by rmil2k | Feb 22, 2024 | News
[ad_1] Space Safety 21/02/2024 5694 views 25 likes At approximately 18:17 CET (17:17 UTC) on Wednesday 21 February 2024, ESA’s ERS-2 satellite completed its atmospheric reentry over the North Pacific Ocean. No damage to property has been reported. ESA’s second...
by rmil2k | Feb 21, 2024 | News
[ad_1] Researchers have synthesized five new isotopes that could help bring the stars down to Earth — and coax scientists a step closer to understanding how collisions between ultra-dense, dead stars could create heavy elements like gold and silver. The isotopes are...
by rmil2k | Feb 21, 2024 | News
[ad_1] Two of the three objects this week — open cluster M50 and the Rosette Nebula (NGC 2237–9/46) — lie within the confines of the constellation Monoceros the Unicorn. Credit: Roen Kelly The Beehive Cluster (M44) in Cancer is an excellent target for naked-eye and...
by rmil2k | Feb 21, 2024 | News
[ad_1] Astronomers say there’s a wave rippling through our galactic neighborhood that’s playing a part in the birth and death of stars — and perhaps in Earth’s history as well. The cosmic ripple, known as the Radcliffe Wave, was identified in astronomical data four...
by rmil2k | Feb 21, 2024 | News
[ad_1] Space Safety 19/02/2024 5854 views 33 likes What happened? ESA’s European Remote Sensing 2 satellite (ERS-2) was recently spotted tumbling as it descends through the atmosphere. These images were captured by cameras on board other satellites by Australian...