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NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day
April 6, 2026
The Path of Artemis II
Why doesn't Artemis II land on the Moon? The main reason is that Artemis II is primarily a test mission designed to make a future Artemis missions which will land humans on the Moon better prepared. Similarly, NASA's Apollo 8 and Apollo 10 went right near the Moon as tests before Apollo 11 – which landed. As the trajectory in the featured animated video shows, Artemis II will loop around both the Earth and the Moon before returning to the Earth about 10 days after launch. The Artemis II mission will take humans outside the Earth's magnetosphere for the first time since the Apollo missions 50 years ago. In the video, particles from the solar wind are shown as streaks, while the Earth's reacting magnetosphere is shown in flickering green. The Earth's magnetosphere is important in deflecting powerful particles arriving from the Sun as well as creating picturesque auroras visible from the Earth's surface.
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gCLWGFg76Q
Solar Magnetic Health Impacts, Coronal Hole | S0 News and frens
Apr.6.2026
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMbwEo_K6EA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uumBW1bMJaI (TheEarthMaster: Swarm of Earthquakes along the Kermadec Trench. Sunday Night update)
https://x.com/SergeZaka/status/2041123841674449243
https://x.com/neetintel/status/2040843558232428928
https://x.com/TheInsiderPaper/status/2041045289235107977
https://x.com/volcaholic1/status/2040853151239012629
https://x.com/SchumannBotDE/status/2041154295232340317
https://meteoagent.com/schumann-resonance-forecast
https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/map/
https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/earthquakes-volcanoes/news/299350/Volcano-earthquake-report-for-Monday-6-Apr-2026.html
https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/
https://spaceweather.com/
I'm pretty sure the term was also referenced in one of Benny's last videos with either Gaetz or Burchett a couple days ago.
Did a meteor shower appear over parts of Indonesia?
Monday, 06 Apr 2026 | 5:26 PM MYT
IT WAS truly a sight to behold for many. Mysterious streaks of fire were seen gliding across the sky as onlookers were left flabbergasted and terrified at the same time.
Several clips of the spectacle, seen over Lampung and Banten provinces in Indonesia on Saturday (April 4), have gone viral on social media.
Were the skies of Indonesia recently illuminated by a meteor shower?
It's not a bird, it's not a plane and it's definitely not Superman. It's… space debris!
Indonesia's National Research and Innovation Agency (Brin) confirmed that the cluster of burning objects was indeed space debris from a rocket.
The Indonesian New Agency (Antara) reported Brin saying the orbit analysis showed the debris was part of China's Long March 3B (CZ-3B) rocket, moving from the direction of India toward the Indian Ocean.
Brin astronomy professor Thomas Djamaluddin said the object descended below 120km at 7.56pm local time, making it visible to residents along the western coast of Sumatra.
"Residents in Lampung and Banten were shocked by a bright burning object they saw in the sky, which later broke into pieces.
"As the object entered the dense atmosphere, it continued moving while burning and breaking apart. This phenomenon was observed by residents in Lampung and Banten," he said on Sunday (April 5).
Several clips of the incident have been circulating on social media with onlookers describing it as "meteor-like".
https://www.thestar.com.my/news/true-or-not/2026/04/06/quickcheck-did-a-meteor-shower-appear-over-parts-of-indonesia
https://www.financialexpress.com/trending/missile-or-ufo-massive-fireball-slams-into-indonesia-port-govt-agency-issues-clarification/4196951/
https://twitter.com/WeatherMonitors/status/2040430821296017893
other fireballs, meteors, and comets
https://x.com/StefanBurnsGeo/status/2040845447246319990
https://dailyvoice.com/new-york/rye/bright-meteors-fireballs-expected-during-lyrid-shower-peak-when-to-watch/
https://astrobiology.com/2026/04/co-and-n2-produced-from-h2o-co2-and-nh3-cometary-ice-analogs.html
https://avi-loeb.medium.com/rising-to-the-moon-on-easter-36c28913c3f8
https://avi-loeb.medium.com/discovery-of-the-most-metal-poor-star-known-2f4c5cbd645b
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vs3x1_4v868 (SHOCKING 3I ATLAS Pictures… Comet 2026 EATEN by the Sun? Where Is the Artemis Crew?)
