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Satellite Events for Tonight

Perseverance Meets the Megabreccia

Reported by NASA

Written by By Henry Manelski, Ph.D. student at Purdue University Last week, the Perseverance rover began an exciting new journey. Driving northwest of the Soroya ridge, Perseverance entered an area filled with a diverse range of boulders that the science t...
  • By: NASA
  • On: Mon, 08 Sep 2025 23:32 +0000

The Exoplanet TRAPPIST-1 e Takes Its Turn In The JWST's Spotlight

Reported by Universe Today

The JWST has begun examining the atmosphere of the habitable zone planet TRAPPIST-1 e. It's not finished yet, but the first observations indicate that the the planet hasn't retained its primary, or original, atmosphere. The TRAPPIST-1 star exhibits powerfu...
  • By: Evan Gough (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/ion23drive)
  • On: Mon, 08 Sep 2025 23:04 +0000

Researchers at SwRI Produced a Mission Concept for Exploring Interstellar Objects Like 3I/ATLAS

Reported by Universe Today

A new development study from the Southwestern Research Institute outlines a possible mission that could rendezvous with and explore the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS....
  • By: Matthew Williams (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/houseofwilliams)
  • On: Mon, 08 Sep 2025 23:04 +0000

Life on Earth Probably Got Some Help From Space

Reported by Universe Today

After the formation of the Solar System, it took a maximum of three million years for primordial Earth's chemical composition to settle. At the time, there was hardly any water, carbon compounds, or other ingredients necessary for life to emerge. Only a pl...
  • By: Matthew Williams (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/houseofwilliams)
  • On: Mon, 08 Sep 2025 23:04 +0000

Is A Young Exoplanet Warping The Disk Around Fomalhaut?

Reported by Universe Today

Fomalhaut is one of the brightest stars in the night sky and has been observed in great detail for decades. Some research suggests it hosts exoplanets, while other research counters that. The latest observations of the star's disk with ALMA favour the exis...
  • By: Evan Gough (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/ion23drive)
  • On: Mon, 08 Sep 2025 23:04 +0000

Exoplanet In A Ring Gap Shows How Protoplanets Can Shape Their Environment

Reported by Universe Today

Circumstellar discs are believed to be key components in planetary formation. However, we have very little actual evidence of planets growing in the “rings” that surround young stars. So planet formation theorists were ecstatic to learn that two new pa...
  • By: Andy Tomaswick (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/andy-tomaswick)
  • On: Mon, 08 Sep 2025 23:04 +0000