Tropical Cyclone Narelle Crosses Australia
Reported by NASA
The powerful storm lashed the northern edge of the continent with damaging winds and drenching rain as it made landfall multiple times....
- By: NASA
- On: Tue, 24 Mar 2026 04:01 +0000
Giant Craters May Reveal if Psyche is a Lost Planetary Core
Reported by Universe Today
When we think of asteroids, we almost immediately think of giant rocks bouncing around like the iconic chase scene in Empire Strikes Back, and we often hear how they are remnants from the birth of the solar system. While the asteroids that comprise the Mai...
- By: Laurence Tognetti, MSc (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/laurencetognetti)
- On: Tue, 24 Mar 2026 02:18 +0000
Parabolic Flight Experiments Delve into Planetary Formation
Reported by Universe Today
What happens in a protoplanetary disk to create planetesimals around a star? We know the general story -- the material begins to clump together and eventually grows from dust grains to rocky bodies capable of sticking together to make planets. But, how doe...
- By: Carolyn Collins Petersen (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/cc-petersen)
- On: Mon, 23 Mar 2026 23:46 +0000
Rubin Alert Leads to First Follow-Up Observations and Detection of Four Supernovae
Reported by Universe Today
NSF NOIRLab has completed end-to-end runs of its ecosystem for following up on alerts from NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory. The runs demonstrated how multiple NOIRLab-developed software tools, plus a network of telescopes around the globe, will enable ...
- By: Matthew Williams (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/houseofwilliams)
- On: Mon, 23 Mar 2026 21:59 +0000
NASA Data Hackathon Inspires Community Action
Reported by NASA
On Jan. 31, students, library staff, researchers, and community members gathered at the University of Florida’s (UF) Marston Science Library for the Environmental Monitoring through Education, Research, and Geospatial Engagement (EMERGE) NASA Data Hackat...
- By: NASA
- On: Mon, 23 Mar 2026 21:30 +0000
Science Through Shadows: How Astronomical Alignments Reveal the Universe
Reported by NASA
When one celestial object passes in front of another, it can cast a shadow that travels across space – and sometimes across Earth. These moments of alignment, known as eclipses, occultations, and transits, allow scientists to study distant objects in rem...
- By: NASA
- On: Mon, 23 Mar 2026 19:47 +0000