https://www.nasa.gov/blogs/missions/2026/04/06/artemis-ii-flight-day-6-crew-ready-for-lunar-flyby/
https://www.space.com/space-exploration/artemis/nasa-artemis-2-astronauts-to-make-historic-moon-flyby-today-heres-what-to-expect-hour-by-hour-timeline
extra Artemis II
https://www.dla.mil/About-DLA/News/News-Article-View/Article/4452079/dla-energys-supply-chain-fuels-nasas-historic-artemis-ii-mission/
https://english.aawsat.com/varieties/5259266-saudi-arabia-launches-%E2%80%98shams%E2%80%99-1st-arab-satellite-monitor-space-weather-distant
https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2026-04-06/teresa-nieves-chinchilla-nasas-director-of-space-weather-the-main-risk-to-astronauts-is-radiation.html
https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/the-near-side-of-the-moon/
https://www.nasa.gov/artemis-ii-multimedia/
https://www.nasa.gov/blogs/artemis/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-j1uxBmis0 (NASA’s Artemis II Crew Flies Around the Moon (Official Broadcast))
Artemis II Flight Day 6: Crew Ready for Lunar Flyby
April 6, 2026 10:55AM
The Artemis II crew is awake and beginning preparations for today’s lunar flyby — a first for humans since Apollo 17 in 1972.
The sounds of “Good Morning,” by Mandisa and TobyMac played as NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, along with CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, woke up just 18,830 miles from the Moon.
The crew also received a special message that Apollo 8 and Apollo 13 astronaut Jim Lovell recorded for the mission before his passing in 2025.
“Hello, Artemis II! This is Apollo astronaut Jim Lovell. Welcome to my old neighborhood! When Frank Borman, Bill Anders, and I orbited the Moon on Apollo 8, we got humanity’s first up-close look at the Moon and got a view of the home planet that inspired and united people around the world.
I’m proud to pass that torch on to you — as you swing around the Moon and lay the groundwork for missions to Mars … for the benefit of all. It’s a historic day, and I know how busy you’ll be. But don’t forget to enjoy the view.
So, Reid, Victor, Christina, and Jeremy, and all the great teams supporting you – good luck and Godspeed from all of us here on the good Earth.”
Jim Lovell
Gemini VII, Gemini XII, Apollo 8, and Apollo 13 Astronaut
At approximately 1:56 p.m. EDT, the spacecraft will break the record for the farthest distance from Earth traveled by any human, surpassing the mark set by Apollo 13 in April 1970, during its emergency return to Earth.
The spacecraft will reach its maximum distance at 7:07 p.m., a total of 252,760 miles from Earth; Apollo 13 reached 248,655 miles from Earth.
The lunar observation is scheduled to begin at about 2:45 p.m. EDT. The roughly seven-hour flyby covers the period when their Orion spacecraft will be close enough to the Moon for the crew to make detailed observations of geologic features on the lunar surface.
View lunar targeting plan here.
Watch live coverage of the Artemis II lunar flyby on NASA+, Amazon Prime, Apple TV, Hulu, Netflix, HBO Max, and Roku starting at 1 p.m., alongside the agency’s 24/7 coverage on its YouTube channel.
Learn how to stream NASA content through a variety of online platforms, including social media.
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Coverage will include live views of the Moon from cameras mounted on Orion’s solar arrays. Image and view quality may vary throughout the lunar observation period due to distance from Earth, system limitations, and bandwidth across NASA’s communications network.
When Orion passes behind the Moon, starting at approximately 6:44 p.m., the mission will enter a planned communications blackout lasting about 40 minutes.
During this period, the Moon blocks the radio signals needed for the Deep Space Network to maintain contact with the spacecraft. Shortly after loss of signal, Orion is expected to make its closest approach at about 7:02 p.m., when it will be just 4,070 miles above the surface.
Toward the end of their observation, starting at 8:35 p.m., the crew will witness a solar eclipse from space as Orion, the Moon, and the Sun align.
The astronauts will see the Sun disappear behind the Moon for nearly an hour. During this period, they will view a mostly darkened Moon and will use the opportunity to analyze the solar corona — the Sun’s outermost atmosphere — as it appears around the edge of the Moon.
