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Satellite Events for Tonight

Colliding Dwarf Planets Created a 'Cat's Tail' 1,000 Astronomical Units Long

Reported by Universe Today

The Beta Pictoris system is only about 63 light years away. At only about 23 million years old, it's a sort of analogue for our Solar System when it was much younger. Observations show an elongated dust feature named the 'Cat's Tail' that has puzzled resea...
  • By: Evan Gough (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/ion23drive)
  • On: Thu, 29 Oct 2026 15:46 +0000

Envía tu nombre a Titán a bordo de la misión Dragonfly de la NASA

Reported by NASA

Read this release in English here. Puede que nunca llegues a surcar los cielos bajo las nubes o sobre las arenas orgánicas de la luna Titán de Saturno, ¡pero tu nombre sí puede hacerlo! La NASA invita al público a enviar su nombre a bordo de la aerona...
  • By: NASA
  • On: Thu, 29 Oct 2026 15:21 +0000

Send Your Name to Titan Aboard NASA’s Dragonfly Mission

Reported by NASA

You may never soar under the clouds or over the organic sands of Saturn’s moon Titan, but your name can. NASA is inviting the public to send their names aboard the agency’s Dragonfly rotorcraft and be part of the first science mission to fly and explor...
  • By: NASA
  • On: Thu, 29 Oct 2026 15:10 +0000

NASA’s ISAM State of Play: The Industry Standard for Space Servicing, Assembly, and Manufacturing

Reported by NASA

When companies began approaching NASA’s Langley Research Center, asking to be included in the In-Space Servicing, Assembly, and Manufacturing (ISAM) State of Play for access to competitive intelligence, the team knew they had crossed an inflection point....
  • By: NASA
  • On: Thu, 29 Oct 2026 15:06 +0000

NASA’s Hubble Marks Way for Roman Space Telescope

Reported by NASA

A sweeping barred galaxy takes center stage in this Oct. 22, 2026, image, but the gravitational lensing at bottom right is the real target. This observation is one of many gravitational lensing images taken by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope in preparation...
  • By: NASA
  • On: Thu, 29 Oct 2026 14:49 +0000

Ghostly Cat’s Head Nebula Lurks Within Sight of NASA’s Hubble, Webb

Reported by NASA

Like a spectral form rising out of a cold mist, NASA’s Hubble and James Webb Space Telescopes have captured a hauntingly dynamic star-forming scene. It lies within the vast Carina Nebula, a diffuse star-forming region located about 7,500 light-years away...
  • By: NASA
  • On: Thu, 29 Oct 2026 14:01 +0000