The Planetary Society- April 11, 2026
- 1 min read
Victor Glover and Christina Koch post-flight
Artemis II pilot Victor Glover (in orange, left) and mission specialist Christina Koch (in orange, right) are all smiles as they celebrate their successful mission around the Moon from the flight deck of USS John P. Murtha.
Big Think- April 13, 2026
- 58 min read
“One bad measurement” ruled out as Hubble tension explanation
The distance ladder and the CMB give incompatible values for the expansion rate. A new study shows just how robust the Hubble tension is.
ground.news
- April 12, 2026
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Study Finds Three Distinct Types of Black Hole Mergers
Gravitational-wave data from the LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA Collaboration reveals merging black holes fall into three subpopulations with different cosmic origins.
Space News From SpaceDaily.Com
- April 13, 2026
- 9 min read
JWST May Have Finally Found the Universe's First Stars — And the Evidence Is Stronger Than Anything Before
The James Webb Space Telescope has delivered the strongest observational evidence ever obtained for Population III stars — the theorized first generation of stars that lit up a dark universe in the early cosmos. The findings, built on independent confirmations from multiple research teams, center on a tiny companion object near one of the most distant galaxies ever observed, and they carry profound implications for our understanding of how the cosmos bootstrapped itself from primordial simplicity into the complexity we see today.
National Today- April 13, 2026
- 5 min read
Astronomers Spot Strongest Signs of Universe's First Stars - Toledo Today
Astronomers have identified the strongest evidence to date for the existence of the universe's first generation of stars, known as Population III stars. Using data from the James Webb Space Telescope, researchers analyzed a distant galaxy and found candidates for these ancient stellar objects that have remained theoretical for decades.
kottke.org- March 31, 2026
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NASA’s LRO found a new crater on the Moon…it’s 225 meters across and 43 meters deep. “According to predictions
NASA’s LRO found a new crater on the Moon…it’s 225 meters across and 43 meters deep. “According to predictions based on other lunar landmarks, a crater that big should form only once in 139 years.”
Scientific American- April 13, 2026
- 27 min read
The Artemis II mission worked—but should we really keep returning to the moon?
Artemis II’s safe return from lunar orbit sparks a debate over the costs, climate effects and long‑term value of going back to the moon
Interesting Engineering | Technology, Science, Innovation News and Videos- April 12, 2026
- 8 min read
Over 150 mergers reveal three different black hole origin stories
New findings suggest that a fraction of black hole collisions involve "recycled" objects from previous mergers.
NewsBytes- April 13, 2026
- 3 min read
Egypt fossil suggests larger North African role in human origins
A recent fossil find in Egypt suggests that human evolution may not be confined to East Africa, potentially rewriting our understanding of human origins.