Key moments for the lunar flyby include this following. All times are Eastern and may be adjusted based on real-time operations:
Monday, April 6
1:30 p.m.: The science officer in the Mission Control Center at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston will brief the crew on their science goals for the upcoming flyby.
1:56 p.m.: The Artemis II crew is expected to surpass the record previously set by the Apollo 13 crew in 1970 for the farthest humans have ever traveled from Earth.
2:45 p.m.: Lunar observations begin.
6:44 p.m.: Mission control expects to temporarily lose communication with the crew as the Orion spacecraft passes behind the Moon.
6:45 p.m.: During “Earthset,” Earth will glide behind the Moon from Orion’s perspective.
7:02 p.m.: Orion reaches its closest approach to the Moon at 4,070 miles above the surface.
7:07 p.m.: Crew reach their maximum distance from Earth during the mission (252,706 miles).
7:25 p.m.: “Earthrise” marks Earth coming back into view on the opposite edge of the Moon.
7:25 p.m.: Mission control will re-acquire communication with the astronauts.
8:35-9:32 p.m.: During a solar eclipse, the Sun will pass behind the Moon from the crew’s perspective.
9:20 p.m.: Lunar observations conclude.
Tuesday, April 7
1:25 p.m.: Orion exits the lunar sphere of influence at 41,072 miles from the Moon.
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NASA Chief: Odds Are ‘Pretty High’ That Aliens Are Real
Apr 5th, 2026, 4:13 pm
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman told CNN’s Jake Tapper the odds are “pretty high” that aliens are real during an interview on State of the Union on Sunday.
“Are we alone?” Tapper wrapped up the interview by asking. Isaacman said he hasn’t seen any signs of alien life yet — but he wouldn’t be surprised one bit by it.
Here is his full answer:
I’ve been to space twice, I didn’t encounter any aliens up there yet. I have not seen anything to suggest that we’ve been visited by any intelligent life forms out there.
But when you think about it — we got 2 trillion galaxies out there, who knows how many star systems within each of it. I would say the odds that we will find something at some point to suggest that we are not alone are pretty high.
The interview ended there. That exchange came right after Tapper said he would be remiss if he didn’t ask what millions of Americans wanted to know — whether or not we are “truly alone in the universe.” He then asked if the prospect of alien life factored into NASA’s mission planning.
Isaacman said, “Our job here is to go out and try and unlock the secrets of the universe, and one of those questions is, are we alone? So I would say that is inherent in every one of our scientific endeavors.”
Those questions come two months after ex-President Barack Obama said aliens are real. “But I haven’t seen them, and they’re not being kept in Area 51,” Obama added.
Obama’s answer irritated President Donald Trump, who said the former POTUS should not have talked about it.
“He gave classified information. He’s not supposed to be doing that,” Trump told Fox News afterwards. “I don’t know if they’re real or not… I can tell you he gave classified information. He made a big mistake.”
Soon after, Trump said he was ordering the government to release files on UFOs and aliens.
Isaacman’s interview with Tapper on Sunday coincided with the Orion spacecraft about to pass by the far side of the moon.
https://www.mediaite.com/politics/nasa-chief-odds-are-pretty-high-that-aliens-are-real/
Deja vu: Trump proposes cutting NASA science funding by 47% again
April 6, 2026
A proposed fiscal year 2027 budget for NASA would cut the agency's overall funding by 23% and slash its science programs by nearly half, prompting strong opposition from the space community.
The Planetary Society, the world's largest independent space interest organization, issued a statement in response to the release of the FY 2027 top-line budget request for NASA, which would reduce the space agency's Science Mission Directorate from $7.25 billion to $3.9 billion — a 47% drop that advocates say would be the largest single-year cut to science funding in the agency's history, according to the statement.
"This proposal needlessly resurrects an existential threat to U.S. leadership in space science and exploration," officials said in the statement from the nonprofit Planetary Society.
"This is a critical period for the U.S. space agency to execute on the ambitious plans to lead the world in science, exploration and innovation."
The proposal closely mirrors a similar effort during the FY 2026 budget cycle, when the administration put forward nearly identical reductions.
That plan was met with bipartisan resistance in Congress, which ultimately approved a $24.4 billion budget for NASA and preserved science funding at roughly $7.25 billion.
