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Satellite Events for Tonight

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Venus' Clouds Are 60% Water, According To Reanalyzed Pioneer Data

Reported by Universe Today

Reanalyzing old data with our modern understanding seems to be in vogue lately. However, the implications of that reanalysis for some topics are more impactful than others. One of the most hotly debated topics of late in the astrobiological community has b...
  • By: Andy Tomaswick (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/andy-tomaswick)
  • On: Thu, 02 Oct 2025 18:26 +0000

Dedicated Amateur Discovers Supernova in Remote Galaxy

Reported by Universe Today

Astronomy is increasingly becoming an online affair. Recent discoveries of interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS and R2 SWAN highlighted this fact, when both were first discussed on message boards and verified via remote telescopes before confirmation. Another recen...
  • By: David Dickinson (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/david-dickinson)
  • On: Thu, 02 Oct 2025 18:26 +0000

New Organic Molecules Found In Old Cassini Data

Reported by Universe Today

Enceladus’ ice continues to get more and more intriguing as researchers continue to unlock more secrets taken from a probe over ten years ago. When Cassini crashed into Saturn in 2017, it ended a 13 year sojourn that is still producing new research paper...
  • By: Andy Tomaswick (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/andy-tomaswick)
  • On: Thu, 02 Oct 2025 18:26 +0000

Enceladus Isn't Throwing As Much Ice Into Orbit As We Thought

Reported by Universe Today

Modeling something like geysers on a far-away moon seems like it should be easy. How much complexity could there possibly be when a geyser is simply a hole in some ice shooting superheated water through it? The answer is pretty complex, to be honest - enou...
  • By: Andy Tomaswick (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/andy-tomaswick)
  • On: Thu, 02 Oct 2025 18:26 +0000

Ariel Had A 170km Deep Sub-Surface Water Ocean

Reported by Universe Today

Interest in icy moons has been growing steadily as they become more and more interesting to astrobiologists. Some take the majority of the attention, like Enceladus with its spectacular geysers. But there are interesting ones that might be hiding amongst e...
  • By: Andy Tomaswick (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/andy-tomaswick)
  • On: Thu, 02 Oct 2025 18:26 +0000

Spiral Arm Motion Solves Exoplanet Formation Mystery

Reported by Universe Today

There are plenty of exoplanets scattered throughout the galaxy, so it would stand to reason there are also plenty of stars that are in the process of forming new exoplanets. Tracking down stars that are in different stages of that process can shed light on...
  • By: Andy Tomaswick (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/andy-tomaswick)
  • On: Thu, 02 Oct 2025 18:26 +0000