NASA Assigns Astronaut Deniz Burnham to First Space Station Mission
Reported by NASA
NASA astronaut Deniz Burnham will embark on her first mission to the International Space Station, serving as an Expedition 76 flight engineer. Burnham will launch aboard the Roscosmos Soyuz MS-30 spacecraft with cosmonauts Dmitri Petelin and Konstantin Bor...
- By: NASA
- On: Thu, 30 Jul 2026 16:11 +0000
The ELT's Spectrograph Could Sniff Out Biosignatures on Other Worlds
Reported by Universe Today
Before any major telescope commissioning, there are dozens of papers that attempt to define what we can expect from it. We’re starting to see some come through for the Extremely Large Telescope (ELT), which hopefully will get a more imaginative name when...
- By: Andy Tomaswick (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/andy-tomaswick)
- On: Thu, 30 Jul 2026 15:40 +0000
Starburst Galaxy Centaurus A
Reported by NASA
In this July 6, 2026, image, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope’s Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI) reveals the nearby galaxy Centaurus A, exposing the dusty structures and hidden activity that shape this unusual system. Centaurus A is 11 million light-yea...
- By: NASA
- On: Thu, 30 Jul 2026 14:24 +0000
The Exciting Plan to Photograph an Alien Continent
Reported by Universe Today
NASA has selected a concept study, led by physicist Paul Stankus, exploring whether a pair of spacecraft flying in tight formation could one day produce an actual image of an Earth like exoplanet's surface, oceans, continents and all. It's an early stage i...
- By: Mark Thompson (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/mark)
- On: Thu, 30 Jul 2026 11:18 +0000
A Thermal Camera Trick Could Let LIGO See Twice as Far
Reported by Universe Today
A team of researchers have found a surprisingly simple way to boost the sensitivity of gravitational wave detectors like LIGO. It’s surprisingly simple to, just point an ordinary thermal imaging camera at the mirrors themselves. The technique could impro...
- By: Mark Thompson (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/mark)
- On: Thu, 30 Jul 2026 11:10 +0000
Wandering black hole spotted shredding a star
Reported by Space | EarthSky
Astronomers have spotted a wandering black hole shredding a star. This supermassive black hole is not at the center of a galaxy ... It's roaming the outskirts.
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- By: Space | EarthSky
- On: Thu, 30 Jul 2026 11:03 +0000