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Satellite Events for Tonight

JWST Finds An Exoplanet Around A Pulsar Whose Atmosphere Is All Carbon

Reported by Universe Today

Science advances through data that don’t fit our current understanding. At least that was Thomas Kuhn’s theory in his famous On the Structure of Scientific Revolutions. So scientists should welcome new data that challenges their understanding of how th...
  • By: Andy Tomaswick (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/andy-tomaswick)
  • On: Thu, 11 Sep 2025 19:50 +0000

Where Did The Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Come From?

Reported by Universe Today

When an interstellar object (ISO) travels through our inner Solar System, the immediate question is "Where did it come from?" There are only fleeing opportunities to study these, since their trajectories take them out of the Solar System pretty quickly. A ...
  • By: Evan Gough (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/ion23drive)
  • On: Thu, 11 Sep 2025 19:50 +0000

One Wrong Hit Could Send an Asteroid on a Collision Course with Earth

Reported by Universe Today

It was a chilly night when I peered through my 10” Meade LX200 telescope from Norfolk in the UK! I wasn’t completely convinced it would appear nor even be visible but bang on the prediction, asteroid 2002 MN drifted by my field of view and I was amazed...
  • By: Mark Thompson (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/mark)
  • On: Thu, 11 Sep 2025 19:50 +0000

This Wandering Black Hole Has Left Its Galactic Center

Reported by Universe Today

Traditionally, black holes are usually thought to reside at the centers of galaxies. However, a research team led by Dr. An Tao from the Shanghai Astronomical Observatory of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has discovered a wandering black hole in a dwarf g...
  • By: Evan Gough (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/ion23drive)
  • On: Thu, 11 Sep 2025 19:50 +0000

Hunting for Aliens in the Galaxy's Most Promising Neighbourhood

Reported by Universe Today

Are we alone in the universe? It’s a question that has, despite extensive and sometimes ingenious attempts, yet to be answered. In one of the most ambitious searches for extraterrestrial intelligence ever conducted, Chinese scientists have used the world...
  • By: Mark Thompson (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/mark)
  • On: Thu, 11 Sep 2025 19:50 +0000

Has NASA Detected Convincing Evidence Of Ancient Life On Mars?

Reported by Universe Today

NASA Says Mars Rover Discovered Potential Biosignature Last Year - https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-says-mars-rover-discovered-potential-biosignature-last-year/ Redox-driven mineral and organic associations in Jezero Crater, Mars - https://www.natur...
  • By: Evan Gough (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/ion23drive)
  • On: Thu, 11 Sep 2025 19:50 +0000