by rmil2k | Feb 17, 2024 | News
[ad_1] Space-based solar power (SBSP) has been in the news recently, with the successful test of a solar power demonstrator in space taking place last summer. While the concept is fundamentally sound, there are plenty of hurdles to overcome if the technology is to be...
by rmil2k | Feb 17, 2024 | News
[ad_1] Before and after satellite images from the Copernicus Sentinel-1 mission show the scale of the oil spill that occurred off the shores of Trinidad and Tobago’s coastline earlier this week. The ship, identified as The Gulfstream, ran aground and overturned off...
by rmil2k | Feb 16, 2024 | News
[ad_1] India plans to launch a powerful weather satellite to orbit on Saturday morning (Feb. 17), and you can watch the action live.The INSAT-3DS satellite is scheduled to lift off atop a Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) on Saturday at 7:00 a.m. EST...
by rmil2k | Feb 16, 2024 | News
[ad_1] It’s time to explore Canis Major. Open cluster M41 is an excellent target for naked-eye observers, the Tau Canis Majoris Cluster offers small-telescope owners nice views, and large-telescope owners can seek out Thor’s Helmet. Astronomy targets for Feb....
by rmil2k | Feb 16, 2024 | News
[ad_1] After several months of meticulous, careful work, NASA has the final total for their haul of asteroidal material from the OSIRIS-REx mission to Bennu. The highly successful mission successfully collected 121.6 grams, or almost 4.3 ounces, of rock and dust. It...
