Universe Today

72 articles in the Truth Foundry index. Each links out to the original.

• Astronomers Discover Long-Lasting Radio Outburst from Nearby Growing Black Hole · First-ever observation of a rapidly growing supermassive black hole emitting radio waves for years in a nearby galaxy.
• Neutron Star Merger Measurement Offers New Data Point for Hubble Tension · International team uses neutron star collision data to measure cosmic expansion rate.
• Apple TV's 'Star City' Spinoff Reimagines Soviet Space Race Victory · Apple TV+ concludes 'Star City' season, depicting a Soviet moon landing and Venus mission in an alternate history timeline.
• Ancient Star Theta Eridani Brightened 12x Due to Binary Evolution · New research explains why Theta Eridani was 12 times brighter 1,000 years ago due to orbital energy transfer.
• Ultra-Black Coating Developed to Reduce Satellite Light Pollution · New ultra-black coating could mitigate light pollution from satellites affecting astronomy
• Permanent Magnets Could Deflect Solar Radiation for Deep Space Crew · Researchers propose using lightweight permanent magnets to deflect lower-energy solar particles in deep-space missions.
• NASA Solicits Industry Proposals for Lunar Infrastructure Technologies · NASA seeks private sector bids to develop critical technologies for permanent lunar habitation
• Scientists Reconstruct Meteor Path Using Infrasound and Seismic Data · Researchers used sound and ground vibrations to track an Alaska fireball that eluded cameras.
• MIT Proposes Cosmic Proton Method to Detect Nuclear Weapons in Orbit · MIT researcher proposes using cosmic protons to detect hidden nuclear weapons on satellites
• Astronomers Measure Milky Way Spiral Arms Are Wider Than Thought · New X-ray observations reveal Milky Way spiral arms extend 10% farther than previously estimated.
• JWST Reveals Violent Mergers and Gentle Processes Quenched Early Massive Galaxies · JWST data shows early massive galaxies quenched via violent mergers or gentle gas starvation depending on mass and era
• JAXA's Hayabusa 2 Completes Flyby of Asteroid Torifune Ahead of 2031 Sample Return · Hayabusa 2 successfully flew past asteroid Torifune, confirming its contact binary structure with high-speed imaging.
• Euclid Telescope Discovers 31 Ancient Quasars, Including Record-Breaker · Euclid space telescope identifies 31 new quasars, doubling the count of the Universe's earliest known quasars.
• JWST Reveals Hidden Evidence of Past Merger in Galaxy Centaurus A · New JWST observations uncover subtle dust and gas signatures of a past merger in Centaurus A.
• Chandra X-ray Data Reveals Most Detailed View of M87 Jet Evolution · Astronomers use Chandra data and deconvolution to track M87 jet structures over a decade.
• SKA Telescope to Revolutionize Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence · The Square Kilometre Array will detect unintentional alien signals using AI and piggybacking on astronomy data.
• Brown Dwarf Shapes Exoplanet System in Unexpected Way · A brown dwarf in the TOI-201 system forced two planets to form in a narrow, restricted orbital zone.
• New Study Suggests Bullet Cluster Evidence Challenges Dark Matter Existence · James Webb data on the Bullet Cluster supports MOND over Dark Matter, potentially disproving its existence
• JWST Reveals How Giant Planet Survived Red Giant Star Death · JWST data shows WD 1856 b survived its star's red giant phase via migration and reheating.
• Asteroid Bombardment Kept Early Earth Too Hot for Continents to Form · New research shows asteroid impacts generated enough heat to prevent stable continental crust formation during the Hadean eon.
• Iowa State Research Reveals Muscle Wasting Mechanisms in Microgravity · Iowa State University research identifies molecular pathways causing muscle atrophy in spaceflight.
• Dying Stars Receive Chaotic Kicks from Asymmetric Gas Ejections · New Caltech model shows dying stars get kicked by asymmetric gas ejections before becoming white dwarfs
• NASA Chandra Finds Dozens of Supernova Remnants Flaring Up in Galaxy M83 · Astronomers discover 22 supernova remnants in galaxy M83 unexpectedly brightening due to binary star interactions.
• NASA Rover Finds Complex Organic Networks in Ancient Martian Mudstones · Perseverance rover detects macromolecular carbon in Jezero Crater rocks
• ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter Fails to Detect Methane on Mars · After eight years, ESA's ExoMars TGO finds no methane despite Curiosity rover detections.
• CERN Shuts Down LHC for Massive Upgrade to Launch High-Luminosity Version in 2030 · CERN is shutting down the Large Hadron Collider to rebuild it into the High-Luminosity LHC for 2030.
• Scientists Confirm Two Gamma-Ray Bursts Caused by Collapsing Neutron Stars · Los Alamos study confirms two long-duration gamma-ray bursts resulted from neutron star collapse, not mergers.
• Hot Jupiter CoRoT-2b Rotates Backward, Challenging Exoplanet Models · New study reveals CoRoT-2b rotates backward with a day longer than its year, defying standard hot Jupiter models.
• JWST Reveals Alien Comet 3I/ATLAS Has Ancient Origins and Rare Deuterium · James Webb Space Telescope finds Comet 3I/ATLAS has 30x more deuterium, indicating a 10-billion-year-old origin in a cold galactic system.
• Astronomers Detect Possible Supernova Remnant Near Milky Way's Black Hole · International team identifies potential supernova remnant in Sagittarius C near the Galactic Center.