Companion for Betelgeuse update! A new image
Reported by Space | EarthSky
A recent image appears to show the faint companion for Betelgeuse. It's the strongest evidence yet that the beloved red supergiant star has a companion star.
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- By: Space | EarthSky
- On: Tue, 28 Jul 2026 12:00 +0000
Martian Space Suits Will Need To Be 40% Lighter
Reported by Universe Today
Long before a human ever sets foot on the Red Planet, we already know how hard the environment is. Once one finally does, the only things protecting them from that harsh environment will be the infrastructure we’ve built up there, and the spacesuit that ...
- By: Andy Tomaswick (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/andy-tomaswick)
- On: Tue, 28 Jul 2026 11:53 +0000
JWST Could Spot Volcanic "Exo-Ios" Around Super-Jupiters
Reported by Universe Today
Jupiter’s moon, Io, is the most volcanically active planetary body in the solar system, boasting hundreds of active volcanoes spewing molten lava into space. This occurs from a process called tidal heating where Jupiter’s massive gravity constantly str...
- By: Laurence Tognetti, MSc (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/laurencetognetti)
- On: Tue, 28 Jul 2026 05:56 +0000
Smoke Blankets Oregon
Reported by NASA
Lightning storms have ignited dozens of fires in central and eastern Oregon....
- By: NASA
- On: Tue, 28 Jul 2026 04:01 +0000
Chang'e-6 Samples Provide an Ancient Record of the Moon's Far Side.
Reported by Universe Today
The samples returned by the Chang'e-6 mission from the far side of the Moon reveal that the two hemispheres have had rather different experiences when it comes to space weather....
- By: Matthew Williams (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/houseofwilliams)
- On: Tue, 28 Jul 2026 01:24 +0000
Little Red Dots Could Be Ancient Globular Clusters, Each Dominated by a Super-Massive Star
Reported by Universe Today
Little Red Dots are one of the mysteries uncovered by the JWST. Astronomers have been trying to figure out what they are, and have come up with multiple possibilities. New research says they could be ancient Globular Clusters with supermassive stars in the...
- By: Evan Gough (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/ion23drive)
- On: Mon, 27 Jul 2026 20:07 +0000