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An Ancient Stellar Passage Altered the Orbits of Comets We See Today

Reported by Universe Today

A recent study out of the Planetary Science Institute notes that the close passage of the star HD 7977 may have triggered a cascade, sending long-period comets sunward. What’s more, the same uptick in long-period comets may still be underway today. The s...
  • By: David Dickinson (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/david-dickinson)
  • On: Tue, 14 Jul 2026 15:03 +0000

Giant space mirror approved to test sunlight on demand

Reported by Space | EarthSky

The Federal Communications Commission has approved a test of a giant space mirror, despite fears that this could harm ecosystems, people and science. The post Giant space mirror approved to test sunlight on demand first appeared on EarthSky....
  • By: Space | EarthSky
  • On: Tue, 14 Jul 2026 11:39 +0000

Hera mission will arrive at asteroid impact site in November

Reported by Space | EarthSky

The Hera mission will reach Didymos and Dimorphos in 2026 to reveal what happened after DART crashed into Dimorphos in the first planetary defense test. The post Hera mission will arrive at asteroid impact site in November first appeared on EarthSky....
  • By: Space | EarthSky
  • On: Tue, 14 Jul 2026 10:05 +0000

Fans of the Arctic

Reported by NASA

Sediment eroded from ice-capped mountains splays out across a broad river valley on Russia’s Severny Island....
  • By: NASA
  • On: Tue, 14 Jul 2026 04:01 +0000

Curiosity Blog, Sols 4941-4947: (Pin)Stripes on the Fourth of July

Reported by NASA

Written by Deborah Padgett, MSL Operations Product Ground System Task Lead at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory Earth planning date: Thursday, July 2, 2026 Curiosity spent the week leading up to the Fourth of July holiday approaching a geologic boundary b...
  • By: NASA
  • On: Tue, 14 Jul 2026 01:04 +0000

Researchers Prove Black Theory in a Laboratory Setting

Reported by Universe Today

Researchers at the Advanced Science Research Center at the CUNY Graduate Center have demonstrated a new approach to wave amplification through interaction with rotating bodies. Rather than mechanically rotating matter, however, the team engineered a radi...
  • By: Matthew Williams (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/houseofwilliams)
  • On: Tue, 14 Jul 2026 00:08 +0000