by rmil2k | Jul 12, 2024 | News
[ad_1] Friday, July 12The Moon reaches apogee, the farthest point from Earth in its orbit, at 4:11 A.M. EDT. At that time, Luna will sit 251,259 miles (404,362 kilometers) away. Look east a few hours after sunset and you’ll find the cross-shaped constellation Cygnus...
by rmil2k | Jul 12, 2024 | News
[ad_1] Enabling & Support 11/07/2024 2176 views 17 likes If there had been an astronaut aboard the historic first launch of Europe’s Ariane 6 launcher, this is what they would have seen: images and videos from key phases of the flight were captured by the YPSat...
by rmil2k | Jul 11, 2024 | News
[ad_1] A Quiet Place: Day One continues to terrorize theaters worldwide with strong box office numbers that are placing it even ahead of its two (mainline) predecessors, so we’re likely to see more of the ferocious aliens that kill anything that makes a sound....
by rmil2k | Jul 11, 2024 | News
[ad_1] Back to Article List The length of these stars’ pulsations is always related to their intrinsic brightness. Astronomers can use this knowledge to calculate distance. RS Puppis is a Cepheid variable star whose brightness varies by a factor of five roughly...
by rmil2k | Jul 11, 2024 | News
[ad_1] Like a pet being put in its kennel, ESA’s Hera asteroid mission for planetary defence was placed back in its transport container for the latest phase in its test campaign.The spacecraft is not due to leave the ESTEC Test Centre in Noordwijk, the Netherlands...