New Study Says There's a Way to Make Dyson Bubbles and Stellar Engines Stable
Reported by Universe Today
While megastructures are clearly speculative, new research shows that they can (in theory) be built in a way that ensures long-term stability. These findings can provide insight into the properties of potential technosignatures in search for extraterrestri...
- By: Matthew Williams (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/houseofwilliams)
- On: Wed, 11 Mar 2026 20:36 +0000
2026 William T. Pecora Award Nominations Now Being Accepted
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The William T. Pecora Award is presented annually to individuals or teams using satellite or aerial remote sensing that make outstanding contributions toward understanding the Earth (land, oceans, and air), educating the next generation of scientists, info...
- By: NASA
- On: Wed, 11 Mar 2026 20:18 +0000
Finding Gold In A Stellar Explosion
Reported by Universe Today
NASA telescopes have detected what could be the most distant gamma-ray burst ever detected. A merging pair of neutron stars generated when they merged and exploded as a kilonova. It happened in an unusual location: a tidal stream of debris created by a gro...
- By: Evan Gough (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/ion23drive)
- On: Wed, 11 Mar 2026 20:04 +0000
Why Are Interstellar Comets So Weird? Part 2: Why Comets Are Like Cats
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Once you start listing the properties of 3I/ATLAS, it becomes clear pretty quickly that this thing is distinctly different from any other comet we've ever seen. Here's just a small taste....
- By: Paul Sutter (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/pmsutter)
- On: Wed, 11 Mar 2026 17:09 +0000
About University Innovation Project (UI)
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NASA’s University Innovation (UI) project funds university-led innovation to address the agency’s Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate’s system-level challenges via independent, NASA-alternate-path, multi-disciplinary awards. Strategi...
- By: NASA
- On: Wed, 11 Mar 2026 17:00 +0000
Telescopes Team Up for New View of Cat’s Eye Nebula
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This March 3, 2026, image combines views from ESA’s (European Space Agency) Euclid and NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope to feature one of the most visually intricate remnants of a dying star: the Cat’s Eye Nebula, also known as NGC 6543. This e...
- By: NASA
- On: Wed, 11 Mar 2026 15:53 +0000