Even Near a Supermassive Black Hole, Stars Enrich the Interstellar Medium
Reported by Universe Today
Astronomers know that evolved AGB stars shed their outer layers, contributing to the makeup of the interstellar medium. But new JWST observations show this can happen even near a supermassive black hole, where powerful radiation could obliterate molecules....
- By: Evan Gough (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/ion23drive)
- On: Tue, 18 Aug 2026 20:03 +0000
NASA’s LRO Images Falcon 9 Crater on Moon, Learns New Details
Reported by NASA
Between Aug. 11 and 12, NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) captured a series of images of a new crater on the Moon. The crater formed on Aug. 5, when a SpaceX Falcon 9 upper stage impacted the surface following its January 2025 launch of the Firef...
- By: NASA
- On: Tue, 18 Aug 2026 18:49 +0000
NASA Student Aviation Challenge Focuses on Nation’s Infrastructure
Reported by NASA
NASA’s next Gateways to Blue Skies competition invites collegiate teams to imagine innovative new ways aircraft could inspect land-based infrastructure, such as bridges and tunnels, to improve safety, reliability, and costs by 2035 or sooner. Infrastruct...
- By: NASA
- On: Tue, 18 Aug 2026 18:03 +0000
Astronomers Finally See the Twisted Magnetic Fields That Drive Protostar Jets
Reported by Universe Today
For decades, scientists have theorized that young protostar jets are shaped and driven by complex, twisted magnetic fields. But they couldn't detect them. Now, thanks to ALMA, they've found them around a young binary protostar....
- By: Evan Gough (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/ion23drive)
- On: Tue, 18 Aug 2026 17:42 +0000
JWST Peeks at Callisto’s Ancient Scars
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Of Jupiter’s four Galilean moons, Callisto is the one that gets the least attention. Io is constantly being resurfaced by volcanoes. Europa has a giant liquid water ocean. And Ganymede has its own magnetic field that interacts with its parent planet in w...
- By: Andy Tomaswick (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/andy-tomaswick)
- On: Tue, 18 Aug 2026 15:22 +0000
NASA’s B777 Gets New Coat of Paint
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NASA’s Boeing 777 shows off a new paint job in this Aug. 11, 2026, photo. The B777 was acquired to replace and extend the capabilities of the NASA DC-8, which was retired in 2024. The B777, set to begin operations from NASA’s Langley Research C...
- By: NASA
- On: Tue, 18 Aug 2026 15:10 +0000