Despite that rejection, the FY 2027 request revives many of the same cuts, including a top-line budget of about $18.8 billion.
Advocates warn the reductions could disrupt or cancel dozens of missions spanning planetary science, astrophysics and Earth observation — areas overseen by NASA's Science Mission Directorate.
The potential impact comes at a pivotal moment for NASA's science portfolio.
Major projects in development include the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope — which is expected to launch later this year — as well as planetary missions like Dragonfly, which is aimed for Saturn's largest moon, Titan, and the asteroid-hunting Near-Earth Object (NEO) Surveyor. Significant funding reductions could delay or cancel such efforts, weakening U.S. leadership in space science.
At the same time, however, the proposal maintains support for human spaceflight initiatives, particularly the Artemis program, which aims to return astronauts to the surface of the moon later this decade.
The emphasis follows a historic milestone with NASA's successful launch of Artemis 2 on April 1, marking the agency's first astronaut mission toward the moon since 1972.
However, critics argue this prioritization of human exploration is coming at the expense of the agency's broader scientific mission.
Historically, NASA's budget has fluctuated, but the scale of the proposed science cuts stands out. Adjusted for inflation, the plan would push funding toward levels not seen since the early days of the space age, before many modern scientific programs were established.
As in previous years, Congress will make the final decision. Lawmakers have repeatedly rejected deep cuts to NASA science, signaling strong support for maintaining a balanced portfolio that includes both exploration and research.
In fact, last month, more than 100 members of the House of Representatives co-signed a bipartisan letter urging a $1.75 billion increase for NASA science, according to the statement.
This highlights a broad consensus that contrasts with the administration's proposed cuts, despite the president's stated goal of keeping NASA the world's premier space agency.
With the FY 2027 proposal now on the table, Congress is expected to review it and debate the proposed cuts in the months ahead.
https://www.space.com/astronomy/deja-vu-trump-proposes-cutting-nasa-science-funding-by-47-percent-again
https://www.planetary.org/press-releases/the-planetary-society-urges-congress-to-reject-historic-cuts-to-nasa-again
Seagate Space Signs MOU with Firefly Aerospace to Collaborate on Offshore Launch Infrastructure for Alpha
April 6, 2026
St. Petersburg, FL — April 6, 2026 — Seagate Space Corporation announced today a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Firefly Aerospace to collaborate on the development of an offshore launch platform that enables a sea-based launch capability for Firefly’s Alpha rocket. This collaboration marks a significant milestone in expanding responsive, resilient launch solutions for the rapidly growing space economy.
Under the MOU, Seagate Space is working closely with Firefly to mature the design of an integrated offshore launch system capable of supporting the unique requirements of liquid-fueled orbital rockets.
Central to this development is the integration of Seagate Space’s Gateway Series, the industry’s first purpose-built offshore spaceport designed specifically for launch operations.
Seagate Space collaborated with maritime industry leaders on Gateway’s development, and the American Bureau of Shipping recently announced the system received “Approval in Principle” – the first to do so under their offshore spaceport guidelines.
Seagate Space also conducted precision testing using a model prototype at the MIT Sea Grant Hydrodynamics Laboratory to validate key capabilities in ocean conditions that are required for safe, reliable orbital launch operations from sea.
“Partnering with Firefly to align our Gateway platform with their Alpha vehicle is a major step toward making offshore launch a practical reality for the industry,” said Sean Fortener, President & COO at Seagate Space.
“We’re building a platform designed for mobility, responsiveness, and global access – key factors that complement our current launch infrastructure.”
The Gateway Series platform represents a clean break from legacy barge conversions and repurposed vessels.
Designed as a modular, semi-submersible system with native Dynamic Positioned (DP) station keeping, Gateway delivers the stability and reliability required for orbital-class launch.
By pairing Firefly’s proven Alpha launch vehicle with Seagate Space’s agile, sea-based Gateway platform, the partnership delivers cost-effective, rapidly deployable launch solutions for critical missions, including hypersonic testing, missile defense, and commercial launches, with access to additional orbits and inclinations beyond the limits of traditional land-based launch pads.
