New Simulations Show How Galactic Centers Grow Together
Reported by Universe Today
Using a state-of-the-art galaxy simulation, a team led by scientists from the Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam (AIP) gained new insights into the processes shaping galactic centres across the Universe and the formation history of the Milky Way....
- By: Matthew Williams (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/houseofwilliams)
- On: Wed, 26 Aug 2026 01:28 +0000
New Next-Gen Dish Adds Muscle to NASA’s Deep Space Network
Reported by NASA
NASA’s Deep Space Network facility in California is marking the addition of a brand new 34-meter-wide (114-foot-wide) radio frequency antenna to the agency’s deep space communications and navigation system. The network uses giant dish antennas located ...
- By: NASA
- On: Tue, 25 Aug 2026 22:28 +0000
NASA Invites Media to LunaRecycle Challenge Finale Event in Alabama
Reported by NASA
NASA will announce the winners of the final phase of its LunaRecycle Challenge on Friday, Aug. 28, at The University of Alabama (UA) Lee Styslinger College of Engineering in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Launched in 2024, the challenge incentivizes the invention of...
- By: NASA
- On: Tue, 25 Aug 2026 20:20 +0000
NASA Ames’ Contributions to Roman’s Mission
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Set to launch on Sunday, Aug. 30, NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will empower astronomers to explore vast regions of the cosmos and settle essential questions in the areas of dark energy, dark matter, planets outside our solar system, and the f...
- By: NASA
- On: Tue, 25 Aug 2026 19:44 +0000
Surface Chemistry Shows Which Massive Stars Have Gained Mass from Binary Companions
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Most stars, including massive ones, are in binary pairs. Astronomers think that about 70% of them have gained mass from their companions, but there's been no way to determine which ones have done so. Now, researchers have found a way....
- By: Evan Gough (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/ion23drive)
- On: Tue, 25 Aug 2026 19:39 +0000
A Distant Stream of Stars May Offer New Clues to Dark Matter
Reported by Universe Today
Dark matter continues to challenge astronomers as they work to solve the mystery of this so-far-unseen material that permeates the Universe. It's not that the stuff doesn't exist. It does, but we just can't see it. The only way it can be detected is by its...
- By: Carolyn Collins Petersen (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/cc-petersen)
- On: Tue, 25 Aug 2026 18:53 +0000