Webb discovers one of the universe’s first galaxies

by quasarn01 | May 14, 2026 | Astronomy

Scientists have discovered a galaxy as it was 13 billion years ago, 800 million years after the Big Bang. It contains possible evidence of the universe’s first stars and is one of the most chemically primitive galaxies observed to date. Go to Source

NASA’s Psyche spacecraft buzzing Mars on its way to a rare metal asteroid

by quasarn01 | May 14, 2026 | Astronomy

A NASA spacecraft chasing a rare metal asteroid swings past Mars this week for a gravity boost, snapping thousands of pictures as practice for the main encounter in 2029. Go to Source

Astrophysicists use ‘space archaeology’ to trace the history of a spiral galaxy

by quasarn01 | May 14, 2026 | Astronomy

Billions of years ago, a young spiral galaxy began to grow in a crowded part of the universe. It pulled in gas and small companion galaxies, slowly building up the bright central region and sweeping spiral arms we see today. Go to Source

Will future missions to the moon be sustainable? It may depend on whom you ask

by quasarn01 | May 14, 2026 | Astronomy

There’s a new space race to the moon, and this time the ambitions are not just to visit but to stay. NASA’s Artemis program aims to establish a long-term human presence on the lunar surface in the 2030s. China, India, Japan and a number of private...

String theory is uniquely derived from basic assumptions about the universe, physicists show

by quasarn01 | May 14, 2026 | Latest in Physics

If you could take an apple and break it into smaller and smaller parts, you would find molecules, then atoms, followed by subatomic particles like protons and the quarks and gluons that make them up. You might think you hit the bottom, but, according to string...