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Satellite Events for Tonight

NASA Marshall Removes 2 Historic Test Stands

Reported by NASA

NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, removed two of its historic test stands – the Propulsion and Structural Test Facility and the Dynamic Test Facility – with carefully coordinated implosions on Jan. 10, 2026. The demolition o...
  • By: NASA
  • On: Sat, 10 Jan 2026 21:01 +0000

A New Study Finds a Subtle Dance Between Dark Matter and Neutrinos

Reported by Universe Today

Scientists are a step closer to solving one of the universe's biggest mysteries as new research finds evidence that dark matter and neutrinos may be interacting, offering a rare window into the darkest recesses of the cosmos....
  • By: Brian Koberlein (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/brian)
  • On: Sat, 10 Jan 2026 16:51 +0000

This System Reveals How Super-Earths Are Born

Reported by Universe Today

One of the best things about being able to see thousands of exoplanetary systems is that we’re able to track them in different stages of development. Scientists still have so many questions about how planets form, and comparing notes between systems of d...
  • By: Andy Tomaswick (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/andy-tomaswick)
  • On: Sat, 10 Jan 2026 12:30 +0000

Celebration of Space - January 9, 2026

Celebration of Space - January 9, 2026

Reported by Scott MacNeill's Columns

This coming Saturday, January 10, 2026, Earth will arrive at the point in our orbit where we will pass in between Jupiter and the Sun. This is called opposition, and allows for the best views of Jupiter for the year. During the days around opposition Jupit...
  • By: Scott MacNeill
  • On: Fri, 9 Jan 2026 14:20:54 EST

Is the Universe Made of Math? Part 1: The Unreasonable Tool

Reported by Universe Today

Imagine you walk into a parking lot full of cars. You have in your pocket one single key. It’s the key to your car. The same key you’ve always used, the same key you’ve always trusted, the same key that you always manage to realize that you’ve lost...
  • By: Paul Sutter (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/pmsutter)
  • On: Sat, 10 Jan 2026 00:22 +0000

Final Steps Underway for NASA’s First Crewed Artemis Moon Mission

Reported by NASA

As NASA moves closer to launch of the Artemis II test flight, the agency soon will roll its SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and Orion spacecraft to the launch pad for the first time at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida to begin final integrat...
  • By: NASA
  • On: Sat, 10 Jan 2026 00:00 +0000