Lightning on Jupiter is 100 times more powerful than Earth’s
Reported by Space | EarthSky
Researchers using data from the Juno spacecraft have found that lightning on Jupiter can be 100 times more powerful than on Earth, and maybe even much more.
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- By: Space | EarthSky
- On: Tue, 31 Mar 2026 11:45 +0000
Are We About to Premanently Scar the Night Sky With One Million AI Satellite and 50,000 Space Mirrors?
Reported by Universe Today
If you thought the current crop of satellite megaconstellations was bad, you’re going to be horribly disappointed by new proposals from both SpaceX and a company called Reflect Orbital. Their combined plans would fundamentally alter the night sky as we k...
- By: Andy Tomaswick (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/andy-tomaswick)
- On: Tue, 31 Mar 2026 11:07 +0000
Black Hole Runs Out of Gas, Rapidly Dims its Galaxy
Reported by Universe Today
It's not often that astronomers can observe huge changes in a galaxy's brightness over the course of a few years. Most galaxies change in brightness (and other characteristics) over millions or billions of years. So, when images of the 10-billion-light-yea...
- By: Carolyn Collins Petersen (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/cc-petersen)
- On: Tue, 31 Mar 2026 06:00 +0000
Uranus Mission Concept CASMIUS to Probe Ice Giant Secrets
Reported by Universe Today
The ice giant Uranus is one of the most fascinating objects in the solar system, with its sideways rotation, intricate ring system, and unique family of moons. However, it is also one of the least explored objects in the solar system, owing to its extreme ...
- By: Laurence Tognetti, MSc (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/laurencetognetti)
- On: Tue, 31 Mar 2026 05:29 +0000
NASA Narrows Artemis Landing Sites to 9 Key Regions
Reported by Universe Today
Less than two days from now, NASA’s Artemis II mission is scheduled to lift off for its historic 10-day journey around the Moon, marking the first time humans have ventured beyond Low Earth Orbit for the first time since Apollo 17 in 1972, and possibly e...
- By: Laurence Tognetti, MSc (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/laurencetognetti)
- On: Tue, 31 Mar 2026 05:15 +0000
Fires Tear Through Nebraska Grasslands
Reported by NASA
Dry, warm, and windy conditions across the U.S. Great Plains led to extreme fire activity in March 2026....
- By: NASA
- On: Tue, 31 Mar 2026 04:01 +0000