SPHEREx Just Took the Fingerprints of Failed Stars Across Our Cosmic Neighborhood
Reported by Universe Today
Brown dwarfs are the black (or brown?) sheep of astronomy. They’re too big to be considered a traditional gas planet, but they are too small to have started nuclear fusion and made the full transition to star-hood. They also change dramatically over time...
- By: Andy Tomaswick (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/andy-tomaswick)
- On: Thu, 15 Oct 2026 13:08 +0000
Planetary systems fall into 2 distinct families, astronomers say
Reported by Space | EarthSky
Astronomers studying planetary systems in the Milky Way have found they can be sorted into 2 families. These families are largely determined by the host star.
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- By: Space | EarthSky
- On: Thu, 15 Oct 2026 11:17 +0000
APOD: 2026 October 15 – The Milky Way over Manhattan
Reported by NASA
APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 October 15 – The… 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 un...
- By: NASA
- On: Thu, 15 Oct 2026 04:05 +0000
Fires Arrive in the Amazon Rainforest
Reported by NASA
During El Niño, a cascade of fires across the tropics begins in equatorial Asia and continues in the central and eastern Amazon....
- By: NASA
- On: Thu, 15 Oct 2026 04:01 +0000
NASA to Host News Conference Previewing US Spacewalks 100, 101
Reported by NASA
NASA will preview two upcoming spacewalks to complete solar array installation and power augmentation of the International Space Station during a news conference at 2 p.m. EDT, Tuesday, Oct. 20, from NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. NASA will stre...
- By: NASA
- On: Wed, 14 Oct 2026 20:13 +0000
The Perseverance Rover Reaches Another Milestone
Reported by Universe Today
NASA's Perseverance Rover has reached another milestone. It now holds the record for the longest distance travelled on another world, meaning Mars and Earth's Moon. It's all thanks the ingenuity behind AutoNav, it's hazard-detection driving system. It's a ...
- By: Evan Gough (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/ion23drive)
- On: Wed, 14 Oct 2026 19:14 +0000