by rmil2k | Aug 8, 2023 | News
[ad_1] With Portugal in the grip of a heatwave, a wildfire broke out on 5 August south of Odemira in the Alentejo region in southern Portugal. This image, captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellite mission, shows the fire on 7 August.The smoke billowing from the...
by rmil2k | Aug 8, 2023 | News
[ad_1] China has added a new satellite to its fleet of meteorological spacecraft.A Long March 4C rocket lifted off from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the Gobi Desert on Aug. 2 at 11:47 p.m. EDT (0347 GMT; 11:47 a.m. Beijing Time on Aug. 3). Orange smoke from the...
by rmil2k | Aug 8, 2023 | News
[ad_1] Back to Article List This week, Astronomy Editor Dave Eicher has the Perseids on his mind. The point in the sky from which a shower of meteors appears to stream is called the radiant. Credit: Tony Hallas Get ready this weekend for a summer blockbuster you won’t...
by rmil2k | Aug 7, 2023 | News
[ad_1] Astronomers have discovered a pair of star-like objects orbiting each other extremely quickly, with an entire ‘year’ lasting just 1.9 Earth hours. Catchily named ZTF J2020+5033, the system consists of one object which is definitely a small star, and another...
by rmil2k | Aug 7, 2023 | News
[ad_1] Agency 07/08/2023 766 views 28 likes Save the date: this year’s annual ESA Open Day in the Netherlands will take place on Sunday 8 October, at the Agency’s ESTEC technical centre in Noordwijk. Registration to attend will be opened later this summer; keep an eye...
