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NASA interested in Hubble reboost if costs can be reduced
Space News - 7 Jun 2026 00:52
As NASA prepares an attempt to reboost an astronomy spacecraft in a decaying orbit, it is open to doing something similar for Hubble, if its operating costs can be reduced. The post NASA interested in Hubble reboost if c...
Could meteor storms harm NASA's future moon missions?
SPACE.com - 7 Jun 2026 10:00
"If a major meteor shower outburst or storm is forecast during a mission or crew activity, the mission would be delayed or the crew kept inside until the outburst or storm is over."
Mysterious signals keep coming from space: Astronomers find their 'Rosetta stone'
Phys.org - 7 Jun 2026 20:30
A pair of stars spiraling around each other. That's the origin of a new source of repeating radio bursts we've detected, called ASKAP J1745.
Why Can't the Universe Be Cyclic? Part 2: The Awkward Triumph of Inflation
Universe Today - 7 Jun 2026 19:05
Inflation is awkward, possibly not even a proper theory, and it has reigned over cosmology for forty years anyway. Here is what it claims, the flatness, horizon, and monopole problems it solves, the structure-formation p...
Could the Milky Way's missing mass be hiding in a swarm of interstellar comets?
Phys.org - 7 Jun 2026 17:00
3I/ATLAS has caused quite a stir over the last year, inviting astronomers to update what they know about other solar systems as well as our own. However, this third interstellar visitor may have an unexpected impact on o...
Lunar orbiter concept could reveal five key elements across moon in two years
Phys.org - 7 Jun 2026 15:48
Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have used simulations to show that a newly developed, compact X-ray telescope could be used to map the chemical composition of the entire lunar surface, a vital breakthrough...
A faster way to forecast alien weather
Phys.org - 7 Jun 2026 14:00
The TRAPPIST-1 system, located about 41 light years from Earth, has been a focal point of much exoplanetary discussion-mainly because it has seven confirmed planets orbiting a dim M-dwarf star. Two of those planets-TRAPP...
Trouble near the Milky Way: The Large Magellanic Cloud is ripping its smaller neighbor galaxy apart
SPACE.com - 7 Jun 2026 14:00
The Magellanic Clouds are a pair of dwarf galaxies passing the Milky Way probably for the first time, but as they move they have been interacting with each other for billions of years.
NASA to select new headquarters building by end of year
Space News - 7 Jun 2026 13:55
NASA plans to find a new headquarters building by the end of this year while remaining in the Washington area. The post NASA to select new headquarters building by end of year appeared first on SpaceNews.
'Rick and Morty' creators on their inspirations as season 9 tackles the multiverse, evolution, and a kung-fu fight in a Trader Joe's parking lot (interview)
SPACE.com - 7 Jun 2026 12:00
'This season in a lot of ways is a celebration and I think you can feel it in everything'
Rounding up the space unicorns
Space News - 7 Jun 2026 11:03
Once rare beasts, billion-dollar startups are multiplying across new orbital markets. The post Rounding up the space unicorns appeared first on SpaceNews.