Yes, the universe's expansion is still accelerating, researchers say - Yahoo

By Will Dunham WASHINGTON, June 16 (Reuters) - Taking a fresh look at data involving a specific type of stellar explosion, a team of researchers says it has...

Scientists Crack the Secret of Venus Flytrap's Speed - Newser

Cell walls rapidly soften, flipping leaves shut in under a second, study finds

Could Earth have sent life to Jupiter's moon Europa? - Phys.org

Could Earth have seeded Jupiter's moon Europa with bacterial life, where it could have taken hold in Europa's ocean and perhaps evolved into something more? That's the hypothesis of a new paper in the International Journal of Astrobiology by Zaza Osmanov of t…

Scientists Set Out to Map Underground Fungal Networks, Find They Cover 62 Quadrillion Miles - Good News Network

The network contained within just the top 15 centimeters of soil is approximately 62 quadrillion miles long.

Understanding the somatic evolution of metabolic traits - Nature

Somatic mutations are linked to diseases, yet their prevalence and relevance in health remain poorly defined. Technological advancements now enable us to delineate how tissue-specific somatic mutations drive adaptive metabolism across the lifespan and uncover…

Deep Space Network antenna mishap blamed on poor training and procedures - SpaceNews

A NASA investigation blamed millions of dollars in damage to one of its largest Deep Space Network (DSN) antennas on poor training and procedures.

James Webb Spots Something Strange Between Day and Night on an Alien Planet - SciTechDaily

James Webb has revealed that the sunrise and sunset sides of WASP-121 b have surprisingly different atmospheres.

New study finds Burmese pythons are now changing Everglades soil chemistry - Yahoo

Nearly 40% of cabbage palm seeds survived a trip through a python’s gut and later germinated.

The Sky Today on Tuesday, June 16: The Moon meets up with Mercury and Jupiter - Astronomy Magazine

A delicate waxing crescent Moon creates an elongated triangle with bright planets Jupiter and Mercury in the evening sky.

When the Soviet Venera 13 probe touched down on Venus in March 1982, it survived for 127 minutes in a 465-degree atmosphere that crushed it with the pressure of nearly a kilometre of ocean water, and in that time it scraped a soil sample, analysed it, and tr - Space Daily

On March 1, 1982, the Soviet Venera 13 lander touched down on Venus and survived 127 minutes in 465-degree heat and 92 atmospheres of pressure — long enough to scrape a soil sample, analyse it, and transmit the first colour photographs ever taken from the sur…

The most overlooked fact about JWST’s Little Red Dots - Big Think

When JWST opened its eyes, it spied a huge number of Little Red Dots. What we saw inside was a puzzle, but what's missing could solve it.

Stress on San Andreas Fault reaches highest levels in 1,000 years as scientists await next ‘major rupture’ - KTLA

The San Andreas Fault and San Jacinto Fault Zone have reached their highest stress levels in 1,000 years, according to a study by researchers at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, leading scientists to wonder when California’s next “Big One” will occur. The f…

Giant Nevada Project Could Transform Astronomy - Newser

Caltech's array of 1,650 dishes will share real-time data globally in radio telescope project

Eyes on Exoplanets Tutorial - NASA Science (.gov)

Welcome to NASA’s Eyes on Exoplanets! Use this tutorial to start exploring worlds beyond our own. With this 3D interactive tool, you can visit all the stars

Explore JPL to Take Place Oct. 10, 11 - NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) (.gov)

NASA’s leading center for the robotic exploration of the universe is opening its doors for a two-day event. Tickets, available in late August, will go fast.

San Andreas Fault hits highest stress level in 1,000 years, University of Hawai'i study finds - ABC7 Los Angeles

Stress along the San Andreas and San Jacinto faults in Southern California has reached the highest levels in 1,000 years, according to new research from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa.