NASA Webb, Hubble Reveal History of Relic of Milky Way’s Formation
Reported by NASA
Researchers using two of humanity’s most powerful observatories — NASA’s James Webb and Hubble Space Telescopes — have definitively shown that Terzan 5 is not a globular star cluster as it was once classified, offering new insight into how galaxies...
- By: NASA
- On: Tue, 16 Jun 2026 17:15 +0000
NASA’s Quantum Lab Aboard Space Station Gets Chilly Upgrade
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Astronauts aboard the International Space Station have switched on NASA’s newly upgraded Cold Atom Lab, a one-of-a-kind facility designed to improve how scientists explore the fundamental workings of matter and develop new quantum technologies. By levera...
- By: NASA
- On: Tue, 16 Jun 2026 16:50 +0000
The History and Scientific Impact of Hubble’s Deep Field Imaging
Reported by Universe Today
When someone asks me what originally got me interested in space exploration, my answer is always the same - the Hubble Deep Field. That image, taken in 1995, came out when I was in middle school, and had an everlasting impact on my sense of place in the un...
- By: Andy Tomaswick (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/andy-tomaswick)
- On: Tue, 16 Jun 2026 16:14 +0000
NASA Uses Machine Learning to Enhance Flash Flood Warnings
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The Transient Artifact and Continuous Learning System (TACLS) leverages data from continuously operating satellite networks coupled with machine learning models to help meteorologists at the National Weather Service forecast flash floods more effic...
- By: NASA
- On: Tue, 16 Jun 2026 15:23 +0000
Future Martian Colonists Will Need a New Relativistic Clock
Reported by Universe Today
We think of atomic clocks as the definitive timekeepers. They are famous for being accurate down to the picosecond. Unfortunately, they are still subject to general relativity, so if you put them on a different planet, they will track time slightly faster ...
- By: Andy Tomaswick (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/andy-tomaswick)
- On: Tue, 16 Jun 2026 15:06 +0000
Department of Health and Human Services Digital Stockpile & Manufacturing Response Network Challenge
Reported by NASA
NASA’s Center of Excellence for Collaborative Innovation (CoECI) assists in the use of crowdsourcing across the federal government. CoECI’s NASA Tournament Lab offers the contract capability to run external crowdsourced challenges on behalf of NASA and...
- By: NASA
- On: Tue, 16 Jun 2026 14:39 +0000