New alien-life test could help Mars and Europa missions read organic molecules

by quasarn01 | May 11, 2026 | Astronomy

For decades, the search for life beyond Earth has revolved around a key question: What molecules should scientists be looking for on other planets or moons? A new study, published in Nature Astronomy, suggests that the more revealing clue may not be the molecules...

Pentagon releases UFO files that go back to the Apollo moon missions

by quasarn01 | May 11, 2026 | Astronomy

The Department of Defense has released a fresh batch of images and transcripts relating to reports of unidentified anomalous phenomena, formerly known as UFOs, including pictures and descriptions from NASA’s Apollo missions to the moon. Go to Source

Hubble survey sets up Roman’s future look near Milky Way’s center

by quasarn01 | May 11, 2026 | Astronomy

The Milky Way’s galactic bulge, the bulbous region that surrounds the galactic center, contains a dense collection of stars, planets, and other free-floating objects. This region has been studied for decades with numerous ground-based and space-based telescopes,...

JWST spots two early black holes growing far faster than their galaxies

by quasarn01 | May 11, 2026 | Astronomy

Astronomers have discovered two early-universe galaxies where the central black holes appear to have grown far faster than their host galaxies. Observations with the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) reveal that the black holes in these galaxies, seen just 800 million...

Saturn’s icy rings likely formed from lost moon Chrysalis

by quasarn01 | May 11, 2026 | Astronomy

You’re a long-necked Titanosaur grazing the plains and chomping away on tree leaves about 100 million years ago in the Early Cretaceous in what would eventually become a future Starbucks location. You look up at the night sky and notice a bright dot that seems...