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.
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- 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.
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- 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