Genetically Engineered Yeast Could Build the First Martian Outposts
Reported by Universe Today
If we are ever to have a permanent presence on Mars, we will have to learn to build there. Shipping the material from Earth to build something as simple as a pressurized habitat is prohibitively expensive, so we will have to make sure of the materials avai...
- By: Andy Tomaswick (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/andy-tomaswick)
- On: Thu, 17 Sep 2026 12:29 +0000
APOD: 2026 September 17 – A Treasure Chest in the Carina Nebula
Reported by NASA
APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 September 17 – A… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss APOD Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating un...
- By: NASA
- On: Thu, 17 Sep 2026 04:05 +0000
Summer Goes Out With a Heat Dome
Reported by NASA
Temperature records toppled across the central and southern U.S. as the autumnal equinox approached....
- By: NASA
- On: Thu, 17 Sep 2026 04:01 +0000
The Sun May Have Swallowed a Planet
Reported by Universe Today
New research suggests that some unusual characteristics of the Sun may be explained if it swallowed a large planet sometime during the Solar System’s formation....
- By: Scott Johnston (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/sajohnston1989)
- On: Thu, 17 Sep 2026 01:31 +0000
Mercury is Shrinking, But Faster Than Previously Thought
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The rough, impact-debris-covered surface of Mercury has hidden the true rate at which Mercury has been shrinking, which scientists previously underestimated by 30%...
- By: Matthew Williams (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/houseofwilliams)
- On: Wed, 16 Sep 2026 23:17 +0000
When Stars Engulf Rocky Planets, Beryllium Gives It Away
Reported by Universe Today
Astronomers know that stars can engulf planets when they stray too close. But how can they know, by looking at a star, if it has ever done so? The answer lies in Beryllium, an element not synthesized inside stars....
- By: Evan Gough (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/ion23drive)
- On: Wed, 16 Sep 2026 22:15 +0000