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
ESA Outlines High-Tech Lander Instruments for 2050 Enceladus
Reported by Universe Today
Saturn’s moon, Enceladus, has become a prime solar system target for astrobiologists. This is because the small moon, which is just over 10 percent the diameter of Earth’s Moon, harbors a vast subsurface ocean beneath its icy crust. This subsurface oce...
- By: Laurence Tognetti, MSc (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/laurencetognetti)
- On: Wed, 01 Jul 2026 06:38 +0000
Habitable Worlds Targets in New Star Activity Catalog
Reported by Universe Today
Searching for habitable worlds beyond our solar system consists of more than just having it orbit within its star’s habitable zone, which is the region where temperatures could be just right for liquid water to exist on the surface. On Earth, where water...
- By: Laurence Tognetti, MSc (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/laurencetognetti)
- On: Wed, 01 Jul 2026 05:13 +0000
Astronomers Discover Another Galaxy With No Dark Matter
Reported by Universe Today
Astronomers using W. M. Keck Observatory on Maunakea, Hawaiʻi Island, have discovered the third known galaxy apparently lacking dark matter, part of a strange linear structure that may have formed during a violent collision between galaxies....
- By: Matthew Williams (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/houseofwilliams)
- On: Wed, 01 Jul 2026 02:47 +0000
Nautilus Array to Track Missing Exoplanet Atmospheres
Reported by Universe Today
Exoplanet atmospheres have become prima targets for astrobiologists in the search for life beyond Earth. This is because exoplanet surfaces can’t be directly imaged yet, so astronomers must get creative with how to search for signs of life, also called b...
- By: Laurence Tognetti, MSc (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/laurencetognetti)
- On: Wed, 01 Jul 2026 02:11 +0000
It's Finally Begun! The Vera Rubin Observatory Creating What Will Be the Greatest Movie Ever Made
Reported by Universe Today
The Vera Rubin Observatory's long-awaited Legacy Survey of Space and Time has begun. This decade-long movie of the cosmos will capture anything that changes brightness, position, or both in the southern night sky. It will study grand subjects like dark ene...
- By: Evan Gough (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/ion23drive)
- On: Tue, 30 Jun 2026 21:20 +0000