NASA to Conduct Low-Altitude Flights Near Houston
Reported by NASA
Five research aircraft will support a Student Airborne Research Program (SARP) mission out of Ellington Field in Houston. Flights are expected from Wednesday, June 3 to Saturday, June 13. During the mission, select maneuvers will be conducte...
- By: NASA
- On: Mon, 01 Jun 2026 18:29 +0000
The Filamentary Funnels That Form Stars
Reported by Universe Today
The universe is full of fascinating structures, and some of the most striking take shape inside the giant clouds where stars are born. There, streams of gas appear to converge from all directions toward a dense central hub, like spokes meeting at the cente...
- By: Evan Gough (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/ion23drive)
- On: Mon, 01 Jun 2026 18:16 +0000
How Heavy Can a Neutron Star Get?
Reported by Universe Today
The physics of neutron stars are almost too fantastic to believe. Something the weight of two Suns compacted to a sphere the size of a city. Each teaspoon of its material would weigh billions of tons. If you’ve done any reading on the topic, you’ve hea...
- By: Andy Tomaswick (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/andy-tomaswick)
- On: Mon, 01 Jun 2026 17:55 +0000
Jupiter Created the Birthplace of Rocky Bodies in the Early Solar System
Reported by Universe Today
Jupiter helped create the different rocky bodies in the Solar System. The massive gas giant created a planet-induced pressure bump in the gas in the disk surrounding the young Sun. This pressure bump filtered different types of dust at different times, lea...
- By: Evan Gough (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/ion23drive)
- On: Mon, 01 Jun 2026 15:36 +0000
How a Giant Moon and a Steam Atmosphere Built the Recipe for Life
Reported by Universe Today
4.5 billion years ago was an interesting time for the Earth. The atmosphere was thick and what we would now think of as toxic. The Moon, which was freshly formed, looks much more massive than it does today and faintly glows with the residual heat from its ...
- By: Andy Tomaswick (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/andy-tomaswick)
- On: Mon, 01 Jun 2026 15:21 +0000
Pretty in Pink
Reported by NASA
This image of Westerlund 2 released on March 19, 2026, features Chandra X-ray Observatory data (pink) and infrared data from NASA’S James Webb Space Telescope (red, orange, green, cyan, and blue). Scores of gleaming stars ringed in neon pink stretch ...
- By: NASA
- On: Mon, 01 Jun 2026 14:30 +0000