by rmil2k | Feb 5, 2024 | News
It’s a long way to the nearest star, which means conventional rockets won’t get us there. The fuel requirements would make our ship prohibitively heavy. So an alternative is to travel light. Literally. Rather than carrying your fuel with you, simply attach your tiny...
by rmil2k | Feb 5, 2024 | News
Applications 01/02/2024 1373 views 18 likes Dedicated to delivering a wealth of new information on exactly how clouds and aerosols affect Earth’s climate, ESA’s EarthCARE satellite has had the chance to show off prior to engineers embarking upon the careful task of...
by rmil2k | Feb 5, 2024 | News
New maps have revealed a hidden hydrothermal system beneath a legendary lake in New Zealand, which serves as the setting for a famous Māori love story. Lake Rotorua sits at the heart of a massive ancient crater of a dormant volcano on New Zealand’s North Island....
by rmil2k | Feb 4, 2024 | News
Venus (brighter object) and Mercury hang in the January sky in this 2015 shot. By midweek this week, Mercury is lost in twilight, so make sure to catch it early. Credit: Stuart Rankin (Flickr) Friday, February 2Last Quarter Moon occurs tonight at 6:18 P.M. EST. The...
by rmil2k | Feb 4, 2024 | News
Trappist-1 is a fascinating exoplanetary system. Seven worlds orbiting a red dwarf star just 40 light-years away. All of the worlds are similar to Earth in mass and size, and 3 or 4 of them are potentially habitable. Imagine exploring a system of life-rich worlds...
