NASA Sets Coverage for Astronaut Anil Menon Launch to Space Station
Reported by NASA
NASA astronaut Anil Menon will launch aboard the Roscosmos Soyuz MS-29 spacecraft to the International Space Station on Tuesday, July 14, accompanied by cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov and Anna Kikina, where they will join the Expedition 74 crew advancing scientif...
- By: NASA
- On: Thu, 09 Jul 2026 22:09 +0000
NASA Space Telescope Maps Magnetic Fields of ‘Lighthouse’ Pulsar
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For the first time, scientists have used NASA’s IXPE (Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer) to directly measure the magnetic fields of PSR J1101−6101, a pulsar located within what is often referred to as the Lighthouse Nebula. The results provide new ins...
- By: NASA
- On: Thu, 09 Jul 2026 20:08 +0000
To Ancient Astronomers, Theta Eridani Was Brighter For A Thousand Years. Now We Know Why
Reported by Universe Today
Ptolemy and al-Sufi were keen ancient astronomers, one in Greece and one in Persia, whose observations were separated by almost a thousand years. They both noted that the star Theta Eridani was far brighter than it is today. Now we know why....
- By: Evan Gough (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/ion23drive)
- On: Thu, 09 Jul 2026 19:52 +0000
Ultra-Black Coating Could Mitigate Light Pollution Caused by Satellites
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Astrophysicists working tirelessly to tackle the growing impact of satellite constellations have pioneered a new ultra-black coating as one possible way to mitigate the problem....
- By: Matthew Williams (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/houseofwilliams)
- On: Thu, 09 Jul 2026 18:51 +0000
Principal Investigator and Quality Assessment Reports Evaluate Umbra Synthetic Aperture Radar Data
Reported by NASA
The reports add to the growing documentation on commercial data’s contributions to Earth science research and applications....
- By: NASA
- On: Thu, 09 Jul 2026 18:14 +0000
Curiosity Sees Martian Sulfur Up Close
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This close-up view shows fragments of sulfur crystals — the first ever seen on the Red Planet. The crystals were found after NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover happened to drive over a rock and crush it on May 30, 2024. Several days later, Curiosity used a ca...
- By: NASA
- On: Thu, 09 Jul 2026 16:33 +0000