Quick flashes of light in the night sky have been linked to the growing mass […]
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Stargazing Calendar for January 2024
Messier 41 open cluster. Credit: NOIRLab / NSF / AURA. License: CC BY 4.0.Embark on […]
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6 November – blog 1 of 2 November. Statistically the worst time of year for […]
Prototype fuel gauge for orbit
Liquids aren’t as well behaved in space as they are on Earth. Inside a spacecraft, […]
Why Your Kids Will Live on Mars
Terraforming Mars image by Daein Ballard. License: CC BY-SA 3.0.Mars’s daytime temperature hits 35 ºC […]
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7 November – blog 2 of 2 The first day of any astrotrip is always […]
Dark coating can reduce satellite reflectivity
Observations conducted by the Murikabushi Telescope of Ishigakijima Astronomical Observatory confirmed that dark coating can […]
What Is an H II Region?
Stellar nursery N159 is an HII region over 150 light-years across located in the Large […]
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2 April – blog 1 of 2 Rain, and lots of it. Plenty on the […]
‘Space hurricane’ in Earth’s upper atmosphere discovered
The first observations of a space hurricane have been revealed in Earth’s upper atmosphere, confirming […]