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Satellite Events for Tonight

The ESA's Euclid Space Telescope Has Discovered A New Comet

Reported by Universe Today

The ESA's Euclid space telescope was launched in July, 2026, and its mission is to observe billions of galaxies. The goal is to measure their redshifts over 10 billion years of Universal expansion, to better understand dark matter and dark energy. Surprisi...
  • By: Evan Gough (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/ion23drive)
  • On: Mon, 19 Oct 2026 19:56 +0000

NASA Improves Shock, Vibration Analysis

Reported by NASA

Rockets vibrate, shake, and flex intensely as they climb into space, and spacecraft packed with delicate scientific instruments must survive those forces. Before any rocket leaves the ground, NASA engineers work to predict how those stresses will affect ev...
  • By: NASA
  • On: Mon, 19 Oct 2026 19:28 +0000

Software

Reported by NASA

Research teams at NASA’s Glenn Research Center are involved in developing theory and software to predict the noise from aircraft engines. This software helps engineers to design and analyze new and improved aircraft propulsion systems. Copies of our ...
  • By: NASA
  • On: Mon, 19 Oct 2026 18:11 +0000

Experimental Facilities

Reported by NASA

Research teams at the NASA Glenn Research Center perform experiments in world-class facilities such as the 9- by 15-Foot Low-Speed Wind Tunnel (9 x15 LSWT), the Aero-Acoustic Propulsion Laboratory (AAPL), the Small Hot Jet Acoustic Rig (SHJAR), the Nozzle ...
  • By: NASA
  • On: Mon, 19 Oct 2026 18:08 +0000

NASA’s Simulated Mars Crew Marks One Year Inside Habitat 

Reported by NASA

The four crew members in NASA’s simulated Mars mission have spent the past year living and working in isolation in a confined habitat at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. ...
  • By: NASA
  • On: Mon, 19 Oct 2026 18:01 +0000

New Observations Show How Black Holes Stir Up Material Surrounding A Galaxy

Reported by Universe Today

Supermassive black holes power tremendous jets that extend far beyond their galaxy. A new study finds how they can also warm material at the outer edge of a galaxy and reduce the rate of star production over time....
  • By: Brian Koberlein (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/brian)
  • On: Mon, 19 Oct 2026 17:10 +0000