“Firefly is committed to advancing global responsive launch capabilities for our nation and our allies, and partnering with Seagate Space gives us an advantage in delivering resilient, deployable offshore capabilities,” said Adam Oakes, Vice President of Launch at Firefly Aerospace. “Seagate’s offshore platform aligns with Firefly’s rapid-launch philosophy and allows us to access additional orbits and mission profiles previously out of reach for our government and commercial customers.”
https://spacenews.com/seagate-space-signs-mou-with-firefly-aerospace-to-collaborate-on-offshore-launch-infrastructure-for-alpha/
https://universemagazine.com/en/scientists-find-gandalf-in-space/
https://phys.org/news/2026-03-company-scientists-class-star-remnants.html
https://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202556432
Scientists find Gandalf in space
April 6, 2026
Scientists have discovered a new class of supernova remnants consisting of two objects. One half of its first known representative was named after Gandalf, the wizard from The Lord of the Rings.
A new class of binary objects
In about 5 to 8 billion years, our Sun is expected to become a white dwarf—an extremely dense, Earth-sized remnant of a star that has exhausted its fuel and shed its outer layers.
But although our Sun is a single star, research over the past 15 years has shown that binary or multiple-star systems are far more common than astronomers previously believed.
When a dense, compact remnant, such as a white dwarf, forms part of a binary system, it often strips material from its companion star. This process, known as accretion, is typically accompanied by X-ray emission, which is considered a “signature” signal.
Now, scientists from the group led by Ilaria Caiazzo, an associate professor at the Austrian Institute of Science and Technology (ISTA), have confirmed the detection of an X-ray signal not in one, but in two isolated objects, named “Gandalf” and “Moon-sized.”
These two objects, which exhibit high magnetic activity and rotate rapidly, are called “merger remnants” because each was formed as a result of a violent cosmic collision. Since they emit X-rays without a companion, they now constitute a new, distinct class.
“Gandalf” — The Lord of the Half-Ring?
Gandalf isn’t exactly a new discovery. Caiazzo first spotted it during her postdoctoral research and classified it as an interesting object because of signals indicating the presence of matter around it.
At first, scientists thought it was a binary system, but the object’s rapid orbital period pointed to its mysterious characteristics.
“If Gandalf were involved in a binary system, it would have been highly unsynchronized, which might have made it even more puzzling than it already is.
But we never found a companion. So, where does the circumstellar material come from?” says Andrei Cristea, a graduate student in the Caiazzo group.
To find the answer to this question, the team used a clue derived from the optical spectra of the radiation—a widely used observational method in astronomy.
“We saw hydrogen emission spectra that exhibited a double-peaked signature, similar to cat ears,” says Cristea. “Usually, this signature indicates the presence of a disk of material surrounding a merger remnant.
However, by examining the signal more closely, we realized that it was alternating between the two peaks over the remnant’s six-minute spin period.”
This intriguing observation confirmed the presence of a semicircular ring of material surrounding the star. “We have never seen anything like that before in any white dwarf,” he adds.
The team went on to demonstrate that, in order for the material surrounding the merger remnant to be asymmetrically confined in a semicircular shape, the object must possess a strong and asymmetric magnetic field.
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Thus, astronomers have demonstrated that “Gandalf” is one of only two known white dwarf merger remnants with asymmetric magnetization.
All these mysterious circumstances prompted Cristea to name this celestial object after the famous hero of J. R. R. Tolkien’s novels, who loved to speak in riddles.
“Moon-Sized”—is this a more advanced version of “Gandalf”?
Although the team didn’t find a companion for Gandalf, it’s possible it has a twin in a completely different part of the Universe.
When Caiazzo published her discovery of a white dwarf in 2021—which she described as “Moon-Sized”—this stellar object possessed a number of unique properties.
In addition to having a very strong magnetic field and spinning rapidly, it also had a mass equivalent to that of the Sun, while being about the size of the Moon—or slightly larger, as shown by new data in a study led by Aayush Desai, another graduate student in the Caiazzo group.
Astronomers at ISTA have discovered that “Moon-sized” and “Gandalf” share five common characteristics.
In addition to being extremely massive, having high magnetic fields, and spinning rapidly, these remnants also have no companions and both emit X-rays.
