Titan and Pluto share same mysterious molecule: What is it?
Reported by Space | EarthSky
Scientists have discovered a unknown molecule on both Titan and Pluto. It's a puzzle, since the 2 worlds are so different from each other.
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- By: Space | EarthSky
- On: Wed, 15 Jul 2026 11:58 +0000
Curiosity Blog, Sols 4947-4953: Gale Crater Then and Now
Reported by NASA
Written by Alex Innanen, Atmospheric Scientist at York University, Toronto Earth planning date: Friday, July 10, 2026 Curiosity had a successful long weekend and came into this week ready to explore some more. We’ve been moving fairly rapidly through dif...
- By: NASA
- On: Wed, 15 Jul 2026 05:25 +0000
After a Billion Kilometres, China's Asteroid Hunter Finally Arrives
Reported by Universe Today
After chasing a small asteroid across a billion kilometres of space, China's Tianwen-2 probe has finally caught up, closing to within twenty kilometres of its target and beginning detailed scientific study. What it uncovers next could help settle a genuine...
- By: Mark Thompson (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/mark)
- On: Wed, 15 Jul 2026 04:55 +0000
Heat Dome Broils the Western U.S.
Reported by NASA
A ridge of high pressure fueled record-breaking temperatures in Montana, Utah, and Wyoming on July 12, 2026....
- By: NASA
- On: Wed, 15 Jul 2026 04:01 +0000
A Relativistic Jet Could be an Indication of the 'Missing-Link' for Black Holes
Reported by Universe Today
Astronomers using the U.S. National Science Foundation Very Large Array (NSF VLA) have detected an extraordinary burst of radio light from a rare cosmic event in which an intermediate-mass black hole tears apart a star, revealing what appears to be the off...
- By: Matthew Williams (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/houseofwilliams)
- On: Tue, 14 Jul 2026 23:39 +0000
The Oldest Stars in the Galaxy Just Weighed In on One of Cosmology's Biggest Arguments
Reported by Universe Today
Astronomers have measured the ages of over a hundred and fifty thousand ancient stars scattered across our Galaxy, and found the oldest of them is just the age it should be if the standard picture of the universe is correct. That simple agreement quietly u...
- By: Mark Thompson (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/mark)
- On: Tue, 14 Jul 2026 22:11 +0000