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The Oldest Stars in the Galaxy Just Weighed In on One of Cosmology's Biggest Arguments

Reported by Universe Today

Astronomers have measured the ages of over a hundred and fifty thousand ancient stars scattered across our Galaxy, and found the oldest of them is just the age it should be if the standard picture of the universe is correct. That simple agreement quietly u...
  • By: Mark Thompson (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/mark)
  • On: Tue, 14 Jul 2026 22:11 +0000

NASA Invites Media to Serbia Artemis Accords Signing Ceremony

Reported by NASA

The Republic of Serbia will sign the Artemis Accords at 5 p.m. EDT Thursday, July 16, during a ceremony at NASA Headquarters in Washington. NASA Deputy Administrator Matt Anderson will host Serbia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Marko Đurić and U.S. Stat...
  • By: NASA
  • On: Tue, 14 Jul 2026 21:03 +0000

Artificial Intelligence is Easily Fooled in the Search for Life

Reported by Universe Today

AI is a powerful tool in scientific research. It can be used to find patterns in vast quantities of data. But it also generates false positives, as most of us know. This is an "Achilles Heel" according to researchers who tested a neural network's ability t...
  • By: Evan Gough (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/ion23drive)
  • On: Tue, 14 Jul 2026 19:21 +0000

NASA Astronaut Anil Menon, Crewmates Arrive at Space Station

Reported by NASA

NASA astronaut Anil Menon, along with Roscosmos cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov and Anna Kikina, arrived safely at the International Space Station Tuesday, bringing the orbiting laboratory’s crew to 10 for about the next two weeks. The trio launched aboard the S...
  • By: NASA
  • On: Tue, 14 Jul 2026 18:26 +0000

Hubble Sees Crimson Cloud and Stars

Reported by NASA

Blue and white stars shine brilliantly against a crimson background of glowing gas in this July 3, 2026, image of stellar nursery LH 95 from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope. LH 95 is a region in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a dwarf galaxy that orb...
  • By: NASA
  • On: Tue, 14 Jul 2026 18:06 +0000

NASA Jets Turn Red, White, and Blue

Reported by NASA

In honor of America’s 250th birthday, two of NASA’s most iconic aircraft got a fresh coat of red, white, and blue paint ahead of a flyover in Washington on July 4, 2026, with other NASA aircraft.   An F-15 and an F/A-18 from NASA’s Armstrong Fli...
  • By: NASA
  • On: Tue, 14 Jul 2026 17:13 +0000