These five common properties led ISTA scientists to propose “Gendalf” and “Moon-Sized” as two representatives of a new class of remnants.
However, these two objects also have significant differences: unlike “Gandalf,” “Moon-sized” shows no signs of surrounding material.
Furthermore, if “Gandalf” is the result of a collision that occurred 60–70 million years ago, “Moon-sized” is seven to eight times older, since its formation took place approximately 500 million years ago.
Three scenarios regarding the source of X-ray radiation
The team of scientists proposes several scenarios to explain their findings, particularly regarding the source of the X-ray radiation.
According to the first scenario, a highly magnetized star could have been spinning fast enough to generate a powerful force that pulls matter away from it.
“This is my favorite scenario because it only accounts for the white dwarf itself rather than material originating from outside the star remnant,” says Desai.
According to the team, this so-called outflow scenario is known to occur in highly magnetized neutron stars, known as pulsars, although it has never been modeled for the remnant of a white dwarf star.
In their second scenario—this time involving an “influx” of material—they hypothesize that the remnant trail of material formed as a result of the merger may not have fully accreted onto the star’s remnant after the explosion.
By orbiting the merger remnant with a high eccentricity—that is, moving away along a wide orbit, far from the star, before returning closer—this trail could have “circled back” to the remnant over hundreds of millions of years.
In their third scenario, the team explores yet another source of “incoming” external material. “We know that a third of white dwarfs are ‘polluted,'” says Desai.
“They are so dense that we would expect external material, such as asteroids or even disrupted planetary bodies, to collapse onto them.”
Although “Gandalf” shows some signs of contamination, possibly due to materials rich in carbon or silicon, the team did not detect such signals from the much older “Moon-sized” object.
“This scenario seems less likely, as it does not fully explain why we see the X-rays in both objects right now,” Desai explains.
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Ohio's first student-led satellite heads to space April 8
April 6, 2026 at 2:09 AM EDT
While all eyes have been on NASA's Artemis II, which launched April 1 to fly four astronauts around the moon, dozens of current and former University of Cincinnati students have been focused on another launch scheduled for April 8.
A satellite slightly bigger than a Rubik's Cube will blast into space aboard NASA’s Northrop Grumman CRS-24 cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station.
"We are the first student-led satellite organization to create a cube satellite in the state of Ohio, and the first satellite ever made by the University of Cincinnati," explains UC CubeCats President Nathan Nguyen.
Nguyen and around 30 other current and former club members are traveling to Cape Canaveral, Florida, to watch the launch.
"I'm honestly ecstatic," Nguyen tells WVXU. "It has been a decade in the process of doing this project and having generations of CubeCats members come together and create a satellite that is functioning and is working as we are hoping to, and sending it off to NASA has been such an experience."
CubeCats is a UC student organization founded in 2015 to design, build and operate flight-ready spacecraft systems. In 2018, NASA accepted the group's Project Leopard into its CubeSat Launch Initiative.
Over the years, around 120 students created a roughly Rubik's Cube-sized satellite — 10cm x 10cm x 10cm — that will test if a thin carbon sheeting can block radiation effectively.
That's important because if NASA wants to get to Mars, it needs a material that can protect astronauts from radiation during the long trip.
"We're trying to see how well this material will protect humans in space against all these different kinds of radiation," Sam Kohls, program manager of CubeCats, and a senior majoring in mechanical engineering technology told WVXU earlier this year.
"There's a lot of different types, but what we're trying to do is, there is a radiation that typically is blocked by things like water and lead. Those materials are really heavy and hard to get to space.
With our material, it's very, very light, so we hope we're able to take some of the weight from those materials and replace it with our lightweight material."
The students officially handed the satellite — known as LeopardSat-1 — over to NASA in January, and have been eagerly awaiting the launch.
"All of it is in NASA's hands," Nyugen says. "Our only job now is to sit there and watch in amazement as it finally launches and see all of our hard work come to fruition."
You can see a replica of the LeopardSat-1 satellite on display at the Cincinnati Observatory through April 7.
UC CubeCats aren't done. The student group already is working on its next satellite, HabSat-1, which will be used to study harmful algal blooms on the Great Lakes.
https://www.wvxu.org/local-news/2026-04-06/ohio-uc-satellite-space-station