by rmil2k | May 20, 2024 | News
Back to Article List Luna will make a close pass of the famously orange 1st-magnitude star Antares this week. The Moon and Antares will have a meeting in the sky this week. Credit: Astronomy: Roen Kelly This week we have a close conjunction between the near-Full Moon...
by rmil2k | May 20, 2024 | News
The giant outer planets haven’t always been in their current position. Uranus and Neptune for example are thought to have wandered through the outer Solar System to their current orbital position. On the way, they accumulated icy, comet-like objects. A new piece of...
by rmil2k | May 20, 2024 | News
Space Safety 17/05/2024 7018 views 28 likes In brief Last weekend, the biggest solar storm to hit Earth in over 20 years swept over our planet as the Sun’s activity ramps up to the peak of its current solar cycle. The storm created beautiful auroras, causing skies to...
by rmil2k | May 20, 2024 | News
Blue Origin’s nearly two-year human spaceflight drought is over.Jeff Bezos’ aerospace company launched its NS-25 mission today (May 19), sending six people — including the United States’ first-ever Black astronaut candidate — on a brief trip to...
by rmil2k | May 19, 2024 | News
Back to Article List One of the pieces is said to be close to 100 pounds and likely came from a SpaceX mission. Barry Sawchuk stands next to some of the space debris he found on his farm. Credit: Twitter/Gillian Massie/980 CJME. Barry Sawchuk and his son were tending...
