The Galaxy That Never Was
Reported by Universe Today
A team using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has uncovered a new type of astronomical object —a starless, gas-rich, dark-matter cloud that is considered a “relic” or remnant of early galaxy formation. Nicknamed “Cloud-9,” this is the first co...
- By: Evan Gough (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/ion23drive)
- On: Tue, 06 Jan 2026 19:17 +0000
NASA Marshall Prepares for Demolition of Historic Test, Simulation Facilities
Reported by NASA
NASA is preparing for the demolition of three iconic structures at the agency’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. Crews began demolition in mid-December at the Neutral Buoyancy Simulator, a facility built in the late 1960s that once en...
- By: NASA
- On: Tue, 06 Jan 2026 18:44 +0000
Inside the Massive Radio Search of Our Newest Interstellar Guest
Reported by Universe Today
It feels like every week now we’re writing a new article about how 3I/ATLAS is not an alien technology. But it’s worth re-iterating, and perhaps taking a look at the methodology we used to prove that statement. A new paper, available in pre-print form ...
- By: Andy Tomaswick (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/andy-tomaswick)
- On: Tue, 06 Jan 2026 18:20 +0000
Scientists Identify ‘Astronomy’s Platypus’ with NASA’s Webb Telescope
Reported by NASA
After combing through NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope’s archive of sweeping extragalactic cosmic fields, a small team of astronomers at the University of Missouri says they have identified a sample of galaxies that have a previously unseen combinatio...
- By: NASA
- On: Tue, 06 Jan 2026 17:16 +0000
NASA Webb Finds Early-Universe Analog’s Unexpected Talent for Making Dust
Reported by NASA
Using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have spotted two rare kinds of dust in the dwarf galaxy Sextans A, one of the most chemically primitive galaxies near the Milky Way. The finding of metallic iron dust and silicon carbide (SiC) produced...
- By: NASA
- On: Tue, 06 Jan 2026 17:14 +0000
Space Station Research Informs New FDA-Approved Cancer Therapy
Reported by NASA
NASA opens the International Space Station for scientists and researchers, inviting them to use the benefits of microgravity for commercial and public research, technology demonstrations, and more. Today, a portion of the crew’s time aboard station is de...
- By: NASA
- On: Tue, 06 Jan 2026 16:00 +0000