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Satellite Events for Tonight

A Mission To Collect A Sample From Apophis

Reported by Universe Today

The coming of asteroid (99942) Apophis in April 2029 has sparked plenty of discussion both inside and outside the astronomical community. Despite original fears that it be pose a threat, Apophis will safely pass around 32,000 km away from Earth - though ad...
  • By: Andy Tomaswick (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/andy-tomaswick)
  • On: Thu, 26 Jun 2025 07:10 +0000

Schweickart Prize Goes to a Plan for Managing Asteroid Mining Risks

Reported by Universe Today

This year's $10,000 Schweickart Prize is going to a team of students who are proposing a panel to address the risks that could arise when we start tinkering with asteroids....
  • By: Alan Boyle (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/cosmiclog)
  • On: Thu, 26 Jun 2025 07:10 +0000

Ceramics Will Be Critical To the Lunar Economy - But We Don't Know How To Make Them There Yet

Reported by Universe Today

If there are permanent stations on the Moon, the residents will need to learn to live off the land, using local resources to manufacture building material and supplies. Ceramics work well on Earth, and they'll have a role to play on the Moon. The problem i...
  • By: Andy Tomaswick (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/andy-tomaswick)
  • On: Thu, 26 Jun 2025 07:10 +0000

A fast radio burst detected last year turned out to be from long-dead NASA satellite

Reported by Universe Today

A team of astronomers and astrophysicists affiliated with several institutions in Australia has found that a mysterious fast radio burst (FRB) detected last year originated not from a distant source, but from one circling the planet—a long-dead satellite...
  • By: Matthew Williams (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/houseofwilliams)
  • On: Thu, 26 Jun 2025 07:10 +0000

A Framework To Ensure Lunar Resources Are Available To All

Reported by Universe Today

Space exploration enthusiasts tend to overlook the regulatory aspects of their desired goals. They focus on technologies and the science we can do with them rather than mundane things like property rights or environmental considerations. However, in the lo...
  • By: Andy Tomaswick (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/andy-tomaswick)
  • On: Thu, 26 Jun 2025 07:10 +0000

Webb Should Be Able to Detect Exo-Jupiters and Exo-Saturns

Reported by Universe Today

JWST is a powerful telescope and has directly observed a handful of exoplanets. But according to a new paper, it could set its sights higher, way higher. Astronomers suggest that Webb's MIRI and NIRCam instruments have the capabilities to detect planets ar...
  • By: Evan Gough (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/ion23drive)
  • On: Thu, 26 Jun 2025 07:10 +0000