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
Hot Jupiter CoRoT-2b Rotates Backward to Orbit
Reported by Universe Today
Hot Jupiter exoplanets have completely changed how we look at the universe. This is because before the first exoplanet orbiting a Sun-like star was discovered in 1995, 51 Pegasi b, astronomers theorized every solar system looks just like ours: rocky planet...
- By: Laurence Tognetti, MSc (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/laurencetognetti)
- On: Sun, 28 Jun 2026 01:09 +0000
Deuterium in Comets Tell Interesting Tales
Reported by Universe Today
Comets have play an interesting role in astronomy history. From antiquity, many cultures saw them omens or spirits, portending good or bad news for kings, queens, and emperors. Over the past few hundred years, however, astronomers have studied them intentl...
- By: Carolyn Collins Petersen (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/cc-petersen)
- On: Sun, 28 Jun 2026 00:49 +0000
Astronomers Spot a Possible Supernova Remnant Near the Milky Way's Supermassive Black Hole
Reported by Universe Today
NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and ESA’s XMM-Newton may have found a supernova remnant near the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way galaxy. If confirmed as a supernova remnant, the ejected material is moving at about two million mi...
- By: Matthew Williams (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/houseofwilliams)
- On: Sat, 27 Jun 2026 21:58 +0000
Celebration of Space - June 26, 2026
Reported by Scott MacNeill's Columns
This coming Monday, June 29, 2026 at 7:58 pm ET, the Moon will once again orbit into a position of alignment with the Earth and the Sun when it arrives on the opposite side of Earth than the Sun. This is the full lunar phase, which places the side of the M...
- By: Scott MacNeill
- On: Fri, 26 Jun 2026 14:48:49 EDT
The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Arrives in Florida Ahead of Launch
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NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope arrived June 21st, at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, marking the start of final prelaunch preparations before liftoff later this summer....
- By: Matthew Williams (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/houseofwilliams)
- On: Fri, 26 Jun 2026 21:05 +0000