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
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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
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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
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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
NASA Seeks Industry Input on Second Phase of Commercial Space Stations
Reported by NASA
On Monday, NASA released a draft Request for Proposals (RFP) seeking feedback from American companies on the next phase of its commercial space stations strategy, aimed at ensuring a seamless transition of activities in low Earth orbit from the Internation...
- By: NASA
- On: Mon, 06 Jul 2026 15:33 +0000
NASA’s CAPSTONE Completes Extended Mission Testing Lunar Technologies
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As NASA prepares for a sustained human presence on the Moon, missions will increasingly require spacecraft that can navigate and communicate without a direct connection to Earth. NASA’s Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology Operations and Nav...
- By: NASA
- On: Mon, 06 Jul 2026 15:00 +0000