Can We Steal Energy from Black Holes? Part 1: Leveling Up Spacetime
Reported by Universe Today
Roger Penrose found a way to extract energy from a spinning black hole without breaking any laws of physics. To understand it, we first have to level up our picture of spacetime, from Newton's empty stage to a swirling, draggable fabric....
- By: Paul Sutter (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/pmsutter)
- On: Mon, 24 Aug 2026 10:20 +0000
Pluto demoted to dwarf planet 20 years ago today
Reported by Space | EarthSky
Pluto is the largest of many small bodies in the outer solar system. That's partly why it was demoted from major planet to dwarf planet in 2006.
The post Pluto demoted to dwarf planet 20 years ago today first appeared on EarthSky....
- By: Space | EarthSky
- On: Mon, 24 Aug 2026 10:15 +0000
NASA Starshade Would Enable Astronomers To Directly Image Rocky Exoworlds
Reported by Universe Today
Innovative NASA-funded orbital starshade could help capture first direct images from extrasolar earths....
- By: Bruce Dorminey (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/bruce)
- On: Mon, 24 Aug 2026 07:16 +0000
What Lake Bonneville Left Behind
Reported by NASA
The drying of the massive lake exposed playas that became the setting for feats of engineering and technological ingenuity, as well as epic tales of exploration and desperation....
- By: NASA
- On: Mon, 24 Aug 2026 04:01 +0000
Astronomers Use Rare Ultra-Magnetic Star to Crack a Quantum Mystery
Reported by Universe Today
An international team observed a magnetar known as 1E 1547.0–5408 using NASA’s Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE), leading to what could be the first detection of vacuum birefringence taking place in the magnetar’s ultra-strong magnetic field....
- By: Matthew Williams (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/houseofwilliams)
- On: Sun, 23 Aug 2026 22:19 +0000
NASA Highlights Next-Gen Cargo Landers Paving the Way for a Moon Base
Reported by Universe Today
NASA and its commercial partners are making progress on their way to a permanent human presence on the Moon. As part of that, a recent press release and accompanying YouTube video hints they may be looking to provide regular updates to the progress of thos...
- By: Andy Tomaswick (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/andy-tomaswick)
- On: Sun, 23 Aug 2026 13:01 +0000