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Satellite Events for Tonight

Fires Erupt in South-Central Chile 

Reported by NASA

Tens of thousands of people fled to safety as blazes spread throughout the country’s Biobío and Ñuble regions....
  • By: NASA
  • On: Wed, 21 Jan 2026 05:01 +0000

Enceladus Plumes May Hold a Clear Clue to Ocean Habitability

Reported by Universe Today

How can scientists estimate the pH level of Enceladus’ subsurface ocean without landing on its surface? This is what a recently submitted study hopes to address as a team of scientists from Japan investigated new methods for sampling the plumes of Encela...
  • By: Laurence Tognetti, MSc (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/laurencetognetti)
  • On: Wed, 21 Jan 2026 01:43 +0000

NASA’s Day of Remembrance Honors Fallen Heroes of Exploration

Reported by NASA

NASA will observe its annual Day of Remembrance on Thursday, Jan. 22, which includes commemorating the crews of Apollo 1 and the space shuttles Challenger and Columbia. The event is traditionally held every year on the fourth Thursday of January, as all th...
  • By: NASA
  • On: Tue, 20 Jan 2026 23:17 +0000

Studying Massive And Mysterious Young Protostars With The Hubble

Reported by Universe Today

Newly developing stars shrouded in thick dust get their first baby pictures in these images from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope. Hubble took these infant star snapshots in an effort to learn how massive stars form. Protostars are shrouded in thick dust th...
  • By: Evan Gough (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/ion23drive)
  • On: Tue, 20 Jan 2026 22:10 +0000

NASA Astronaut Suni Williams Retires

Reported by NASA

After 27 years of service, NASA astronaut Suni Williams retired from the agency, effective Dec. 27, 2025. Williams completed three missions aboard the International Space Station, setting numerous human spaceflight records throughout her career. “Suni Wi...
  • By: NASA
  • On: Tue, 20 Jan 2026 21:57 +0000

New NASA Artemis Payloads To Study Moon’s Terrain, Radiation, History

Reported by NASA

NASA announced Tuesday the selection of three new science investigations that will strengthen humanity’s understanding and exploration of the Moon. As part of the agency’s CLPS (Commercial Lunar Payload Services) initiative and Artemis campaign, Americ...
  • By: NASA
  • On: Tue, 20 Jan 2026 21:21 +0000