Celebration of Space - June 19, 2026
Reported by Scott MacNeill's Columns
On Sunday, June 21, 2026 at 4:25 am ET, Earth will arrive at the point in its orbit where the Northern Hemisphere is at maximum tilt (23.4°) towards the Sun. This is the Summer Solstice and marks the first day of the summer season in the Northern Hemisphe...
- By: Scott MacNeill
- On: Fri, 19 Jun 2026 13:30:27 EDT
A Turquoise Tint for the Black Sea
Reported by NASA
Phytoplankton added a milky blue hue to the waters of the Black Sea and nearby waterways in spring and summer 2026....
- By: NASA
- On: Thu, 25 Jun 2026 04:00 +0000
NASA’s TESS Mission Reveals the “Puffiest” Planets Ever Found
Reported by NASA
NASA has revealed two new “super-puff” planets, giant worlds so light that their density is comparable to cotton candy. Scientists calculate that these Jupiter-sized planets are the “puffiest” worlds ever found....
- By: NASA
- On: Thu, 25 Jun 2026 01:04 +0000
Astronomers Find Stellar Evidence of an Engulfed Planet
Reported by Universe Today
A team of 14 researchers from the United States and Chile have found evidence of a subgiant star eating one of its planets. The star, called TOI-5882, was already known to astronomers because of its massive companion, a brown dwarf called TOI-5882 b. The c...
- By: Carolyn Collins Petersen (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/cc-petersen)
- On: Thu, 25 Jun 2026 00:47 +0000
That "Pink Planet" Astronomers Found Turns Out to be a Salty Customer!
Reported by Universe Today
Found in 2013, Pink Planet was too faint to study with ground-based telescopes. In new study, scientists used JWST and advanced processing methods to obtain its spectrum for the first time. Observations provided some of the first direct evidence for salt c...
- By: Matthew Williams (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/houseofwilliams)
- On: Thu, 25 Jun 2026 00:20 +0000
NASA at the Ion: Orion Lessons from Artemis II Shape NASA’s Moon to Mars Path
Reported by NASA
Seven weeks after the Orion spacecraft returned four astronauts from humanity’s first crewed journey around the Moon since Apollo, Artemis II Orion Vehicle Manager Branelle Rodriguez reflected on the miss...
- By: NASA
- On: Wed, 24 Jun 2026 21:29 +0000