The World Cup From 250 Miles Up
Reported by NASA
Over the years, astronauts aboard the International Space Station have photographed several of the cities hosting the 2026 FIFA World Cup....
- By: NASA
- On: Tue, 07 Jul 2026 04:00 +0000
University Team Proposed Retractable, Pressurized Tunnels for Missions to Mars
Reported by Universe Today
As part of NASA's Moon to Mars eXploration Systems and Habitation (M2M X-Hab) 2026 Academic Innovation Challenge, a University of Michigan team proposed an actuated, pressurized tunnel system that would save countless hours of work and preparation by conne...
- By: Matthew Williams (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/houseofwilliams)
- On: Mon, 06 Jul 2026 23:24 +0000
Andromeda's Newest Dwarf Galaxy is Extremely Dim
Reported by Universe Today
Astronomers have discovered an extremely low-mass and dim dwarf galaxy around Andromeda. Called And 35, it's an Ultra-Faint Dwarf Galaxy (UFDG) and so far, the researchers have detected only 46 of its stars. Lambda-CDM predicts that there should be many UF...
- By: Evan Gough (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/ion23drive)
- On: Mon, 06 Jul 2026 18:53 +0000
NASA Takes Flight For America’s 250th
Reported by NASA
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman leads a flyover featuring his personally owned Northrop F-5 Tiger during the Great American State Fair on July 4, 2026, on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. For 250 years, America has pushed the boundaries of what’s ...
- By: NASA
- On: Mon, 06 Jul 2026 18:38 +0000
New Horizons Watches the Solar Wind as it Slows Down
Reported by Universe Today
Where does the Solar System end and interstellar space begin? That's a question scientists have been working to answer using spacecraft traveling out beyond the Sun's influence. A team of researchers from the Southwest Research Institute led by Heather Ell...
- By: Carolyn Collins Petersen (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/cc-petersen)
- On: Mon, 06 Jul 2026 17:33 +0000
A New Net-Membrane Could Clean Up Some Tricky Space Debris
Reported by Universe Today
We’ve reported on all kinds of wacky ideas for capturing and deorbiting space debris safely. From electric tethers to lasers, engineers and scientists have been trying everything they can think of to deal with the ever-increasing orbital debris problem. ...
- By: Andy Tomaswick (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/andy-tomaswick)
- On: Mon, 06 Jul 2026 15:54 +0000