Uncovering the Valleys Hidden Below Greenland’s Ice
Reported by NASA
A new map of the terrain beneath the Greenland Ice Sheet links hundreds of valleys that previous maps missed or left fragmented....
- By: NASA
- On: Mon, 28 Sep 2026 04:00 +0000
Astronomers Couldn't Explain This Ancient Star's Chemistry. A Lab Experiment Just Did.
Reported by Universe Today
Everything from the gold in your smart phone to the calcium in your bones was originally created in a star. But for a long time there has been a question about the levels of one particular element - strontium, which makes fireworks burn bright red and is u...
- By: Andy Tomaswick (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/andy-tomaswick)
- On: Mon, 28 Sep 2026 01:38 +0000
The Solar System’s First Planets Were Made of Fire, Not Ice
Reported by Universe Today
The early stages of the solar system remain shrouded in mystery. Not much remains from that time, but scientists have developed plenty of theories about what was going on back then. One of those theories attempts to answer a simple question - did the early...
- By: Andy Tomaswick (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/andy-tomaswick)
- On: Mon, 28 Sep 2026 01:37 +0000
JUICE mission to fly by Earth Monday: Details here
Reported by Space | EarthSky
The JUICE mission will perform a flyby of Earth next week on September 28. The spacecraft is headed toward Jupiter's icy moons, where it will arrive in 2031.
The post JUICE mission to fly by Earth Monday: Details here first appeared on EarthSky....
- By: Space | EarthSky
- On: Sun, 27 Sep 2026 12:15 +0000
A black hole jet is aimed at us … and it’s in our galaxy
Reported by Space | EarthSky
For the first time, scientists have discovered a microblazar, a black hole system in our own galaxy with a jet pointed at Earth. It lies about 12,000 light-years away.
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- By: Space | EarthSky
- On: Sun, 27 Sep 2026 12:00 +0000
JWST Finds Dynamic Structural Evolution in Chariklo’s Rings
Reported by Universe Today
When we think of asteroids, we often think of the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter that contains the majority of the known asteroids in our solar system. However, our solar system hosts several other populations of asteroids and icy rocks, inclu...
- By: Laurence Tognetti, MSc (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/laurencetognetti)
- On: Sun, 27 Sep 2026 05:12 +0000