Martian dust storms may generate atmospheric electrical conditions that could impact future missions

by quasarn01 | Jul 1, 2026 | Astronomy

A new study by a doctoral researcher at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), part of The University of Alabama System, suggests global dust storms on Mars may organize the Martian atmosphere into regions favorable for electrical activity, increasing the...

ESA outlines high-tech lander instruments for 2050 Enceladus

by quasarn01 | Jul 1, 2026 | Astronomy

Saturn’s moon Enceladus has become a prime solar system target for astrobiologists. This is because the small moon, which is just over 10% the diameter of Earth’s moon, harbors a vast subsurface ocean beneath its icy crust. This subsurface ocean, combined...

Orbit overload could devastate astronomy if 1.7 million proposed satellites brighten night sky

by quasarn01 | Jul 1, 2026 | Astronomy

A new European Southern Observatory (ESO) study has found that current proposals to launch more than 1.7 million satellites into orbit, including extremely bright ones, would have “devastating consequences for astronomy.” According to the study, no more...

Prosecutors won’t file charges against 2 drivers in collisions that killed Wash. trooper

by quasarn01 | Jul 1, 2026 | Police Lives Matter

Pierce County prosecutors stated they could not definitively prove that the first driver acted with negligence or that the second driver knew they struck Trooper Tara-Marysa Guting Go to Source

How a giant planet survived its star’s death, then migrated inward

by quasarn01 | Jul 1, 2026 | Astronomy

When astronomers discovered a giant planet orbiting a dead star in 2020, they wondered how it survived its star’s violent demise. Now, observations from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) may finally explain the planet’s unlikely escape from...