Is a giant planet orbiting Tabby’s Star? Maybe
Reported by Space | EarthSky
Astronomers in the U.K. and France said this month they might have found a giant planet orbiting Tabby's Star. It might explain the star's unusual dimming.
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- By: Space | EarthSky
- On: Sun, 02 Aug 2026 12:00 +0000
Does asteroid Nysa have 3 lobes and a moon?
Reported by Space | EarthSky
The asteroid Nysa might be the first-known 3-lobed body. And the new observations also reveal a tiny moon orbiting the asteroid.
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- By: Space | EarthSky
- On: Sun, 02 Aug 2026 11:45 +0000
The Asteroid That May Be Three Worlds
Reported by Universe Today
We have been watching asteroid (44) Nysa for well over a century without ever really knowing what it looks like. Now the sharpest images ever taken of it, from two of the largest telescopes on Earth, have revealed two deep valleys running right around its ...
- By: Mark Thompson (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/mark)
- On: Sat, 01 Aug 2026 07:01 +0000
Smashed Ice Worlds Formed Neptune's Inner Moons and Rings
Reported by Universe Today
The planet Neptune has 16 known moons, with its largest Moon, Triton, comprising more than 99.5 percent of the mass of all of them. Triton’s incredible size has led scientists to hypothesize it was a captured object originating from the Kuiper Belt, whic...
- By: Laurence Tognetti, MSc (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/laurencetognetti)
- On: Sat, 01 Aug 2026 05:19 +0000
APOD: 2026 August 1 – Buck Moon and Belt of Venus
Reported by NASA
APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 August 1 – Buck… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss APOD Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating uni...
- By: NASA
- On: Sat, 01 Aug 2026 04:05 +0000
Celebration of Space - July 31, 2026
Reported by Scott MacNeill's Columns
On Wednesday, August 12, 2026 a total solar eclipse will occur over parts of Greenland, Iceland, and Spain. In Southern New England we will experience a partial solar eclipse. This is a fantastic opportunity to witness a stunning natural event that occurs ...
- By: Scott MacNeill
- On: Fri, 31 Jul 2026 14:35:13 EDT