by rmil2k | Feb 22, 2024 | News
Vaonis’ Vespera is a portable smart scope that can be used for night — or day — sky viewing. Credit: Raymond Shubinski Astronomical equipment has come a long way in the first two decades of the 21st century, and Vaonis provides an instrument that sets a new standard...
by rmil2k | Feb 22, 2024 | News
For over a century, people have dreamed of the day when humanity (as a species) would venture into space. In recent decades, that dream has moved much closer to realization, thanks to the rise of the commercial space industry (NewSpace), renewed interest in space...
by rmil2k | Feb 22, 2024 | News
Space Safety 21/02/2024 5694 views 25 likes At approximately 18:17 CET (17:17 UTC) on Wednesday 21 February 2024, ESA’s ERS-2 satellite completed its atmospheric reentry over the North Pacific Ocean. No damage to property has been reported. ESA’s second European...
by rmil2k | Feb 21, 2024 | News
Researchers have synthesized five new isotopes that could help bring the stars down to Earth — and coax scientists a step closer to understanding how collisions between ultra-dense, dead stars could create heavy elements like gold and silver. The isotopes are...
by rmil2k | Feb 21, 2024 | News
Two of the three objects this week — open cluster M50 and the Rosette Nebula (NGC 2237–9/46) — lie within the confines of the constellation Monoceros the Unicorn. Credit: Roen Kelly The Beehive Cluster (M44) in Cancer is an excellent target for naked-eye and binocular...
