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Satellite Events for Tonight

Astronauts Across Generations Share the Stage

Reported by NASA

On Nov. 6, 2026, Purpose Entertainment hosted the Artemis Celebration Gala at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Merritt Island, Florida. Held on the eve of NASA’s MAX POWER event, the gala celebrated the explorers, innovators, and ...
  • By: NASA
  • On: Mon, 09 Nov 2026 16:56 +0000

MAX POWER: NASA’s Inaugural Aerospace Expo Ignites America’s Future

Reported by NASA

Thousands gathered over several days in early November to experience MAX POWER – NASA’s first exhibition of America’s superiority in space, aeronautics, and technology on and around the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The multi-day, famil...
  • By: NASA
  • On: Mon, 09 Nov 2026 16:07 +0000

NASA’s ESCAPADE Completes Powered Earth Flybys, Now En Route to Mars

Reported by NASA

NASA’s two ESCAPADE (Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers) spacecraft have each successfully completed a powered Earth flyby, using Earth’s gravity in combination with a sustained engine burn to slingshot themselves toward Mars. With t...
  • By: NASA
  • On: Mon, 09 Nov 2026 16:01 +0000

A Stellar Odd Couple at an Unusual Stage of Evolution

Reported by Universe Today

Millisecond pulsars are fascinating objects that serve as natural clocks in the Universe. They form by drawing material and angular momentum from a companion. This mass transfer can rapidly accelerate the companion's evolution to a white dwarf. Astronomers...
  • By: Evan Gough (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/ion23drive)
  • On: Mon, 09 Nov 2026 14:39 +0000

CHAPEA Mission 2 Crew Reflects After 378 Days on Simulated Mars 

Reported by NASA

After 378 days without windows, the sounds of the outside world, or real-time calls with family and friends, four research volunteers stepped out of NASA’s Mars Dune Alpha habitat on Oct. 31, completing the agency’s second yearlong Mars surface simulat...
  • By: NASA
  • On: Mon, 09 Nov 2026 11:00 +0000

Carl Sagan born 92 years ago today

Reported by Space | EarthSky

Carl Sagan was born on November 9, 1934. He contributed to science and helped millions around the globe see why astronomy matters. The post Carl Sagan born 92 years ago today first appeared on EarthSky....
  • By: Space | EarthSky
  • On: Mon, 09 Nov 2026 09:07 +0000