The Asteroid That May Be Three Worlds
Reported by Universe Today
We have been watching asteroid (44) Nysa for well over a century without ever really knowing what it looks like. Now the sharpest images ever taken of it, from two of the largest telescopes on Earth, have revealed two deep valleys running right around its ...
- By: Mark Thompson (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/mark)
- On: Sat, 01 Aug 2026 07:01 +0000
Smashed Ice Worlds Formed Neptune's Inner Moons and Rings
Reported by Universe Today
The planet Neptune has 16 known moons, with its largest Moon, Triton, comprising more than 99.5 percent of the mass of all of them. Triton’s incredible size has led scientists to hypothesize it was a captured object originating from the Kuiper Belt, whic...
- By: Laurence Tognetti, MSc (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/laurencetognetti)
- On: Sat, 01 Aug 2026 05:19 +0000
APOD: 2026 August 1 – Buck Moon and Belt of Venus
Reported by NASA
APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 August 1 – Buck… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss APOD Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating uni...
- By: NASA
- On: Sat, 01 Aug 2026 04:05 +0000
Celebration of Space - July 31, 2026
Reported by Scott MacNeill's Columns
On Wednesday, August 12, 2026 a total solar eclipse will occur over parts of Greenland, Iceland, and Spain. In Southern New England we will experience a partial solar eclipse. This is a fantastic opportunity to witness a stunning natural event that occurs ...
- By: Scott MacNeill
- On: Fri, 31 Jul 2026 14:35:13 EDT
Charon’s Mountains Reveal Moon Once Spun 10x Faster
Reported by Universe Today
Pluto’s moon, Charon, is one of the most unexplored (and arguably underappreciated) planetary objects in the entire solar system. This is primarily because it’s only been visited once by NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft during its famous Pluto flyby in...
- By: Laurence Tognetti, MSc (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/laurencetognetti)
- On: Sat, 01 Aug 2026 00:57 +0000
Interstellar Travel: The Space Age and Nuclear Rockets
Reported by Universe Today
Given the state of our technology, it would take a spacecraft a ridiculously long time to reach even the nearest star in our galaxy. However, scientists continue to ponder ways in which we could achieve the dream of interstellar spaceflight. Here are a few...
- By: Matthew Williams (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/houseofwilliams)
- On: Fri, 31 Jul 2026 23:45 +0000