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- Scientific Study Identifies 1.5 Billion Year Old Cold Traps as Primary Targets for Lunar Ice Exploration
Published: May 1, 2026
Section: Innovations in Space
Researchers from the Weizmann Institute of Science have discovered that ice has been accumulating at the Moon’s poles for over 1.5 billion years. By analyzing ultraviolet data and...
- Israeli Scientists Map Ancient Lunar Ice Deposits To Strategic Landing Sites For NASA Artemis Missions
Published: Apr 16, 2026
Section: Innovations in Space
A collaborative study led by the Weizmann Institute has identified 1.5-billion-year-old "cold traps" at the Moon’s South Pole that are highly likely to contain usable ice. The rese...
- 'Dancing Jets' of Cygnus X-1: Earth-Sized Radio Telescope Measures Black Hole Power Equivalent to 10,000 Suns
Published: Apr 16, 2026
Section: Research
In a landmark observational study led by Curtin University and the International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR), scientists have successfully measured the instantaneou...
- James Webb Telescope Observations Rule Out Dense Atmospheres on Inner TRAPPIST-1 Rocky Exoplanets
Published: Apr 13, 2026
Section: Innovations in Space
A study led by the Universities of Geneva and Bern using the James Webb Space Telescope has successfully mapped the climate of two Earth-sized planets for the first time. The findi...
- NYU Abu Dhabi Astrophysicists Detect Deep Magnetic Rossby Waves Providing New Predictive Insights into Solar Activity
Published: Mar 27, 2026
Section: Science & Tech
A study published in Nature Astronomy on February 24, 2026, details the discovery of global-scale magnetic waves moving through the Sun’s deep interior. By analyzing a decade of so...
- Astronomers Pioneer "Extragalactic Archaeology" to Trace 12 Billion Years of History in Giant Spiral Galaxy NGC 1365
Published: Mar 23, 2026
Section: Innovations in Space
In a landmark study published in Nature Astronomy, a team led by the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian has used chemical "fingerprints" to reconstruct the life story...
- Oxford Astronomers Discover New Class of "Sulphurous" Exoplanet Characterized by Global Magma Oceans
Published: Mar 16, 2026
Section: Science & Tech
A study of the exoplanet L 98-59 d has identified a previously unknown category of planetary bodies that store massive amounts of sulphur within permanent, deep-mantle magma oceans...
- Extreme Stellar Evolution Observed in WOH G64 as Massive Star Rapidly Transitions from Red Supergiant to Yellow Hypergiant
Published: Feb 28, 2026
Section: Science & Tech
Astronomers have documented an unprecedented shift in WOH G64, a massive star located 163,000 light-years away in the Large Magellanic Cloud. The star underwent a rapid color and t...