Scientists Intrigued by a Surprising Result in the Search for Dark Matter
Reported by Universe Today
Dark matter is the invisible stuff that accounts for roughly 85% of the mass in the universe, and for decades, physicists have been trying to figure out what it's made of. Now an experimental facility located nearly a mile below ground in South Dakota has ...
- By: Alan Boyle (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/cosmiclog)
- On: Wed, 02 Sep 2026 03:16 +0000
Distant Quasars Provide Crucial Link In Understanding Earliest Supermassive Black Holes
Reported by Universe Today
Extreme quasars near the dawn of time are giving astrophysicists clues to the formation of supermassive black holes....
- By: Bruce Dorminey (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/bruce)
- On: Wed, 02 Sep 2026 02:47 +0000
Is a Sea Change Coming for New Horizons Heliospheric Science?
Reported by Universe Today
If you visit the New Horizons mission website frequently, you'll notice that the spacecraft continues to generate excellent science as it plows its way through the Kuiper Belt. It recently woke up from its latest hibernation period in good health and is tr...
- By: Carolyn Collins Petersen (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/cc-petersen)
- On: Wed, 02 Sep 2026 01:03 +0000
Astronomers Find Little Red Dots About to Merge
Reported by Universe Today
Prior to its launch, astronomers were uncertain what the powerful JWST would find in the ancient, early Universe. One of its surprising findings was Little Red Dots, unexplained ancient objects. They're widely considered to be connected to the growth of SM...
- By: Evan Gough (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/ion23drive)
- On: Tue, 01 Sep 2026 21:57 +0000
NASA Selects Blue Origin as Mars Telecommunications Network Provider
Reported by NASA
NASA awarded Blue Origin a contract Tuesday to develop the agency’s Mars Telecommunications Network, a next-generation communications system that will enable reliable, high-bandwidth communications and navigation services for current and future Mars miss...
- By: NASA
- On: Tue, 01 Sep 2026 21:08 +0000
Meet ASTRID, the New High-Resolution Cosmological Simulation
Reported by Universe Today
The ASTRID cosmological simulation has run from the Universe's early days up to the present day, z=0. ASTRID is larger than some other simulations, and smaller than others. But with a higher number of particles, it has higher-resolution than its fellows. A...
- By: Evan Gough (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/ion23drive)
- On: Tue, 01 Sep 2026 19:31 +0000