Wally Funk, Aviation Pioneer and Oldest Woman to Travel to Space, Dies at 87
Reported by Universe Today
Wally Funk, an aviation pioneer who was the oldest woman to launch into space, has died. She was 87....
- By: Matthew Williams (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/houseofwilliams)
- On: Sat, 11 Jul 2026 23:14 +0000
Celebration of Space - July 10, 2026
Reported by Scott MacNeill's Columns
This coming Saturday, July 11, 2026, starting at 9:00 pm, the Frosty Drew Observatory will host our Celebrate the Milky Way special event. These are the nights that we think the Milky Way will be in best viewing during the summer viewing season. Frosty Dre...
- By: Scott MacNeill
- On: Fri, 10 Jul 2026 14:17:24 EDT
A Rapidly-Growing Black Hole in a Nearby Galaxy Could Provide a Window Into the Early Universe.
Reported by Universe Today
The black hole at the centre of a nearby galaxy is growing exceptionally fast, and is producing a burst of radio emission that has never been observed before. With characteristics that are expected in the early Universe, this unique galaxy provides importa...
- By: Matthew Williams (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/houseofwilliams)
- On: Sat, 11 Jul 2026 00:51 +0000
Early Career Faculty (ECF) 2025 Awards
Reported by NASA
Back to ECF Home Advanced Diagnostics for High-Enthalpy Test Facilities Simulating Spacecraft Atmospheric Entry Planning for Autonomous Spacecraft Using Machine Learning Methods to Enable Onboard Guidance, Navigation, and Control...
- By: NASA
- On: Fri, 10 Jul 2026 19:23 +0000
NASA Volunteers Help Zooniverse Reach 1 Billion Classifications
Reported by NASA
The Zooniverse, a NASA grantee that runs the world’s largest platform for online people-powered research, has reached an extraordinary milestone: 1 billion classifications contributed by volunteers around the world. This milestone is a celebration of eve...
- By: NASA
- On: Fri, 10 Jul 2026 19:00 +0000
Astronomers Use a Neutron Star Merger to Measure Cosmic Expansion
Reported by Universe Today
Swinburne University of Technology and CSIRO have combined telescope and gravitational wave data in an attempt to unlock the true value of the Universe's expansion. Existing measurements of the Hubble Constant have split cosmologists for more than a decade...
- By: Matthew Williams (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/houseofwilliams)
- On: Fri, 10 Jul 2026 17:05 +0000