A "Smart Ruler" Could Help Swarms of Space Telescopes Image Exoplanets
Reported by Universe Today
We’ve talked plenty of times here about the infeasibility of launching a mirror big enough to directly image exoplanets using current rocket fairings - at least as long as we’re not sending them 500+ AU away to a gravitational lensing point. We’ve al...
- By: Andy Tomaswick (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/andy-tomaswick)
- On: Thu, 09 Jul 2026 14:25 +0000
Euclid finds the most ancient quasars in the universe so far
Reported by Space | EarthSky
The Euclid space telescope has discovered 31 new quasars, including the 2 most distant and most ancient quasars yet known.
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- By: Space | EarthSky
- On: Thu, 09 Jul 2026 11:45 +0000
Warped spacetime reveals exoplanet far from its star
Reported by Space | EarthSky
The Gaia and TESS space telescopes have discovered a distant Jupiter-like world - Gaia23bra b - by studying warped spacetime.
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- By: Space | EarthSky
- On: Thu, 09 Jul 2026 11:30 +0000
Apophis: From scary asteroid to a rare science opportunity
Reported by Space | EarthSky
In just 3 years, asteroid Apophis will zoom safely past Earth. This much-anticipated event is a must-see! Here's how you can see it with your own eyes.
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- By: Space | EarthSky
- On: Thu, 09 Jul 2026 11:00 +0000
Does Space Speed Up Ageing? A New Study Says Yes!
Reported by Universe Today
Scientists at UCF have found that the harsh conditions of spaceflight, radiation and weightlessness combined, can trigger changes in the liver that closely resemble accelerated ageing, and remarkably, the same genetic fingerprints show up in real astronaut...
- By: Mark Thompson (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/mark)
- On: Thu, 09 Jul 2026 05:44 +0000
Scientists Heard the Fireball No Camera Could See
Reported by Universe Today
When a fireball streaked across the Alaska sky in broad daylight, the cameras meant to capture it saw nothing useful. Undeterred, scientists turned to sound waves too low for human ears and faint tremors picked up by earthquake sensors, piecing together an...
- By: Mark Thompson (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/mark)
- On: Thu, 09 Jul 2026 05:19 +0000