A New Class of Star: Merger Remnant
Reported by Universe Today
In the vastness of the Universe, any new object with interesting properties can spur the search for similar objects, potentially establishing a new class of stars. In a paper published in Astronomy & Astrophysics and an arXiv preprint, researchers from...
- By: Evan Gough (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/ion23drive)
- On: Wed, 08 Apr 2026 19:41 +0000
Twin NASA Control Rooms Support Artemis Safety, Success
Reported by NASA
Twin control rooms at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, are actively supporting real-time mission operations in lunar orbit as part of the agency’s Artemis II mission, helping ensure astronaut safety and mission success as the...
- By: NASA
- On: Wed, 08 Apr 2026 18:13 +0000
Solar Eclipse of the Heart
Reported by NASA
The Moon, seen here backlit by the Sun during a solar eclipse on April 6, 2026, is photographed by one of the cameras on the Orion spacecraft’s solar array wings. During lunar flyby, the Artemis II astronauts observed a solar eclipse that only they could...
- By: NASA
- On: Wed, 08 Apr 2026 17:12 +0000
Meet Orpheus - A Hopper Mission Built To Hunt For Life In Martian Volcanoes
Reported by Universe Today
We’ve spent decades scratching the surface of Mars trying to uncover life there. But we’ve been searching a barren wasteland bombarded by radiation and bathed in toxic perchlorates. The entire time, it's likely that it’s been too hostile to harbor ex...
- By: Andy Tomaswick (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/andy-tomaswick)
- On: Wed, 08 Apr 2026 13:48 +0000
There’s less ice in moon’s shadows than 1st thought
Reported by Space | EarthSky
Ice in moon’s shadows is scarce, NASA’s ShadowCam finds, with only small, scattered deposits instead of the abundant ice once expected.
The post There’s less ice in moon’s shadows than 1st thought first appeared on EarthSky....
- By: Space | EarthSky
- On: Wed, 08 Apr 2026 11:00 +0000
A Volcanic Medley Near Mammoth Lakes
Reported by NASA
A massive, old caldera and more recently formed craters shape the landscape in the eastern Sierra Nevada....
- By: NASA
- On: Wed, 08 Apr 2026 04:01 +0000