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Satellite Events for Tonight

A new data release hints dark energy may be weakening

Reported by Space | EarthSky

A new data release from the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument hints that the universe's dark energy is not constant and may be weakening over time. The post A new data release hints dark energy may be weakening first appeared on EarthSky....
  • By: Space | EarthSky
  • On: Wed, 19 Mar 2025 22:29 +0000

Next-Generation Water Satellite Maps Seafloor From Space

Reported by NASA

More accurate maps based on data from the SWOT mission can improve underwater navigation and result in greater knowledge of how heat and life move around the world’s ocean. There are better maps of the Moon’s surface than of the bottom of Earth’s oce...
  • By: NASA
  • On: Wed, 19 Mar 2025 21:37 +0000

New Bridge Ready to Serve NASA, America’s Space Interests

Reported by NASA

The high-rise bridge that serves as the primary access point for employees and visitors to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida is fully operational. In the late hours of March 18, 2025, the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) opened the westbo...
  • By: NASA
  • On: Wed, 19 Mar 2025 20:28 +0000

Welcome Home, Crew-9!

Reported by NASA

NASA astronaut Butch Wilmore, left, Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov, second from left, and NASA astronauts Nick Hague, second from right, and Suni Williams, right, are all smiles as they wait to exit a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft on March 18, 2025. The...
  • By: NASA
  • On: Wed, 19 Mar 2025 16:08 +0000

New Euclid images reveal hidden gravitational lenses

Reported by Space | EarthSky

New Euclid images dive deep into our universe, unveiling millions of galaxies, along with galactic clusters, quasars and gravitational lenses. The post New Euclid images reveal hidden gravitational lenses first appeared on EarthSky....
  • By: Space | EarthSky
  • On: Wed, 19 Mar 2025 15:55 +0000

Interview with Michiharu Hyogo, Citizen Scientist and First Author of a New Scientific Paper

Reported by NASA

Peer-reviewed scientific journal articles are the bedrock of science. Each one represents the culmination of a substantial project, impartially checked for accuracy and relevance – a proud accomplishment for any science team.  The person who takes respo...
  • By: NASA
  • On: Wed, 19 Mar 2025 13:30 +0000