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The Sun and Moon Today

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Astronomy Picture of the Day

Astronomy Picture of the DayIC 2574: Coddington s Nebula

Satellite Events for Tonight

Flexible Force Fields Can Protect Our Return to the Moon

Reported by Universe Today

Lunar dust remains one of the biggest challenges for a long-term human presence on the Moon. Its jagged, clingy nature makes it naturally stick to everything from solar panels to the inside of human lungs. And while we have some methods of dealing with it,...
  • By: Andy Tomaswick (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/andy-tomaswick)
  • On: Thu, 19 Feb 2026 13:19 +0000

The most recent volcanoes on Mars were surprisingly active

Reported by Space | EarthSky

Scientists studied orbital data of minerals from recent volcanoes on Mars and found they were more complex than they expected, with ongoing eruptions. The post The most recent volcanoes on Mars were surprisingly active first appeared on EarthSky....
  • By: Space | EarthSky
  • On: Thu, 19 Feb 2026 11:55 +0000

Northern Glow Spans Iceland and Canada

Reported by NASA

A vivid display of the aurora lit up skies over the Denmark Strait and eastern Canada during a minor geomagnetic storm in February 2026....
  • By: NASA
  • On: Thu, 19 Feb 2026 05:00 +0000

Digital Surface and Terrain Models from Vantor’s Precision3D Product Line Added to Satellite Data Explorer

Reported by NASA

The CSDA Program added three digital elevation and digital terrain products from Vantor’s Precision3D Product Line to the Satellite Data Explorer....
  • By: NASA
  • On: Wed, 18 Feb 2026 21:05 +0000

Vantor Archive Imagery Added to Satellite Data Explorer

Reported by NASA

The CSDA Program has added imagery from Vantor to its Satellite Data Explorer (SDX) data access and discovery tool....
  • By: NASA
  • On: Wed, 18 Feb 2026 20:54 +0000

CSDA Releases New Data Acquisition Request System

Reported by NASA

The CSDA Program’s Data Acquisition Request System lets authorized users submit proposals for yet-to-be-collected data from CSDA’s commercial partners....
  • By: NASA
  • On: Wed, 18 Feb 2026 20:42 +0000