JWST Spies Once-hidden Treasures in the W51 Starbirth Crèche
Reported by Universe Today
Star formation is a dramatic and complex process that erupts throughout the Universe. Yet, a lot of the action gets hidden by clouds of gas and dust. That's where observatories such as the James Webb Telescope JWST and the Atacama Large Millimeter Array (A...
- By: Carolyn Collins Petersen (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/cc-petersen)
- On: Mon, 06 Apr 2026 01:04 +0000
Artemis II Mission Shares New Photo of Earth
Reported by Universe Today
NASA astronaut and Artemis II Commander Reid Wiseman took this picture of Earth from the Orion spacecraft's window after completing the translunar injection burn. There are two auroras (top right and bottom left) and zodiacal light (bottom right) is visibl...
- By: Matthew Williams (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/houseofwilliams)
- On: Sun, 05 Apr 2026 19:42 +0000
Thinking of You, Earth
Reported by NASA
On April 4, 2026, NASA astronaut and Artemis II Commander Reid Wiseman peers out of one of the Orion spacecraft’s main cabin windows, looking back at Earth, as the crew travels towards the Moon. The Artemis II astronauts – Wiseman and fellow NASA a...
- By: NASA
- On: Sun, 05 Apr 2026 14:04 +0000
11,000 new asteroids! Astronomers call it ‘tip of iceberg’
Reported by Space | EarthSky
Rubin Observatory’s early data revealed more than 11,000 new asteroids in the asteroid belt, along with some 380 objects beyond Neptune.
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- By: Space | EarthSky
- On: Sun, 05 Apr 2026 10:56 +0000
5 insights on interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS from ESA’s Juice mission
Reported by Space | EarthSky
Juice reveals Comet 3I/ATLAS is highly active, with vast gas and dust clouds. It behaves like solar system comets and offers clues to its interstellar origins.
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- By: Space | EarthSky
- On: Sun, 05 Apr 2026 10:14 +0000
If Life Exists in Venus' Atmosphere, It Could Have Come From Earth
Reported by Universe Today
A new study presented at the 2026 LPSC suggests that if life does exist in Venus' clouds, there's a chance it came from Earth....
- By: Matthew Williams (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/houseofwilliams)
- On: Sat, 04 Apr 2026 21:44 +0000