by rmil2k | Jun 23, 2024 | News
These Copernicus Sentinel-2 images show two different views of the Strait of Messina in Italy, before and after a major dust storm from the Sahara desert passed over the area.On the left, the image shows the strait on 17 June 2024, while the right image shows the same...
by rmil2k | Jun 22, 2024 | News
On Episode 116 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik talk with the team behind the Space and Things podcast.In the world of space podcasts, the Space and Things podcast is a keeper (along with ours, of course). The brainchild of Emily Carney, founder of the...
by rmil2k | Jun 22, 2024 | News
A composite image showing the Full Moons in 2020 and 2021 by month. Credit: Soumyadeep Mukherjee. The phenomenon of a Full Moon arises when our planet, Earth, is precisely sandwiched between the Sun and the Moon. This alignment ensures the entire side of the Moon that...
by rmil2k | Jun 22, 2024 | News
Mars holds a very special place in our hearts. Chiefly because of all the other planets in the Solar System Mars is probably the place we are going to find some tantalising clues or maybe even evidence of prehistoric life. NASA Perseverance Rover has been trundling...
by rmil2k | Jun 22, 2024 | News
Enabling & Support 21/06/2024 870 views 7 likes Yesterday, the first Ariane 6 rocket to launch into space went through its last full ‘wet dress rehearsal’ at Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana – it provided an exciting sneak peek of what’s to come, stopping just...