NASA’s Webb Discovers Hidden Planet in Famous Star System
Reported by NASA
Astronomers using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have discovered a giant planet outside our solar system, called an exoplanet, hiding within one of the most intensely studied planetary systems in our Milky Way galaxy. The young, nearby star Beta Picto...
- By: NASA
- On: Wed, 15 Jul 2026 12:00 +0000
Titan and Pluto share same mysterious molecule: What is it?
Reported by Space | EarthSky
Scientists have discovered a unknown molecule on both Titan and Pluto. It's a puzzle, since the 2 worlds are so different from each other.
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- By: Space | EarthSky
- On: Wed, 15 Jul 2026 11:58 +0000
Curiosity Blog, Sols 4947-4953: Gale Crater Then and Now
Reported by NASA
Written by Alex Innanen, Atmospheric Scientist at York University, Toronto Earth planning date: Friday, July 10, 2026 Curiosity had a successful long weekend and came into this week ready to explore some more. We’ve been moving fairly rapidly through dif...
- By: NASA
- On: Wed, 15 Jul 2026 05:25 +0000
After a Billion Kilometres, China's Asteroid Hunter Finally Arrives
Reported by Universe Today
After chasing a small asteroid across a billion kilometres of space, China's Tianwen-2 probe has finally caught up, closing to within twenty kilometres of its target and beginning detailed scientific study. What it uncovers next could help settle a genuine...
- By: Mark Thompson (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/mark)
- On: Wed, 15 Jul 2026 04:55 +0000
Heat Dome Broils the Western U.S.
Reported by NASA
A ridge of high pressure fueled record-breaking temperatures in Montana, Utah, and Wyoming on July 12, 2026....
- By: NASA
- On: Wed, 15 Jul 2026 04:01 +0000
A Relativistic Jet Could be an Indication of the 'Missing-Link' for Black Holes
Reported by Universe Today
Astronomers using the U.S. National Science Foundation Very Large Array (NSF VLA) have detected an extraordinary burst of radio light from a rare cosmic event in which an intermediate-mass black hole tears apart a star, revealing what appears to be the off...
- By: Matthew Williams (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/houseofwilliams)
- On: Tue, 14 Jul 2026 23:39 +0000