What Would Happen if the Sun Stopped? Part 3: The Photon Traffic Jam
Reported by Universe Today
A photon born in the Sun's core takes around 100,000 years to fight its way to the surface, bouncing through a random walk so inefficient that the light on your face is older than human civilization. Why the Sun's surface is a hundred-millennia-delayed bro...
- By: Paul Sutter (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/pmsutter)
- On: Wed, 17 Jun 2026 19:03 +0000
Hubble Sees Swarm of Galaxies
Reported by NASA
Looking somewhat like a swarm of bees returning to their hive, this NASA Hubble Space Telescope image released on June 12, 2026, features the galaxy cluster MACS0329-0211. Galaxy clusters like MACS0329-0211 are important signposts in the story of...
- By: NASA
- On: Wed, 17 Jun 2026 14:56 +0000
'High-Res' is the Secret to Finding Alien Life with the Next Great Space Telescope
Reported by Universe Today
We’re still in the definition phase of the Habitable Worlds Observatory (HWO), but it seems like every week a new research group comes out with a paper helping to contribute to what is shaping up to be one of the most important space telescopes of the 20...
- By: Andy Tomaswick (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/andy-tomaswick)
- On: Wed, 17 Jun 2026 13:30 +0000
Are dark galaxies hiding in the nearby universe?
Reported by Space | EarthSky
New simulations suggest our nearby universe could contain many dark galaxies, containing dark matter but no stars. And our radio telescopes could detect them.
The post Are dark galaxies hiding in the nearby universe? first appeared on EarthSky....
- By: Space | EarthSky
- On: Wed, 17 Jun 2026 11:32 +0000
Satellites swarm the night sky in this new video
Reported by Space | EarthSky
Alan Dyer shared this new video as satellites swarm across the sky, obscuring the summer Milky Way. Read more about Alan's video here.
The post Satellites swarm the night sky in this new video first appeared on EarthSky....
- By: Space | EarthSky
- On: Wed, 17 Jun 2026 10:00 +0000
Low Water at San Carlos Reservoir
Reported by NASA
Drought and water releases drained the Arizona reservoir to levels that have led to widespread fish deaths....
- By: NASA
- On: Wed, 17 Jun 2026 04:01 +0000