The Galaxy That Forgot to Spin
Reported by Universe Today
Every galaxy we know of spins. It's one of those rules of the universe so fundamental that astronomers barely think about it anymore. So when the James Webb Space Telescope pointed at one of the most massive galaxies in the early universe and found…well ...
- By: Mark Thompson (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/mark)
- On: Sun, 31 May 2026 19:35 +0000
Did We Invent Dark Energy for Nothing?
Reported by Universe Today
For nearly thirty years, dark energy has been cosmology's great get out of jail free card, the invisible, mysterious force we invented to explain why the universe is expanding faster than it should be. Now a team of mathematicians says we may never have ne...
- By: Mark Thompson (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/mark)
- On: Sun, 31 May 2026 19:26 +0000
It Took a Cosmic Village to Shape Early Galaxies
Reported by Universe Today
An early galaxy cluster named after an Indian lake is teaching astronomers about influences on galaxy evolution in the infant Universe. Astronomer Ronaldo Laishram of the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (NAOJ) used the Subaru Telescope’s wide...
- By: Carolyn Collins Petersen (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/cc-petersen)
- On: Sun, 31 May 2026 17:20 +0000
Could aliens visit Earth? Here are some challenges
Reported by Space | EarthSky
Scientists say it’s unlikely aliens visit Earth anytime soon, because interstellar travel faces huge barriers of distance, energy and time.
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- By: Space | EarthSky
- On: Sun, 31 May 2026 12:00 +0000
Lasers at the Lunar Poles Could Help Astronauts Navigate
Reported by Universe Today
A team of scientists is exploring ways to use dark craters at the lunar poles as sites for ultrastable lasers to aid in surface and near-lunar navigation. The group, led by Physicist Jun Ye, an expert on lasers and precision measurements, were discussing t...
- By: Carolyn Collins Petersen (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/cc-petersen)
- On: Sat, 30 May 2026 19:50 +0000
Who You Send to the Moon Matters More Than You Think
Reported by Universe Today
Building a permanent base on the Moon sounds like an engineering problem. Design the habitat, sort the power supply, figure out life support, and you're most of the way there. But the engineers who've spent time thinking hard about this will tell you the r...
- By: Mark Thompson (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/mark)
- On: Sat, 30 May 2026 11:01 +0000