Celebration of Space - January 30, 2026
Reported by Scott MacNeill's Columns
This coming Sunday, February 1, 2016 at 6:11 pm EST, the Moon will arrive at the point in its orbit where Earth is in between the Moon and Sun. We call this “opposition”, but is more commonly known as the full Moon. Being that the Moon is on the opposi...
- By: Scott MacNeill
- On: Fri, 30 Jan 2026 14:12:57 EST
For the First Time, Scientists Detect Molecule Critical to Life in Interstellar Space
Reported by Universe Today
For the first time, a complex, ring-shaped molecule containing 13 atoms—including sulfur—has been detected in interstellar space, based on laboratory measurements. The discovery closes a critical gap by linking simple chemistry in space with the comple...
- By: Matthew Williams (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/houseofwilliams)
- On: Sat, 31 Jan 2026 00:12 +0000
Cracks on Europa Sport Traces of Ammonia
Reported by Universe Today
The search for life-supporting worlds in the Solar System includes the Jovian moon Europa. Yes, it's an iceberg of a world, but underneath its frozen exterior lies a deep, salty ocean and a nickel-iron core. It's heated by tidal flexing, and that puts pres...
- By: Carolyn Collins Petersen (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/cc-petersen)
- On: Sat, 31 Jan 2026 00:07 +0000
NASA Selects Axiom Space for Fifth Private Mission to Space Station
Reported by NASA
NASA and Axiom Space have signed an order for the fifth private astronaut mission to the International Space Station, targeted to launch no earlier than January 2027 from the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. “The award of our fifth private ast...
- By: NASA
- On: Fri, 30 Jan 2026 23:33 +0000
"Red Geyser" Galaxies Have Plenty of Star-Forming Gas But Don't Form Stars
Reported by Universe Today
Red Geysers are an unusual class of galaxy that contain only old stars. Despite having plenty of star-forming gas, Red Geysers are quenched. Astronomers have mapped the flow of gas in these galaxies and figure out why they're dormant....
- By: Evan Gough (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/ion23drive)
- On: Fri, 30 Jan 2026 22:27 +0000
NASA Aims to Advance Hypersonic Flight Testing with New Awards
Reported by NASA
While NASA is working with U.S. aviation to explore commercial supersonic technologies, the agency is also looking forward to an even faster era of flight – one of vehicles that can fly hypersonic, or five times the speed of sound. And to further that vi...
- By: NASA
- On: Fri, 30 Jan 2026 20:45 +0000