Is a Sea Change Coming for New Horizons Heliospheric Science?
Reported by Universe Today
If you visit the New Horizons mission website frequently, you'll notice that the spacecraft continues to generate excellent science as it plows its way through the Kuiper Belt. It recently woke up from its latest hibernation period in good health and is tr...
- By: Carolyn Collins Petersen (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/cc-petersen)
- On: Wed, 02 Sep 2026 01:03 +0000
Astronomers Find Little Red Dots About to Merge
Reported by Universe Today
Prior to its launch, astronomers were uncertain what the powerful JWST would find in the ancient, early Universe. One of its surprising findings was Little Red Dots, unexplained ancient objects. They're widely considered to be connected to the growth of SM...
- By: Evan Gough (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/ion23drive)
- On: Tue, 01 Sep 2026 21:57 +0000
NASA Selects Blue Origin as Mars Telecommunications Network Provider
Reported by NASA
NASA awarded Blue Origin a contract Tuesday to develop the agency’s Mars Telecommunications Network, a next-generation communications system that will enable reliable, high-bandwidth communications and navigation services for current and future Mars miss...
- By: NASA
- On: Tue, 01 Sep 2026 21:08 +0000
Meet ASTRID, the New High-Resolution Cosmological Simulation
Reported by Universe Today
The ASTRID cosmological simulation has run from the Universe's early days up to the present day, z=0. ASTRID is larger than some other simulations, and smaller than others. But with a higher number of particles, it has higher-resolution than its fellows. A...
- By: Evan Gough (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/ion23drive)
- On: Tue, 01 Sep 2026 19:31 +0000
What’s Up: September 2026 Skywatching Tips from NASA
Reported by NASA
Brilliant Venus and a Harvest Moon Use the Moon to find Antares and the Teapot, spot brilliant Venus, welcome the equinox, and see the Harvest Moon near Saturn and Neptune. Skywatching Highlights Transcript The Moon joins a tea party… Venus cranks up the...
- By: NASA
- On: Tue, 01 Sep 2026 19:15 +0000
Historic Engines Take Their Place on Artemis III
Reported by NASA
On Aug. 24, technicians at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida began installing the four RS‑25 engines in the core stage of the agency’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket that will carry the Artemis III crew into low Earth orbit in 2027. Each RS‑...
- By: NASA
- On: Tue, 01 Sep 2026 17:30 +0000