How Gas Filaments and Interfilaments Feed Star Formation in Monoceros R2
Reported by Universe Today
Researchers studied gas flows in the Monoceros R2 star forming region to understand how gas is channeled into star forming hubs. By tracing the flow of carbon monoxide, they found that a system of hub-filaments and interfilaments are responsible for feedin...
- By: Evan Gough (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/ion23drive)
- On: Thu, 20 Aug 2026 16:50 +0000
Catching An 'Almost Total' Lunar Eclipse on August 28th
Reported by Universe Today
So, did you miss the August 12th total solar eclipse? Like lots of humanity, we sat out the celestial drama of this month's solar eclipse, both total and partial. But the good news is, a large swath of the world can still catch the eclipse season spirit, w...
- By: David Dickinson (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/david-dickinson)
- On: Thu, 20 Aug 2026 15:21 +0000
Artemis Mission Patches
Reported by NASA
A jacket decorated with Artemis I and II mission patches, along with other NASA patches hangs on the back of a chair on Thursday, Aug. 6, 2026, inside the Rocco A. Petrone Launch Control Center at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida during a terminal ...
- By: NASA
- On: Thu, 20 Aug 2026 15:13 +0000
NASA Selects University Teams to Help Advance Aviation Research
Reported by NASA
NASA has selected four university teams to help the agency transform the future of aviation through projects ranging from high-supersonic propulsion systems to low-noise routes for small aircraft flying through cities. The agency made awards through i...
- By: NASA
- On: Thu, 20 Aug 2026 14:57 +0000
The View from Above: The Gemini Visual Acuity Experiments
Reported by NASA
NASA astronaut L. Gordon Cooper, Jr. took 29 color photographs of the Earth with a 70mm camera as he orbited our planet during the Mercury-Atlas 9 mission in May 1963. Cooper’s view from the window of his Faith 7 spacecraft was spectacular, and he report...
- By: NASA
- On: Thu, 20 Aug 2026 14:30 +0000
NASA Data Feeds River Forecasts as Snow Drought Effects Linger
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NASA Earth science data is supporting machine-learning forecasts that inform decisions about water, power, and public safety in Washington state....
- By: NASA
- On: Thu, 20 Aug 2026 14:12 +0000