by rmil2k | Nov 17, 2023 | News
[ad_1] A team of university students from University College Dublin is taking Ireland to space, for the very first time. The story begins in 2017, when the team was accepted to ESA’s educational CubeSat programme, Fly Your Satellite! Over the course of six...
by rmil2k | Nov 17, 2023 | News
[ad_1] The case of the mysterious moon crash is now conclusively closed, a new study reports.On March 4, 2022, a rocket body slammed into the moon’s far side, blasting out a weird double crater about 95 feet (29 meters) wide. The crash did not come as a...
by rmil2k | Nov 16, 2023 | News
[ad_1] heic2311 — Science Release 16 November 2023 The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has measured the size of the nearest Earth-sized exoplanet that passes across the face of a neighbouring star. This alignment, called a transit, opens the door to follow-on studies...
by rmil2k | Nov 16, 2023 | News
[ad_1] 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,...
by rmil2k | Nov 16, 2023 | News
[ad_1] 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...
