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Satellite Events for Tonight

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Mars Curiosity Rover Discovers Massive Field of Polygons

Reported by Universe Today

The surface of Mars is home to some of the most breathtaking and awe-inspiring landscapes in the solar system. This is primarily due to the Red Planet lacking several re-surfacing processes that Earth possesses, including plate tectonics, volcanism, and fl...
  • By: Laurence Tognetti, MSc (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/laurencetognetti)
  • On: Tue, 18 Aug 2026 03:25 +0000

MOTHRA Shows Us A Star Being Recycled in the Helix Nebula

Reported by Universe Today

Astronomers used new MOTHRA telescope in Chile to image the famous Helix Nebula. They found 22 glowing shock waves where stellar debris from a dying star collided with interstellar gas. After colliding with gas, stellar fragments remain intact for just 10,...
  • By: Evan Gough (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/ion23drive)
  • On: Tue, 18 Aug 2026 02:18 +0000

Curiosity Blog, Sols 4975-4981: Happy 14th Landing Anniversary

Reported by NASA

By Susanne P. Schwenzer, Professor of Planetary Mineralogy at The Open University, UK Earth planning date: Friday, Aug. 7, 2026 This week was very special for the Curiosity team here on Earth as we celebrated the 14th landing anniversary. I still remember ...
  • By: NASA
  • On: Mon, 17 Aug 2026 23:10 +0000

Webb Captures Clearest Image Yet of the Lion Nebula

Reported by Universe Today

The NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope has captured images of NGC 2392 (also known as the Lion Nebula), which Hubble previously imaged in 2000....
  • By: Matthew Williams (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/houseofwilliams)
  • On: Mon, 17 Aug 2026 22:29 +0000

Massive Exoplanets Could Form Around Supermassive Black Holes

Reported by Universe Today

Black holes aren't just engines of inexorable destruction. They're complex regions of space and time, and under the right conditions, giant planets can form in their AGN disks....
  • By: Evan Gough (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/ion23drive)
  • On: Mon, 17 Aug 2026 21:40 +0000

NASA's SkyFall Mars Helicopters Will Feature a Revolutionary Antenna Design

Reported by Universe Today

Engineers developed a unique fabric-based design for a ground-penetrating radar that will be a key instrument on NASA’s SkyFall Mars helicopters. The hardware will enable the SkyFall mission’s trio of planetary rotorcraft to use ground-penetrating rada...
  • By: Matthew Williams (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/houseofwilliams)
  • On: Mon, 17 Aug 2026 21:00 +0000