Universe TodayEvan Gough

Rubin Observatory to pair with neutrino alerts and rapidly boost core-collapse supernova discoveries

The Milky Way hasn't seen a directly observed core-collapse supernova in roughly a millennium, despite expectations of one to two per century. The Vera Rubin Observatory, leveraging its wide-fast-deep survey and real-time neutrino detector alerts, should rapidly identify far more supernovae, enabling prompt multi-messenger follow-up.

2026-01-27T08:54:59.802814-08:00
NASA SpaceflightChris Bergin

NASA schedules wet dress rehearsal (WDR) for SLS ahead of Artemis II

By NASA Spaceflight: Teams at the Kennedy Space Center are advancing preparations for the Artemis II mission, the….

2026-01-27T05:56:21.902866-08:00
Universe TodayAndy Tomaswick

Habitable Worlds Observatory Requires Picometer-Level Precision to Find an Earth 2.0

By Universe Today: Lately we’ve been reporting about a series of studies on the Habitable Worlds Observatory (HWO), NASA’s flagship telescope mission for the 2040s. These studies have looked at the type of data they need to collect, and what the types of worlds they would expect to find would look like.

2026-01-27T06:23:30.260772-08:00