NASA’s TESS Mission Reveals the “Puffiest” Planets Ever Found

NASA's TESS spacecraft finds two 'cotton candy' planets in one system

NASA's TESS space telescope has discovered two 'super puffy' giant planets with the density of cotton candy.

Scientists discover gigantic ‘super-puff’ planets lighter than candy floss

'They also have a similar density to shaving foam.'

Look: Mystery spheres on Australian beach identified as 'space balls'

Look: Mystery spheres on Australian beach identified as 'space balls'

First look at Earth’s second moon — revealed in satellite images for the first time ever

This rock star is ready for its extreme close-up. Chinese researchers have captured the first-ever close-up images of the rare “mini-moon” that’s tracing circles around the Earth. Dubbed 2016 HO3 or Kamoʻoalewa, this interstellar rolling stone is not actually one of our lunar satellites – it’s too distant for that — but rather an asteroid []

Astronaut reveals tiny ISS garden growing food for future moon and mars missions

Astronaut reveals tiny ISS garden growing food for future moon and mars missions

Astronomers found two rare super puff planets lighter than cotton candy

Two newly confirmed super-puff planets are so diffuse that they are less dense than cotton candy, despite being about the size of Jupiter. Their rare orbital relationship and enormous, lightweight atmospheres could provide valuable clues about how some of the strangest planets in the galaxy come to exist.

This planet survived the death of its star—and kept its atmosphere

Astronomers have for the first time observed an atmosphere around a giant planet orbiting a white dwarf

NASA’s TESS Mission Finds Planetary System in New Way

For the first time, NASA’s TESS (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite) mission has identified a planet orbiting a distant star thanks to ripples in space-time. Unlike the star-hugging transiting planets TESS regularly reveals, the newfound world is a super-Jupiter orbiting far from its host star. “When TESS launched, no one expected it to ever be capable []

Euclid telescope snaps best photo yet of Milky Way’s heart

The new photo of the Milky Way's bright centre will help in the search for planets beyond our Solar System

Strange formation in NASA's Mars photo fuels claims of extraterrestrial life on the Red Planet

Strange formation in NASA's Mars photo fuels claims of extraterrestrial life on the Red Planet

The galaxy’s coldest “stars” may actually be alien megastructures

Scientists have identified new clues that could help astronomers spot one of the most famous hypothetical alien megastructures: a Dyson sphere. The study finds that red dwarfs and white dwarfs are the most promising stars to examine, since advanced civilizations could potentially build energy-harvesting swarms around them more easily. These objects would stand out by glowing in infrared light instead of visible light, lacking the dusty signatures of ordinary stars, and possibly flickering in unusual ways.

Scientists Say They’ve Identified an Earth-Like Planet Right Next Door

This one's exciting. The post Scientists Say They’ve Identified an Earth-Like Planet Right Next Door appeared first on Futurism.

Alien life on nearby 'super Earth' much likelier than we thought, study claims

Alien life on nearby 'super Earth' much likelier than we thought, study claims

Hong Kong-developed ‘Eye for Space’ now operating aboard Tiangong space station

A state-of-the-art greenhouse gas monitoring instrument spearheaded by a Hong Kong university has officially commenced operations aboard China’s Tiangong space station, following its successful installation by the city’s first home-grown astronaut, Lai Ka-ying. The Multi-Spectral Imaging Carbon Observatory (Musico) – often dubbed the “Eye for Space” – will remain in orbit for at least two years, according to Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), which led the development of the...

Lambakan satelit jadikan malam makin terang

BRUSSELS: Sebanyak 1.7 juta satelit yang dirancang beberapa syarikat untuk dilancarkan ke orbit bumi dalam beberapa tahun akan datang akan membawa kesan yang memusnahkan bidang astronomi, menurut satu kajian baharu. Menurut Balai Cerap Selatan Eropah (ESO), rancangan untuk memenuhi orbit bumi dengan sejumlah besar satelit yang sangat terang itu merupakan ancaman kepada kewujudan teleskop yang ... Read more The post Lambakan satelit jadikan malam makin terang appeared first on Utusan Malaysia.

NASA’s New Horizons Reveals a Hidden Interstellar Slowdown at the Solar System’s Edge

“Studying the heliosphere is like solving a cosmic puzzle.”

60 million stars: Euclid space telescope snaps the largest-ever close-up photo of the Milky Way's crowded heart

60 million stars: Euclid space telescope snaps the largest-ever close-up photo of the Milky Way's crowded heart

15 geological formations and the extraordinary processes that created them

From hexagonal basalt columns to giant underground crystals, these 15 formations show how heat, water, pressure and time shape the planet's most unusual landscapes

Possible "space balls" found on Australian beach. Authorities are combing the sand to find them [Silly]

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SpaceX: Needs To Come Down To Earth

SpaceX: Needs To Come Down To Earth

Authorities identify likely source of 6 mysterious 'space balls' that washed up on Australia beach

Australian authorities said they have identified the likely source of six mysterious "space balls" that washed up on a beach in Queensland. The Australian Space Agency says the spherical objects appear to be "pressure vessels" from a space launch vehicle that fell back to earth. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/ktla?sub_confirmation=1

Can AI create art? How the world’s first AI art museum is redefining creativity

Located in downtown Los Angeles, Dataland spans roughly 25,000 sq feet and features a series of multisensory galleries where visitors can experience artworks generated through AI systems trained on vast environmental and scientific datasets.

This Is the Most Detailed Image Yet of the Milky Way's Center

The Euclid space telescope's stunning photo of our galaxy's “crowded heart” captures more than 60 million stars.

Where Minds Meet to Launch Space Economy Association Off the Ground

Spacebiz in Hong Kong - a golden opportunity for Professional Services and STEM HONG KONG SAR - Media OutReach Newswire - 29 June 2026 - Space Economy Association (Hong Kong) Ltd, or SEA, officially formed in the midst of the space economy boom. It is an independent membership-based ...

Canadian student satellite launches aboard SpaceX mission

A miniature satellite designed and built by students at the University of Victoria was successfully launched into orbit early Tuesday aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, marking another milestone for Canada’s next generation of space researchers.

Earth's ‘mini-moon’ revealed like never before

Earth's ‘mini-moon’ revealed like never before

Elon Musk: the making of a trillionaire

The SpaceX founder has defied sceptics to post the largest flotation in history

See Ten Spectacular Images From This Year's Astronomy Photographer of the Year Contest That Capture the Wonders of the Universe

The pictures, on the competition's shortlist, reveal the remarkable celestial objects that lie above our heads, both in deep space and closer to home

Space investing boom: Why SpaceX could be the next big frontier – Darcy Ungaro

Space investing boom: Why SpaceX could be the next big frontier – Darcy Ungaro

Trump humiliated as anti-MAGA '8647' message reappears on grass of National Mall after Freedom 250 event

Satellite imagery shows what appears to be a giant “8647” etched into the ground of the National Mall, the same imprint that was etched into the grass in mid June

Why AST SpaceMobile Keeps Gaining

AST SpaceMobile shares surged after the company confirmed its newest satellites are alive and well in orbit.

China’s Spent Rockets Are Turning Low Earth Orbit Into a Debris Minefield

Meanwhile, China's top-secret 'dragon' space plane just released another unidentified object over Earth. The post China’s Spent Rockets Are Turning Low Earth Orbit Into a Debris Minefield first appeared on Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion.

A tritium ‘nuclear battery’ just reached orbit for the first time

The nuclear age has quietly reached commercial spaceflight. City Labs, a Miami firm, has launched BOHR, which it calls the world’s first commercial nuclear-powered satellite and the first nuclear CubeSat. The craft is about the size of a softball. It flew on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rideshare on 7 July, alongside 80 other payloads, the [] This story continues at The Next Web

Arrakihs, a Spanish mission to illuminate the mystery of dark matter: ‘We have broken molds’

Four-telescope astronomical observatory is at the heart of the first space exploration to be led by the country