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Dark matter: How new telescopes might help us find it

Reported by Space | EarthSky

New telescopes might bring scientists closer to detecting dark matter. They could soon reveal signals that finally let us understand this mysterious substance. The post Dark matter: How new telescopes might help us find it first appeared on EarthSky....
  • By: Space | EarthSky
  • On: Thu, 11 Jun 2026 11:30 +0000

Comet 3I/ATLAS has methane, unexpected discovery reveals

Reported by Space | EarthSky

New analysis of data from the Webb space telescope shows that Comet 3I/ATLAS has methane. This shows its origin is different from comets in our solar system. The post Comet 3I/ATLAS has methane, unexpected discovery reveals first appeared on EarthSky....
  • By: Space | EarthSky
  • On: Thu, 11 Jun 2026 11:05 +0000

Air Pollution’s Daily Pulse Over the Northeast

Reported by NASA

The TEMPO mission helped scientists track morning nitrogen dioxide that contributed to afternoon ozone along the New York–Washington corridor in May 2026....
  • By: NASA
  • On: Thu, 11 Jun 2026 04:01 +0000

Building in Space With Laser "Origami"

Reported by Universe Today

University of Florida researchers are exploring how lasers could help astronauts build structures on the moon using materials already available there, including lunar soil transformed into glass. The work, led by Victoria M. Miller, Ph.D., an associate pro...
  • By: Matthew Williams (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/houseofwilliams)
  • On: Wed, 10 Jun 2026 22:04 +0000

On The Hunt For Cosmic Dawn And The Universe’s Very First Stars

Reported by Universe Today

After decades of searches, cosmologists are within reach of finding cosmic dawn. A longtime observational cosmologist explains....
  • By: Bruce Dorminey (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/bruce)
  • On: Wed, 10 Jun 2026 21:35 +0000

Curiosity Blog: Sols 4913-4919: Planetary explorers, freewheeling to the Yardang unit!

Reported by NASA

Written by Catherine O’Connell-Cooper, APXS Strategic Planner and Payload Uplink/Downlink Lead, University of New Brunswick, Canada Earth planning day: Friday, June 5th, 2026 In a very broad sense, Curiosity has two modes of doing science – one centred...
  • By: NASA
  • On: Wed, 10 Jun 2026 21:23 +0000