2026 19:56 +0000

This is How Supermassive Black Holes Feed Themselves

Reported by Universe Today

Astronomers may have found the missing link in the SMBH feeding process. New observations with the JWST show that a galaxy's circumnuclear disk, which feeds gas into its black hole, is connected to a much larger network of filaments. Cool gas flows through...
  • By: Evan Gough (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/ion23drive)
  • On: Wed, 10 Jun 2026 18:12 +0000

NASA, NOAA to Hold Joint Session at 23rd Symposium on Operational Environmental Satellite Systems

Reported by NASA

Abstracts are now being accepted for the session, which will take place at the 2027 AMS Annual Meeting....
  • By: NASA
  • On: Wed, 10 Jun 2026 18:09 +0000

NASA Equips Astronauts, Industry with Robotic Intelligence 

Reported by NASA

As NASA plans long-term missions on the Moon, the agency could use robots to perform routine tasks, allowing crew members to dedicate more time to science and exploration. However, robotic motion control requires complex technology and advances in features...
  • By: NASA
  • On: Wed, 10 Jun 2026 17:00 +0000

Train Ride to NASA Kennedy for Artemis III Booster Segments

Reported by NASA

The final booster motor segments for NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket that will help propel Artemis III astronauts on their journey to space shipped from Northrop Grumman’s Railyard Shipping Facility in Corinne, Utah on June 2. The eight booster...
  • By: NASA
  • On: Wed, 10 Jun 2026 16:05 +0000

NASA’s Proposed EVE Mission Aims to Solve the Radius Valley Mystery

Reported by Universe Today

A debate has been raging amongst planetary scientists for over a decade - why are there so few exoplanets with a radius of about 1.8 times that of the Earth? Exoplanets are currently largely grouped into two distinct groups - “super Earth” are below th...
  • By: Andy Tomaswick (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/andy-tomaswick)
  • On: Wed, 10 Jun 2026 14:12 +0000