TESS Data Reveals 27 New Planet Candidates in Binary Systems
Reported by Universe Today
You’re doing some late afternoon work on the habitat as part of humanity’s first exoplanet settlement, but the sun is going down so you’re trying to speed things up. Just as the light dims, everything suddenly starts getting brighter. You look up and...
- By: Laurence Tognetti, MSc (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/laurencetognetti)
- On: Tue, 19 May 2026 04:51 +0000
Farming in Ancient Lake Agassiz
Reported by NASA
The glacial lake left a layer of silt and clay in southeastern Manitoba, creating fertile farmland that was divided during 19th-century land surveys and is still farmed today....
- By: NASA
- On: Tue, 19 May 2026 04:01 +0000
Astronomers Find New Circumbinary "Tatooine-like" Planet Candidates
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There's a distinct category of exoworlds out there that orbit two stars. They're called "circumbinary" planets and up until recently, astronomers had only found about 18 of them among the 6000+ other known exoplanets and candidates. Now, a team at the Univ...
- By: Carolyn Collins Petersen (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/cc-petersen)
- On: Tue, 19 May 2026 00:45 +0000
Curiosity Blog, Sols 4893-4899: Drilling at Campo Marte and a Visit From the Psyche Spacecraft
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Written by Lucy Lim, Planetary Scientist at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Earth planning date: Friday, May 15, 2026 After freeing the rover’s arm from the “Atacama” block, we are ready to drill again! The new drill target will represent the same g...
- By: NASA
- On: Tue, 19 May 2026 00:33 +0000
A Brief-ish History of SETI. Part V: The First Interstellar Messengers
Reported by Universe Today
During the 1970s, the first interstellar probes were launched, carrying messages specifically designed to be intelligible to extraterrestrial species. The messages were essentially a "message in a bottle" intended for an advanced civilization, should they ...
- By: Matthew Williams (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/houseofwilliams)
- On: Mon, 18 May 2026 23:20 +0000
Johnson Photographers Honored for Award-Winning Portraits
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Three photographers at NASA’s Johnson Space Center who inspire the world through visual storytelling earned top honors in the portrait category at the 2025 NASA Imagery Experts Program Annual Awards. “Congratulations to all three on this impressi...
- By: NASA
- On: Mon, 18 May 2026 21:28 +0000