Do Dwarf Galaxies Merge In The Milky Way's Halo?
Reported by Universe Today
Our current understanding of the Cosmos shows that structures emerge hierarchically. First there are dark matter densities, then dwarf galaxies. Those dwarfs then merge to form more massive galaxies, which merge together into even larger galaxies. Evidence...
- By: Evan Gough (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/ion23drive)
- On: Wed, 28 Jan 2026 19:48 +0000
Networks Keeping NASA’s Artemis II Mission Connected
Reported by NASA
NASA’s Artemis II mission will transport four astronauts around the Moon, bringing the agency one step closer to sending the first astronauts to Mars. Throughout Artemis II, astronaut voice, images, video, and vital mission data must traverse thousands o...
- By: NASA
- On: Wed, 28 Jan 2026 17:02 +0000
NASA Telescopes Spot Surprisingly Mature Cluster in Early Universe
Reported by NASA
A new discovery captures the cosmic moment when a galaxy cluster – among the largest structures in the universe – started to assemble only about a billion years after the big bang, one or two billion years earlier than previously thought. This result, ...
- By: NASA
- On: Wed, 28 Jan 2026 16:38 +0000
Chandra, Webb Catch Twinkling Lights
Reported by NASA
Data from Chandra adds red, green, and blue twinkling lights in this Dec. 22, 2025, image of Pismis 24 from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope. Pismis 24 is a young cluster of stars in the core of the nearby Lobster Nebula, approximately 5,500 light-...
- By: NASA
- On: Wed, 28 Jan 2026 16:26 +0000
NASA Webb Pushes Boundaries of Observable Universe Closer to Big Bang
Reported by NASA
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has topped itself once again, delivering on its promise to push the boundaries of the observable universe closer to cosmic dawn with the confirmation of a bright galaxy that existed 280 million years after the big bang. ...
- By: NASA
- On: Wed, 28 Jan 2026 15:00 +0000
Life in Europa’s ocean still possible, new research suggests
Reported by Space | EarthSky
New research shows that life in Europa's ocean could be maintained by chemical nutrients sinking into the ocean from the icy crust above.
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- By: Space | EarthSky
- On: Wed, 28 Jan 2026 12:05 +0000