Winter Grips Japan
Reported by NASA
The country’s northern regions are accustomed to snow, but unrelenting storms have snarled transportation and caused other challenges this winter....
- By: NASA
- On: Tue, 10 Feb 2026 05:01 +0000
Research Reveals Why Tatooine Planets are Rare
Reported by Universe Today
Why are planets rarely found orbiting a pair of stars? UC Berkeley and American University of Beirut physicists find that general relativity makes the orbit of a tight binary pair precess. As the orbit shrinks because of tidal effects, the precesion increa...
- By: Matthew Williams (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/houseofwilliams)
- On: Tue, 10 Feb 2026 00:48 +0000
Are there Hidden Dimensions to the Universe? Part 3: The Graviton Tower
Reported by Universe Today
To test it, I want you to imagine rolling up a piece of paper into a tight cylinder. Or, if you happen to be near a source of paper, doing it in real life. The analogy works either way....
- By: Paul Sutter (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/pmsutter)
- On: Mon, 09 Feb 2026 22:38 +0000
What You Need to Know About NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 Mission
Reported by NASA
Four crew members are set to launch to the International Space Station as part of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 mission, where they will conduct research, technology demonstrations, and maintenance aboard the orbiting laboratory. The crew will lift off from Spac...
- By: NASA
- On: Mon, 09 Feb 2026 22:14 +0000
A Dense Clump Of Dark Matter, Not A Supermassive Black Hole, Could Reside In The Milky Way's Center.
Reported by Universe Today
There's been widespread agreement that a supermassive black hole resides in the Milky Way's Center. But that may not be true. Researchers say that a dense clump of fermionic dark matter can also explain the motions of stars and gas clouds in the region. Cr...
- By: Evan Gough (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/ion23drive)
- On: Mon, 09 Feb 2026 19:37 +0000
Space Station Research Contributes to Artemis II
Reported by NASA
Have you ever heard the saying, “You have to learn how to walk before you can run?” The same can be true in human space exploration. To push capabilities further and ensure safe, successful missions, NASA must test ideas and solve challenges ahead of t...
- By: NASA
- On: Mon, 09 Feb 2026 16:00 +0000