PLD Space gets even more Boost!

PLD Space gets even more Boost!

Enabling & Support 19/02/2024 1122 views 17 likes In brief ESA signed a first Boost! contract with PLD Space supporting the development of the company’s Miura 5 launch service. Spain’s PLD Space launched the Miura 1 suborbital mission from southern Spain last...
What causes sunspots?

What causes sunspots?

These three panels show Active Region 13055 on the Sun on July 11, 2022. The same region appears in visible light (left), as a magnetic field measurement (middle), and in extreme ultraviolet light (right). Credit: Lisa Upton, Courtesy of NASA/SDO and the AIA, EVE, and...
Star Hopping: Navigate the Night Sky Easily

Star Hopping: Navigate the Night Sky Easily

Imagine lying on a cozy blanket under a clear, star-filled sky. You gaze up, captivated by the vastness and beauty above you. As you take in the twinkling lights, you feel a sense of wonder and curiosity. What are those distant points of light? What secrets do they...
Odysseus Moon Lander Sends Selfies With Earth in the Picture

Odysseus Moon Lander Sends Selfies With Earth in the Picture

Intuitive Machines’ Odysseus lander has beamed back a series of snapshots that were captured as it headed out from the Earth toward the moon, and one of the pictures features Australia front and center. The shots also show the second stage of the SpaceX Falcon 9...