by rmil2k | Sep 2, 2023 | News
[ad_1] This week, Comet Hartley 2 starts its pass near the California Nebula (NGC 1499) in Perseus. Credit: Stephen Rahn (Flickr) Friday, September 1A bright gibbous Moon passes 1.4° south of Neptune at 3 A.M. EDT. Evening observers can catch the pair rising within...
by rmil2k | Sep 2, 2023 | News
[ad_1] Poor Russia. They can’t seem to get much right. Their most recent failure is their Luna 25 spacecraft. It was supposed to land near the Moon’s south pole but instead crashed into the surface on August 19th. Now NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) has...
by rmil2k | Sep 2, 2023 | News
[ad_1] Week in images: 28 August – 01 September 2023 Discover our week through the lens [ad_2] Source link
by rmil2k | Sep 1, 2023 | News
[ad_1] Hotfire testing of the new Ariane 6 rocket has been delayed due to problems with ground equipment. Test firing of the huge Ariane 6 rocket’s core stage did not take place as planned on Aug. 29 at Europe’s spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, the...
by rmil2k | Sep 1, 2023 | News
[ad_1] Back to Article List The Swan offers a wealth of double and multiple stars. Eye these beautiful double stars in Cygnus. Credit: Astronomy: Roen Kelly In his 1948 book, The Stars in Our Heaven, Peter Lum wrote: “The Swan of Heaven is a long-necked bird in full...
