NASA Back for Seconds with New Food System Design Challenge
Reported by NASA
NASA is getting ready to send four astronauts around the Moon with Artemis II, laying the foundation for sustainable missions to the lunar surface and paving the way for human exploration on Mars. As the agency considers deep space endeavors that could las...
- By: NASA
- On: Tue, 13 Jan 2026 16:53 +0000
Can Philanthropy Fast-Track a Flagship Telescope?
Reported by Universe Today
New Space is a term now commonly used around the rocketry and satellite industries to indicate a new, speed focused model of development that takes its cue from the Silicon Valley mindset of “move fast and (hopefully don’t) break things.” Given that ...
- By: Andy Tomaswick (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/andy-tomaswick)
- On: Tue, 13 Jan 2026 15:06 +0000
Hubble Nets Menagerie of Young Stellar Objects
Reported by NASA
A disparate collection of young stellar objects bejewels a cosmic panorama in the star-forming region NGC 1333 in this new image from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope. To the left, an actively forming star called a protostar casts its glow on the surroundin...
- By: NASA
- On: Tue, 13 Jan 2026 13:38 +0000
When Martian Winds Become Sandblasters
Reported by Universe Today
Mars Express has captured stunning images of wind sculpted terrain near the planet’s equator, revealing how Martian winds act as a sandblaster across geological timescales. The spacecraft’s high resolution camera spotted amazing ridges called yardangs,...
- By: Mark Thompson (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/mark)
- On: Tue, 13 Jan 2026 13:04 +0000
The Hidden Lives of the Universe’s Ultramassive Galaxies
Reported by Universe Today
Astronomers have revealed a surprising diversity in the evolutionary paths of the universe’s most massive galaxies. Using multi-wavelength observations combining Keck Observatory spectroscopy with far infrared and radio data, researchers found that less ...
- By: Mark Thompson (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/mark)
- On: Tue, 13 Jan 2026 12:43 +0000
Strange shock wave around dead star surprises astronomers
Reported by Space | EarthSky
Astronomers have spotted a beautiful shock wave around a dead star 730 light-years away. And according to all known mechanisms, this shock wave shouldn't exist.
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- By: Space | EarthSky
- On: Tue, 13 Jan 2026 12:18 +0000