It Took a Cosmic Village to Shape Early Galaxies
Reported by Universe Today
An early galaxy cluster named after an Indian lake is teaching astronomers about influences on galaxy evolution in the infant Universe. Astronomer Ronaldo Laishram of the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (NAOJ) used the Subaru Telescope’s wide...
- By: Carolyn Collins Petersen (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/cc-petersen)
- On: Sun, 31 May 2026 17:20 +0000
Could aliens visit Earth? Here are some challenges
Reported by Space | EarthSky
Scientists say it’s unlikely aliens visit Earth anytime soon, because interstellar travel faces huge barriers of distance, energy and time.
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- By: Space | EarthSky
- On: Sun, 31 May 2026 12:00 +0000
Lasers at the Lunar Poles Could Help Astronauts Navigate
Reported by Universe Today
A team of scientists is exploring ways to use dark craters at the lunar poles as sites for ultrastable lasers to aid in surface and near-lunar navigation. The group, led by Physicist Jun Ye, an expert on lasers and precision measurements, were discussing t...
- By: Carolyn Collins Petersen (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/cc-petersen)
- On: Sat, 30 May 2026 19:50 +0000
Who You Send to the Moon Matters More Than You Think
Reported by Universe Today
Building a permanent base on the Moon sounds like an engineering problem. Design the habitat, sort the power supply, figure out life support, and you're most of the way there. But the engineers who've spent time thinking hard about this will tell you the r...
- By: Mark Thompson (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/mark)
- On: Sat, 30 May 2026 11:01 +0000
Celebration of Space - May 29, 2026
Reported by Scott MacNeill's Columns
This coming Sunday, May 31, 2026 at 4:47 am ET, the Moon will once again arrive on the opposite side of Earth than the Sun. This is the full Moon. On this date the Moon will rise with the setting Sun and set with the rising Sun, keeping the Moon above the ...
- By: Scott MacNeill
- On: Fri, 29 May 2026 10:30:34 EDT
MAVEN Spacecraft Finds New Plasma Squeezing at Mars
Reported by Universe Today
A cloaked alien invasion force is approaching Earth and coming up on Mars. The first officer looks through a viewfinder and says, “Captain, the fourth planet’s atmosphere is behaving strangely. As though it were trying to block incoming energy.” The ...
- By: Laurence Tognetti, MSc (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/laurencetognetti)
- On: Sat, 30 May 2026 00:32 +0000