Watching Dawn and Dusk on a Distant Hot Jupiter
Reported by Universe Today
Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have caught an extreme, tidally locked exoplanet in the act of showing two very different faces at once, a fierce, wind battered hemisphere and a comparatively gentler half. The discovery not only reveals a ...
- By: Mark Thompson (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/mark)
- On: Mon, 13 Jul 2026 05:51 +0000
Listening for the Universe's Faintest Whispers, a Billion Supernovae at Once
Reported by Universe Today
Buried a kilometre underground in Japan, one of the world's most sensitive detectors may have caught its first faint trace of a sound scientists have been straining to hear for decades, the combined whisper of every supernova that has ever exploded across ...
- By: Mark Thompson (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/mark)
- On: Mon, 13 Jul 2026 05:37 +0000
Most Of Moon’s Water Likely Remains Chemically Bound In Its Deep Interior
Reported by Universe Today
Aside from an unknown quantity of water in the Moon’s permanently shaded polar craters, the lion’s share of what water the Moon may have is likely chemically bound in its deep interior....
- By: Bruce Dorminey (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/bruce)
- On: Mon, 13 Jul 2026 00:05 +0000
China Successfully Tests Reusable Long March-10B
Reported by Universe Today
On Friday, July 10th, China achieved a major milestone as its Long March-10B completed a its maiden test flight, which included the retrieval of its first stage booster....
- By: Matthew Williams (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/houseofwilliams)
- On: Sun, 12 Jul 2026 20:56 +0000
Wally Funk, Aviation Pioneer and Oldest Woman to Travel to Space, Dies at 87
Reported by Universe Today
Wally Funk, an aviation pioneer who was the oldest woman to launch into space, has died. She was 87....
- By: Matthew Williams (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/houseofwilliams)
- On: Sat, 11 Jul 2026 23:14 +0000
Celebration of Space - July 10, 2026
Reported by Scott MacNeill's Columns
This coming Saturday, July 11, 2026, starting at 9:00 pm, the Frosty Drew Observatory will host our Celebrate the Milky Way special event. These are the nights that we think the Milky Way will be in best viewing during the summer viewing season. Frosty Dre...
- By: Scott MacNeill
- On: Fri, 10 Jul 2026 14:17:24 EDT