Celebration of Space - June 19, 2026
Reported by Scott MacNeill's Columns
On Sunday, June 21, 2026 at 4:25 am ET, Earth will arrive at the point in its orbit where the Northern Hemisphere is at maximum tilt (23.4°) towards the Sun. This is the Summer Solstice and marks the first day of the summer season in the Northern Hemisphe...
- By: Scott MacNeill
- On: Fri, 19 Jun 2026 13:30:27 EDT
The Black Holes That Burp Years After They Eat
Reported by Universe Today
When a star strays too close to a supermassive black hole, it is torn apart in a brief, brilliant flare, and astronomers long assumed that was the end of the story. It isn't. Using the Very Large Array to follow dozens of these stellar killings, a team has...
- By: Mark Thompson (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/mark)
- On: Mon, 29 Jun 2026 06:48 +0000
An Island of Calm at the Violent Heart of the Galaxy
Reported by Universe Today
The centre of the Milky Way is one of the most violent places in the Galaxy, a churning storm of gas moving faster than sound, and about the last spot you would expect a star to be born. Yet astronomers mapping that chaos with the ALMA telescope have stumb...
- By: Mark Thompson (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/mark)
- On: Mon, 29 Jun 2026 06:38 +0000
Two Planets Lighter Than Candy Floss
Reported by Universe Today
Astronomers have found two of the lightest worlds ever discovered, a pair of giant planets so wispy that, gram for gram, they are less dense than candy floss. Each is roughly the size of Jupiter yet holds almost nothing inside and the two circle the same d...
- By: Mark Thompson (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/mark)
- On: Mon, 29 Jun 2026 06:26 +0000
Feedback from Young Stars Influences Galaxy Evolution
Reported by Universe Today
Star formation is a major driver in galaxy evolution, right up there with the collisions and mergers that shape all galaxies. Researchers led by Ohio State University graduate student Debosmita Pathak, studied 18,000 star-forming regions in nearby spiral g...
- By: Carolyn Collins Petersen (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/cc-petersen)
- On: Mon, 29 Jun 2026 02:19 +0000
Europa’s Ice Shell Secrets Unlocked by Ground Radar Study
Reported by Universe Today
Jupiter’s moon, Europa, has become high-value real estate for astrobiologists and the search for life beyond Earth. This is because the small moon, which is slightly smaller than Earth’s Moon, boasts a massive subsurface ocean of liquid water that scie...
- By: Laurence Tognetti, MSc (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/laurencetognetti)
- On: Mon, 29 Jun 2026 00:19 +0000