by rmil2k | Nov 16, 2023 | News
Comet Pons-Brooks underwent a second outburst in early October 2023, once again developing “horns,” as captured here while it was in Draco. Credit: Chris Schur Comets have gotten a lot of press this year, but not all of it good. In particular, numerous...
by rmil2k | Nov 16, 2023 | News
On November 2, Virgin Galactic flew Unity 2 on the Galactic 05 mission. It carried two scientists, a private tourist, and an astronaut trainer on a sub-orbital trip flown by Pilots Mike Masucci and Kelly Latimer. It was the company’s sixth successful flight in six...
by rmil2k | Nov 16, 2023 | News
Watch the replay of the press conference with ESA project astronaut Marcus Wandt taking place at the European Astronaut Centre in Cologne (Germany) as he prepares for his first mission to the International Space Station.He was joined by another ESA astronaut, Matthias...
by rmil2k | Nov 15, 2023 | News
The northern lights are a truly remarkable spectacle, with curtains of light dancing across the sky, twisting and turning to the whims of Earth’s magnetic field. Nothing quite beats seeing the dazzling performance with your own eyes. Unfortunately for most of...
by rmil2k | Nov 15, 2023 | News
Frank Borman takes a phone call from President Lyndon Johnson. Last week’s passing of Frank Borman, who led humanity’s first circumnavigation of the Moon, reduces the surviving number of Apollo lunar voyagers to eight. Aged 95, Borman was the oldest living space...
