How a planet survived the death of its sunlike star
Reported by Space | EarthSky
Scientists have solved the mystery of how a gas giant planet survived the death of its star. The planet migrated inward after the star's red giant phase.
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- By: Space | EarthSky
- On: Sun, 05 Jul 2026 11:58 +0000
In Anticipation of New Horizons Entering Interstellar Space, Researchers are Developing a Solar Wind Forecasting Method
Reported by Universe Today
Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) scientists are using a solar wind forecasting method combined with analytic and numerical heliosphere models to find out where the first plasma boundary of the outer heliosphere lies as NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft h...
- By: Matthew Williams (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/houseofwilliams)
- On: Sat, 04 Jul 2026 22:16 +0000
NASA’s Hubble Spies Stellar Sparkler for July 4th
Reported by NASA
Red, white, and blue stars glitter like a sparkler being waved on a dark night in this new image from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope....
- By: NASA
- On: Sat, 04 Jul 2026 11:15 +0000
A New Study into Dark Matter in the Bullet Cluster Could Disprove its Existence
Reported by Universe Today
A study led by the University of Bonn presents new data that calls the existence of Dark Matter - a fundamental pillar of the current cosmological model - into question....
- By: Matthew Williams (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/houseofwilliams)
- On: Fri, 03 Jul 2026 22:21 +0000
Bending Spacetime Reveals New Planet Hidden in Archived TESS Data
Reported by Universe Today
NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) has captured evidence of a Jupiter-like world orbiting another star, using a trick straight out of Einstein’s relativity: gravitational microlensing. The technique marks a first for TESS, and opens up...
- By: Scott Johnston (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/sajohnston1989)
- On: Fri, 03 Jul 2026 17:16 +0000
NASA’s Hubble Captures Crimson Cloud Sparkling with White, Blue Stars
Reported by NASA
Blue and white stars shine brightly against crimson gas in this image from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope....
- By: NASA
- On: Fri, 03 Jul 2026 15:01 +0000