Nearby super-Earth GJ 3378b may be a good candidate for life
Reported by Space | EarthSky
Astronomers have gotten a closer look at the nearby super-Earth GJ 3378b. It could be habitable, if it has an atmosphere.
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- By: Space | EarthSky
- On: Wed, 08 Jul 2026 11:00 +0000
Cottonwood Fire Chars Utah
Reported by NASA
The blaze burned more than 150 square miles and swept through parts of a ski resort....
- By: NASA
- On: Wed, 08 Jul 2026 04:01 +0000
Another Success for Hayabusa 2 as it Completes a Flyby of Asteroid Torifune
Reported by Universe Today
JAXA's Hayabusa 2 has completed its flyby of asteroid Torifune. The spacecraft came within about 800 meters of the asteroid's surface. Though the spacecraft is travelling very rapidly, making navigation challenging, it was still able to capture clear image...
- By: Evan Gough (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/ion23drive)
- On: Tue, 07 Jul 2026 20:21 +0000
The Euclid Space Telescope Has Found 31 New Ancient Quasars, Including the Most Ancient One Ever Found
Reported by Universe Today
Euclid is only 1.5 years into its Euclid Wide Survey and has found 31 new quasars from the Universe's first 800 million years. Though the Survey isn't specifically aimed at finding ancient quasars, it's proving to be remarkably effective at it. This large ...
- By: Evan Gough (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/ion23drive)
- On: Tue, 07 Jul 2026 19:17 +0000
NASA Transfers ‘Hundred Acre Wood’ to Patuxent Research Refuge
Reported by NASA
NASA ceremonially transferred ownership of about 105 acres of wooded land at its Goddard Space Flight Center’s Greenbelt, Maryland, campus Tuesday to the adjoining Patuxent Research Refuge, managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The property, for...
- By: NASA
- On: Tue, 07 Jul 2026 18:00 +0000
NASA’s New Horizons Spacecraft Wakes from Hibernation in Good Health
Reported by NASA
Following its longest hibernation period ever of nearly a year, NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft has emerged in good health and is ready to begin transmitting science data gathered in the distant Kuiper Belt far beyond Pluto. On June 23, flight controllers...
- By: NASA
- On: Tue, 07 Jul 2026 17:48 +0000