by rmil2k | Nov 7, 2023 | News
An old refractor telescope sees a second life under the night skies, thanks to the efforts of a dedicated amateur observer. It’s always great to see classic telescopes back out under the night skies. We recently found out about a fascinating project to restore a...
by rmil2k | Nov 7, 2023 | News
Agency 07/11/2023 487 views 15 likes After years of development with the support of the ESA Education programme, the Educational Irish Research Satellite 1 (EIRSAT-1) is set to launch in November, marking Ireland’s first steps into space. EIRSAT-1 team at the...
by rmil2k | Nov 7, 2023 | News
China launched what it describes as an experimental communications technology satellite late last week.A Long March 7A rocket lifted off from the coastal Wenchang Satellite Launch Center at 10:54 a.m. EDT (1454 GMT, or 10:54 p.m. Beijing Time) on Friday (Nov. 3). The...
by rmil2k | Nov 6, 2023 | News
Back to Article List A single Cepheid variable star in the Andromeda Galaxy (M31) proved to be the key that helped Edwin Hubble unlock the true scale of our universe. The Andromeda Galaxy is the nearest large galaxy to us — but it was only 100 years ago that Hubble...
by rmil2k | Nov 6, 2023 | News
In 1916, famed theoretical physicist Albert Einstein put the finishing touches on his Theory of General Relativity, a geometric theory for how gravity alters the curvature of spacetime. The revolutionary theory remains foundational to our models of how the Universe...
