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Satellite Events for Tonight

NASA’s Hubble Telescope Reaches Milestone, Looks for Elusive Supernova

Reported by NASA

NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope captured this image of massive galaxy cluster MACS J0417 (left of center) on Sept. 19, 2026. This galaxy cluster acts as a gravitational lens, bending and magnifying light from objects far behind it. Supernova Athena, discov...
  • By: NASA
  • On: Wed, 23 Sep 2026 18:43 +0000

Arctic Sea Ice Reaches 2026 Annual Minimum Extent

Reported by NASA

Arctic sea ice reached its annual minimum extent on Sept. 12, according to NASA and the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) at the University of Colorado Boulder. The ice covered an estimated 1.78 million square miles (4.6 million square kilometers),...
  • By: NASA
  • On: Wed, 23 Sep 2026 17:15 +0000

Shannon Lucid’s Record-Setting Mission Aboard Mir

Reported by NASA

Shannon Lucid’s Record-Setting Mission Aboard Mir  Three days before returning to Earth, Shannon W. Lucid—who joined NASA in 1978 as one of its first six female astronauts—checked in on wheat growing in the Svet greenhouse aboard the Russian spa...
  • By: NASA
  • On: Wed, 23 Sep 2026 16:03 +0000

FFA 2026 Hyperwall Schedule

Reported by NASA

FFA 2026 Hyperwall Schedule...
  • By: NASA
  • On: Wed, 23 Sep 2026 14:58 +0000

Risk of Hydrazine Use Following Freeze–Thaw Exposure

Reported by NASA

For more information, contact Jonathan E. Jones, Langley Research Center, jonathan.e.jones@nasa.gov Download the PDF version The purpose of this Technical Bulletin is to communicate the risks associated with freeze–thaw cycles in hydrazine monopropellant...
  • By: NASA
  • On: Wed, 23 Sep 2026 14:31 +0000

NASA’s Hubble Seeks Lensed Supernova, Marks 200,000 Orbits

Reported by NASA

NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope completed its 200,000th orbit around Earth on Sept. 19, marking another new milestone for an observatory that continues to transform our understanding of the universe. Hubble has traveled more than 5 billion miles around Ear...
  • By: NASA
  • On: Wed, 23 Sep 2026 13:55 +0000