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Satellite Events for Tonight

NASA Invites Media, Public to Join Voyager 1 One-Light Day Activities

Reported by NASA

Launched nearly 50 years ago in 1977, NASA’s Voyager 1 on Wednesday, Nov. 18 will have traveled one light-day from Earth, which is more than 16 billion miles (25.9 billion kilometers). Voyager 1 is the most distant human-made object, and any light from E...
  • By: NASA
  • On: Tue, 10 Nov 2026 19:22 +0000

Breakthrough cosmic hydrogen measurement could transform our view of the Universe

Reported by Universe Today

The MeerKLASS international collaboration achieves the first direct measurement of the large-scale clustering of cosmic hydrogen in the Universe....
  • By: Matthew Williams (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/houseofwilliams)
  • On: Tue, 10 Nov 2026 19:01 +0000

NASA to Welcome Expedition 74 Astronauts Home at Space Center Houston

Reported by NASA

NASA will welcome home the Expedition 74 crew during a public event at Space Center Houston following their return from a long-duration mission aboard the International Space Station. NASA astronauts Jessica Meir, Jack Hathaway, and Chris Williams; ESA (Eu...
  • By: NASA
  • On: Tue, 10 Nov 2026 18:06 +0000

Why Aging Stars Suffer A Sudden Luminosity Dip

Reported by Universe Today

When low-mass stars like our Sun age, they leave the main sequence and follow the Red Giant Branch. As they ascend this branch, their luminosity steadily increases. But there's a sort of hiccup in the path called the RGB luminosity bump, where their lumino...
  • By: Evan Gough (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/ion23drive)
  • On: Tue, 10 Nov 2026 17:22 +0000

NASA Scientists Show How Gravitational Waves Can Reveal New Worlds

Reported by NASA

The LISA (Laser Interferometer Space Antenna) observatory, now in development, will detect gravitational waves, the tiny ripples in space-time caused by orbiting masses. Now two studies led by NASA astrophysicists show in new detail how LISA could reveal a...
  • By: NASA
  • On: Tue, 10 Nov 2026 16:00 +0000

CHAPEA Crew Leaves a Mark

Reported by NASA

The Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog (CHAPEA) Mission 2 crew arranged photos around a boot print in the simulated Martian sand outside their habitat on Aug. 31, 2026. The crew recently exited their habitat on Saturday, Oct. 31, after 378 days...
  • By: NASA
  • On: Tue, 10 Nov 2026 14:57 +0000