Universe TodayAndy Tomaswick

Parker Solar Probe spots massive magnetic 'tadpoles' reconnecting on the Sun

During its closest-ever pass, NASA's Parker Solar Probe used Wide-Field imagers to record massive magnetic 'tadpoles' — tens of thousands of kilometers across — reconnecting back to the Sun's surface, a phenomenon described in a new Astrophysical Journal Letters paper led by Angelos Vourlidas (Johns Hopkins APL).

2025-12-19T04:35:19.663984-08:00
BloombergSana Pashankar; Loren Grush

Trump Signs Executive Order to Protect NASA’s Artemis Program, Directs Plans for Moon Outpost

By Bloomberg: President Donald Trump signed an executive order that aims to return astronauts to the moon through NASA’s Artemis space program with an eye toward building a permanent lunar presence.

2025-12-18T13:18:46.282079-08:00
BloombergLoren Grush

NASA Chief Fuels SpaceX-Blue Origin Rivalry in Moon Push

By Bloomberg: NASA’s new administrator, Jared Isaacman, said the agency will pick whichever company builds its moon lander the fastest — whether that be Elon Musk’s SpaceX or Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin — to put humans on the lunar surface for the first time in more than 50 years.

2025-12-18T14:29:38.648297-08:00