Snow in the Shadow of the Andes
Reported by NASA
An early autumn storm left higher elevations in southern Argentina with a fresh and fleeting coat of white....
- By: NASA
- On: Thu, 09 Apr 2026 04:01 +0000
Webb's Picture of the Month Features Two Planet-Forming Disks and a Possible Planet
Reported by Universe Today
Two images of protoplanetary disks side-by-side. The left image shows a dark horizontal band covering the star, with broad, colorful, conical outflows above and below it, and a narrow jet pointing directly up and down from the star. The right image shows t...
- By: Matthew Williams (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/houseofwilliams)
- On: Wed, 08 Apr 2026 23:03 +0000
A Mercury Rover Could Explore the Planet by Sticking to the Terminator
Reported by Universe Today
A Mercury lander mission would create opportunities to sample unique geological features. However, extreme temperature fluctuations on Mercury’s surface pose challenges for exploration on the planetary surface. In a narrow region near the terminator, tem...
- By: Matthew Williams (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/houseofwilliams)
- On: Wed, 08 Apr 2026 21:52 +0000
A New Class of Star: Merger Remnant
Reported by Universe Today
In the vastness of the Universe, any new object with interesting properties can spur the search for similar objects, potentially establishing a new class of stars. In a paper published in Astronomy & Astrophysics and an arXiv preprint, researchers from...
- By: Evan Gough (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/ion23drive)
- On: Wed, 08 Apr 2026 19:41 +0000
Twin NASA Control Rooms Support Artemis Safety, Success
Reported by NASA
Twin control rooms at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, are actively supporting real-time mission operations in lunar orbit as part of the agency’s Artemis II mission, helping ensure astronaut safety and mission success as the...
- By: NASA
- On: Wed, 08 Apr 2026 18:13 +0000
Solar Eclipse of the Heart
Reported by NASA
The Moon, seen here backlit by the Sun during a solar eclipse on April 6, 2026, is photographed by one of the cameras on the Orion spacecraft’s solar array wings. During lunar flyby, the Artemis II astronauts observed a solar eclipse that only they could...
- By: NASA
- On: Wed, 08 Apr 2026 17:12 +0000