ESA – EarthCARE ready for launch

ESA – EarthCARE ready for launch

Applications 28/05/2024 512 views 5 likes With liftoff now set for 29 May at 00:20 CEST (28 May, 15:20 local time), ESA’s EarthCARE satellite ready for launch at the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Once in orbit, this new satellite is set to revolutionise...
The wandering messenger | Astronomy Magazine

The wandering messenger | Astronomy Magazine

The wandering messenger | Astronomy Magazine false product the-wandering-messenger The wandering messenger The wandering messenger | Astronomy Magazine Tunç Tezel from Bursa, Turkey Mercury’s rapid motion through the night sky is captured in this composite, capturing...
Starlinks Can Produce Surprisingly Bright Flares to Pilots

Starlinks Can Produce Surprisingly Bright Flares to Pilots

How can sunlight reflecting off SpaceX’s Starlink satellites interfere with ground-based operations? This is what a recently submitted study hopes to address as a pair of researchers investigate how Starlink satellites appear brighter—which the researchers also refer...
ESA – Watch EarthCARE launch live

ESA – Watch EarthCARE launch live

Applications 24/05/2024 4169 views 16 likes ESA’s Earth Cloud Aerosol and Radiation Explorer (EarthCARE) mission is getting ready for lift-off on a SpaceX Falcon 9 from Vandenberg, California, with a target launch date of no earlier than 28 May 2024. Save the date and...