Comet 3I/ATLAS has methane, unexpected discovery reveals
Reported by Space | EarthSky
New analysis of data from the Webb space telescope shows that Comet 3I/ATLAS has methane. This shows its origin is different from comets in our solar system.
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- By: Space | EarthSky
- On: Wed, 10 Jun 2026 11:05 +0000
Where Not to Look in the Search for ET
Reported by Universe Today
When we scan the skies for signs of alien civilisations, where exactly should we be looking and perhaps more importantly, where should we not? A high school student from Ankara has just published a remarkably sophisticated answer to that question, building...
- By: Mark Thompson (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/mark)
- On: Wed, 10 Jun 2026 10:40 +0000
Reading the Moon in X-rays
Reported by Universe Today
We've walked on the Moon, driven rovers across its surface, and analysed every gram of rock the Apollo astronauts brought home, yet we still don't have a complete picture of what the Moon is actually made of. Now a team of researchers in Japan think they'v...
- By: Mark Thompson (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/mark)
- On: Wed, 10 Jun 2026 10:25 +0000
Astronomers Find a Four-Carbon Sugar in Deep Space
Reported by Universe Today
The space between stars may seem like a barren desert, but over the past few decades scientists have been finding all sorts of interesting chemicals in it. From the precursors to proteins to the building blocks of cell membranes, there has been discovery a...
- By: Andy Tomaswick (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/andy-tomaswick)
- On: Wed, 10 Jun 2026 10:03 +0000
Tyndall’s Trail of Bergs
Reported by NASA
Ice splintered off the southern Patagonia glacier and drifted across a growing glacial lake....
- By: NASA
- On: Wed, 10 Jun 2026 04:01 +0000
Flight Dynamics Research Facility Characteristics
Reported by NASA
HomeCharacteristics The Flight Dynamics Research Facility (FDRF) is a large, subsonic wind tunnel with a vertical test section for conducting flight dynamics research for stability, controllability, free-fall and aircraft spin, and spin recovery testing of...
- By: NASA
- On: Tue, 09 Jun 2026 20:47 +0000