Tracing a neutrino ghost to a distant ‘shadow blaster’ galaxy

by quasarn01 | Jun 17, 2026 | Astronomy

Neutrinos are one of the fundamental particles of the universe. They live a ghostly existence with no electric charge, very little mass and extremely few interactions with matter. They are also the most abundant particles with mass in the universe and can be created...

After three sessions, SpaceX already among world’s most valuable companies

by quasarn01 | Jun 17, 2026 | Astronomy

SpaceX shares surged again Tuesday, lifting Elon Musk’s rocket company into the world’s top five in market value for most of the session as a record-breaking IPO gave way to a torrid buying frenzy. Go to Source

Are alien probes hiding in our backyard? A new study says we’ve barely looked

by quasarn01 | Jun 16, 2026 | Astronomy

Even at this early stage in our spacefaring age, humanity has already begun sending probes that will eventually reach other solar systems, even if that was not their original intention. Five robotic explorers—Pioneer 10 and 11, Voyager 1 and 2, and New Horizons—are...

Q&A: Boosting NASA’s Swift Observatory to support continued space observation

by quasarn01 | Jun 16, 2026 | Astronomy

NASA’s “rapid-response” space telescope is slowly falling out of orbit, but a daring mission this summer could allow the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory to continue scanning the sky for many more years to come. In the first mission of its kind, a...

Webb and Hubble reveal the history of a relic of Milky Way’s formation

by quasarn01 | Jun 16, 2026 | Astronomy

Researchers using two of humanity’s most powerful observatories—NASA’s James Webb and Hubble Space Telescopes—have definitively shown that Terzan 5 is not a globular star cluster, as it was once classified, offering new insight into how galaxies like our...