Earlier reports Convert Day of Year The Hubble Space Telescope Unlocking the Secrets of the Universe Daily Report #10770 Period Covered: 07:00 PM January 07, 2026 - 06:59 PM January 08, 2026 (DOY 008/0000z - 008/2359z) Program Principal Investigator Program Title Science Observations Scheduled 17424 Rui Marques-Chaves, University of Geneva, Department of Astronomy High-resolution imaging of the ionizing and non-ionizing radiation of extreme starbursts at z~2.4 17719 Maximilien Franco, ...Continue Reading

Earlier reports Convert Day of Year The Hubble Space Telescope Unlocking the Secrets of the Universe Daily Report #10770 Period Covered: 07:00 PM January 07, 2026 - 06:59 PM January 08, 2026 (DOY 008/0000z - 008/2359z) Program Principal Investigator Program Title Science Observations Scheduled 17424 Rui Marques-Chaves, University of Geneva, Department of Astronomy High-resolution imaging of the ionizing and non-ionizing radiation of extreme starbursts at z~2.4 17719 Maximilien Franco, ...Continue Reading

Earlier reports Convert Day of Year The Hubble Space Telescope Unlocking the Secrets of the Universe Daily Report #10769 Period Covered: 07:00 PM January 06, 2026 - 06:59 PM January 07, 2026 (DOY 007/0000z - 007/2359z) Program Principal Investigator Program Title Science Observations Scheduled 17424 Rui Marques-Chaves, University of Geneva, Department of Astronomy High-resolution imaging of the ionizing and non-ionizing radiation of extreme starbursts at z~2.4 17702 Simon Gazagnes, Uni ...Continue Reading

INBOX ASTRONOMY 2026 Beatrice M. Tinsley Prize Awarded to STScI Astronomer Kailash Sahu Release date: Thursday, January 8, 2026 10:15:00 AM Eastern Standard Time The award recognizes an outstanding research contribution to astronomy or astrophysics. Kailash Sahu, an astronomer at the Space Telescope Science Institute, will receive the 2026 Beatrice M. Tinsley Prize from the American Astronomical Society (AAS). The prize, which is awarded every two years, recognizes an outstanding research contribution to as ...Continue Reading

Earlier reports Convert Day of Year The Hubble Space Telescope Unlocking the Secrets of the Universe Daily Report #10768 Period Covered: 07:00 PM January 05, 2026 - 06:59 PM January 06, 2026 (DOY 006/0000z - 006/2359z) Program Principal Investigator Program Title Science Observations Scheduled 17702 Simon Gazagnes, University of Texas at Austin Exploring the unexpected interplay between Lyman-alpha and C IV emission using spatially resolved imaging 17708 Yue Shen, University of Illinoi ...Continue Reading

Earlier reports Convert Day of Year The Hubble Space Telescope Unlocking the Secrets of the Universe Daily Report #10767 Period Covered: 07:00 PM January 04, 2026 - 06:59 PM January 05, 2026 (DOY 005/0000z - 005/2359z) Program Principal Investigator Program Title Science Observations Scheduled 17416 Philip Bennett, Dalhousie University Wind Structure of 31 Cygni from UV Eclipse Mapping 17480 Kristen McQuinn, Space Telescope Science Institute The Turn-Down in the Baryonic Tully-Fishe ...Continue Reading

Earlier reports Convert Day of Year The Hubble Space Telescope Unlocking the Secrets of the Universe Daily Report #10767 Period Covered: 07:00 PM January 04, 2026 - 06:59 PM January 05, 2026 (DOY 005/0000z - 005/2359z) Program Principal Investigator Program Title Science Observations Scheduled 17416 Philip Bennett, Dalhousie University Wind Structure of 31 Cygni from UV Eclipse Mapping 17480 Kristen McQuinn, Space Telescope Science Institute The Turn-Down in the Baryonic Tully-Fishe ...Continue Reading

INBOX ASTRONOMY Scientists Identify 'Astronomy’s Platypus' with NASA’s Webb Telescope Release date: Tuesday, January 6, 2026 12:16:00 PM Eastern Standard Time A small sample of galaxies discovered in Webb’s archive exhibit a previously unseen combination of features that hint at a possible new population of galaxies. At the 247th meeting of the American Astronomical Society, researchers have shared preliminary but tantalizing results after a detailed analysis of James Webb Space Telescope archival data: a s ...Continue Reading

INBOX ASTRONOMY NASA Webb Finds Early-Universe Analog's Unexpected Talent for Making Dust Release date: Tuesday, January 6, 2026 12:15:00 PM Eastern Standard Time Planet-building material found even in environments lacking the needed ingredients The early universe may have been poor in heavy elements, but it was rich in creativity. In environments that lacked many of the ingredients astronomers associate with dust and planets today, new research is showing stars still found ways to build solid material. Us ...Continue Reading

INBOX ASTRONOMY NASA Hubble Helps Detect 'Wake' of Betelgeuse’s Elusive Companion Star Release date: Monday, January 5, 2026 4:15:00 PM Eastern Standard Time After nearly a decade of tracking the giant star’s hidden companion, scientists have confirmed its existence and the influence it exerts. Scientists have long puzzled over the mysterious red supergiant star Betelgeuse’s changes in brightness and surface features. The mystery intensified after the enormous star became unexpectedly faint in 2020. Now, us ...Continue Reading