Iron and Ice: Earth's Passage Through the Interstellar Cloud
Reported by Universe Today
Our Solar System is currently passing through the Local Interstellar Cloud, a region of highly diluted gas and dust between the stars. On its path, Earth continuously accumulates iron-60, a rare radioactive isotope of iron produced in stellar explosions. T...
- By: Evan Gough (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/ion23drive)
- On: Mon, 18 May 2026 20:11 +0000
Asteroid 2022 OB5 Spins Too Fast For Current Prospectors Highlighting the Divide Between "Accessible" and "Exploitable"
Reported by Universe Today
Asteroid mining seems simple in theory. A spacecraft flies up to a giant rock in space, scoops out some material, and either processes it on site or returns it back to a huge central processing facility. But in practice, it is certainly not that simple, an...
- By: Andy Tomaswick (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/andy-tomaswick)
- On: Mon, 18 May 2026 17:38 +0000
NASA’s MAVEN Makes 1st Discovery of Atmospheric Effect at Mars
Reported by NASA
In December 2023, scientists looking at Mars data stumbled across something completely unexpected — observations of an atmospheric effect never before seen in the Red Planet’s atmosphere. Using instruments aboard NASA’s MAVEN (Mars Atmosphere and Vol...
- By: NASA
- On: Mon, 18 May 2026 17:09 +0000
NASA Selects Next Class of Space Health Postdoctoral Fellows
Reported by NASA
The NASA-funded Translational Research Institute for Space Health (TRISH) has selected two early‑career scientists for its next class of postdoctoral fellows. The new fellows will begin their projects in May, focusing on space food systems and astronaut ...
- By: NASA
- On: Mon, 18 May 2026 17:00 +0000
Gazing Into the Past With TIME
Reported by Universe Today
How can astronomers observe ancient galaxies when they're so challenging to resolve? By looking at a whole bunch of them at once in a single spectral line and seeing how it changes over time. That's what a new instrument called the Tomographic Ionized-carb...
- By: Evan Gough (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/ion23drive)
- On: Mon, 18 May 2026 16:54 +0000
Beacon of Light
Reported by NASA
The heart of galaxy M77 shines brightly in this May 7, 2026, image from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope. The intense glow is due to gas being pulled by the strong gravity of the central black hole into a tight and rapid orbit around it. The motion ...
- By: NASA
- On: Mon, 18 May 2026 15:31 +0000