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Satellite Events for Tonight

NASA eClips and GLOBE Educators Strengthen a Regional STEM Ecosystem in Coastal Virginia

Reported by NASA

Thirty-eight science educators representing seven school districts across Virginia’s Tidewater region joined forces with community organizations, such as the Elizabeth River Project, to deepen their instructional practice through a dynamic collaboration ...
  • By: NASA
  • On: Tue, 05 May 2026 21:20 +0000

NASA’s Perseverance Mars Rover Surveys ‘Crocodile Bridge’

Reported by NASA

Description NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover used its Mastcam-Z camera system to capture this 360-degree panorama of a region nicknamed “Crocodile Bridge” on Jezero Crater’s rim. The panorama is made up of 980 images, 971 of which were taken on Dec. ...
  • By: NASA
  • On: Tue, 05 May 2026 20:10 +0000

Curiosity Blog, Sols 4879-4885: Struggle at Atacama

Reported by NASA

Written by William Farrand, Senior Research Scientist, Space Science Institute Earth planning date: Friday, May 1, 2026 Chile’s Atacama desert is the driest mid-latitude desert in the world, receiving only 15 millimeters (0.59 inches) of precipitation pe...
  • By: NASA
  • On: Tue, 05 May 2026 20:00 +0000

Subaru Telescope Reveals New Data on the Interior Composition of 3I/ATLAS

Reported by Universe Today

The Subaru Telescope observed the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS (C/2025 N1) on January 7, 2026 (UT), after it made its closest approach to the Sun. By observing colors in the coma around the comet, astronomers could estimate the ratio of carbon dioxide to wa...
  • By: Matthew Williams (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/houseofwilliams)
  • On: Tue, 05 May 2026 19:08 +0000

650 NASA Volunteers Have Co-Authored Scientific Papers

Reported by NASA

After a recent count, NASA Citizen Science is proud to report that more than 650 people who have volunteered to participate in NASA citizen science projects have co-authored peer-reviewed research papers with scientists on those project teams. These volunt...
  • By: NASA
  • On: Tue, 05 May 2026 18:34 +0000

NASA’s Curiosity Rover Frees Its Drill From a Rock

Reported by NASA

Description This series of images shows NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover as it got a rock stuck to the drill on the end of its robotic arm and, after waving the arm and running the drill a few times, finally detached the rock. The imagery showing the entire p...
  • By: NASA
  • On: Tue, 05 May 2026 17:58 +0000