Giant mega-Earth is 23 times more massive than Earth
Reported by Space | EarthSky
Astronomers have discovered a new giant mega-Earth exoplanet that is a whopping 23 times as massive as Earth, and 2.5 times the size.
The post Giant mega-Earth is 23 times more massive than Earth first appeared on EarthSky....
- By: Space | EarthSky
- On: Thu, 03 Sep 2026 01:17 +0000
Physicists Determine Cause of "Runaway" Supermassive Black Hole
Reported by Universe Today
Researchers at UCSB and UT Austin have determined that a galactic merger kicked a supermassive black hole into intergalactic space....
- By: Matthew Williams (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/houseofwilliams)
- On: Wed, 02 Sep 2026 20:55 +0000
NASA Revamps Challenge Linking Community College Studies to Aerospace Careers
Reported by NASA
Community college students across the U.S. now have another opportunity to discover how their education can lead to fulfilling roles at the forefront of aerospace, science, engineering, and technology. The updated NASA Community College Aerospace Scholars ...
- By: NASA
- On: Wed, 02 Sep 2026 19:01 +0000
New Research Shows How Mercury's Crust Formed by Extreme Volcanism
Reported by Universe Today
Researchers have figured out how to use lunar samples to determine the nature of volcanic activity on ancient Mercury. It's all based on SiO2, or silicon dioxide. Its abundance in a planet's crust reveals a lot about magma and volcanic activity....
- By: Evan Gough (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/ion23drive)
- On: Wed, 02 Sep 2026 18:28 +0000
NASA’s Hubble Tracks New Decagon Encircling Saturn’s South Pole
Reported by NASA
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope observes a giant, evolving, 10-sided atmospheric wave encircling Saturn’s south pole....
- By: NASA
- On: Wed, 02 Sep 2026 18:00 +0000
Rising Over Louisiana
Reported by NASA
On Aug. 28, 2026 (the evening of Aug. 27 in some time zones), the Moon passed into Earth’s shadow, creating a deep partial lunar eclipse. At the moment of greatest eclipse, 12:13 a.m. EDT, 96.3% of the Moon’s disk was immersed in Earth’s umbra—the ...
- By: NASA
- On: Wed, 02 Sep 2026 15:38 +0000