Here’s what ‘habitable’ means to astronomers
Reported by Space | EarthSky
When astronomers say a distant world is 'habitable,' what do they mean? Do they mean humans could live there? Do they mean we've discovered alien life?
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- By: Space | EarthSky
- On: Sun, 18 Jan 2026 11:44 +0000
A New Census of Dwarf Galaxies Shows More Massive Black Holes than Previously Thought
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A new census of more than 8,000 galaxies finds active black holes rising in frequency with galaxy mass, jumping sharply in galaxies similar in mass to the Milky Way....
- By: Matthew Williams (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/houseofwilliams)
- On: Sat, 17 Jan 2026 23:12 +0000
Hubble Snaps Stellar Baby Pictures
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Newly developing stars shrouded in thick dust get their first baby pictures in these images from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope. Hubble took these infant star snapshots in an effort to learn how massive stars form. Protostars are shrouded in thick dust th...
- By: NASA
- On: Sat, 17 Jan 2026 15:00 +0000
Analysis of Chang'e-6 Samples Addresses Mysteries About the Far Side of the Moon.
Reported by Universe Today
Our nearest neighbor, the Moon, is still something of a mystery to us. For decades, scientists have wondered why it appears so lopsided, with dark volcanic plains on the near side (the side we see) and rugged, cratered mountains and a thicker crust on the ...
- By: Matthew Williams (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/houseofwilliams)
- On: Fri, 16 Jan 2026 23:53 +0000
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 to Discuss Space Station Science Mission
Reported by NASA
After 167 days in space, the crew members of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission will hold a news conference at 2:15 p.m. EST, Wednesday, Jan. 21, at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston to discuss their science expedition aboard the International Sp...
- By: NASA
- On: Fri, 16 Jan 2026 23:18 +0000
A Simulated Asteroid Impact Reveals the Strength of Iron-Rich Rocks
Reported by Universe Today
Physicists at the University of Oxford have contributed to a new study which has found that iron-rich asteroids can tolerate far more energy than previously thought without breaking apart - a breakthrough with direct implications for planetary defence stra...
- By: Matthew Williams (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/houseofwilliams)
- On: Fri, 16 Jan 2026 22:16 +0000