Solving the Mystery of Blue Flashes
Reported by Universe Today
Brief, brilliant flashes of blue light occasionally appear across the universe, burning hundreds of times brighter than ordinary supernovae before fading within days. Astronomers have puzzled over these luminous fast blue optical transients for years, unab...
- By: Mark Thompson (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/mark)
- On: Wed, 14 Jan 2026 17:36 +0000
NASA Bids Farewell to Historic Test Stands That Built the Space Age
Reported by Universe Today
Two towering buildings that helped launch humanity's greatest space achievements came down on January 10 at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Centre in Alabama. The Dynamic Test Stand and the T-tower, both designated National Historic Landmarks, played crucial ...
- By: Mark Thompson (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/mark)
- On: Wed, 14 Jan 2026 17:21 +0000
A Supernova That Shouldn't Exist
Reported by Universe Today
For decades, astronomers believed that the most massive stars in the universe lived fast and died quietly, collapsing directly into black holes without the spectacular fireworks of a supernova explosion. That understanding has been dramatically overturned ...
- By: Mark Thompson (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/mark)
- On: Wed, 14 Jan 2026 16:44 +0000
To Study the Moon's Ancient Ice, We First Have to Pollute It
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There is a fundamental tension in space exploration that has created ongoing debates for decades. By creating the infrastructure we need to explore other worlds, we damage them in some way, making them either less scientifically interesting or less “pris...
- By: Andy Tomaswick (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/andy-tomaswick)
- On: Wed, 14 Jan 2026 15:24 +0000
Peering Below Callisto’s Icy Crust with ALMA
Reported by Universe Today
What exists beneath the surface of Jupiter’s icy moon, Callisto? This is what a recent study accepted by The Planetary Science Journal hopes to address as a team of researchers investigated the subsurface composition of Callisto, which is Jupiter’s out...
- By: Laurence Tognetti, MSc (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/laurencetognetti)
- On: Wed, 14 Jan 2026 14:38 +0000
La NASA publica datos de la temperatura global
Reported by NASA
Read this press release in English here. La temperatura global de la superficie terrestre en 2025 fue un poco más cálida que en 2023 pero, dentro de los márgenes de error, ambos años está prácticamente empatados, según un análisis realizado po...
- By: NASA
- On: Wed, 14 Jan 2026 14:35 +0000