What to watch for on April 8th as totality sweeps across the continent. The time has come. Seven years ago on an August afternoon, the shadow on the Moon swept across the United States. Now we’re in the one month stretch, leading up to the big ticket...

Space Safety 07/03/2024 16944 views 32 likes The European Space Agency (ESA) Space Debris and Independent Safety Offices are closely monitoring the reentry of a pallet of used ISS batteries and calculating estimates for when and where the reentry will occur....

When you're first getting into drones, the thought of spending hundreds of dollars/pounds on even a beginner camera drone can be daunting. The most common concern for beginners is that they might crash or lose their drone. So, before buying one of the more...

Celestron's Origin smart telescope could transform the way many amateur astronomers enjoy the hobby. Credit: Celestron In early 2024 Astronomy Magazine Editor Dave Eicher spoke to Celestron’s CEO, Corey Lee, about a new product that seems poised to change...

Space travel seems to be a fairly regular occurrence now with crews hopping up and down to the International Space Station. This week, another crew arrived on board a SpaceX Dragon capsule known as Endeavour.  On board were NASA astronauts Matthew Dominick,...

The two central stages for Ariane 6’s first flight are being assembled in the launcher assembly building (BAL) at Europe’s Spaceport. The core stage and the upper stage for Europe’s new rocket Ariane 6 are set to fly in the Summer of 2024. Once assembled, the...

When the Apollo astronauts snapped some 18,000 photographs on the moon in the 1960s, they did so with some very 1960s camera technology. Lacking viewfinders, the astronauts had to attach their cameras to their spacesuits' chests. Reliant on photographic film,...

The Cocoon Nebula (IC 5146) is a reflection and emission nebula that lies 4,000 light-years away in Cygnus. The author captured this image with HαRGB filters and exposures of six, three, three, and three hours, respectively. Credit: Tony Hallas The Cambridge...

If the periodic table listed the elements in order of their importance to life, then oxygen might bully its way to the top. Without oxygen, Earth’s complex life likely would not exist. So when scientists detect oxygen on another world, they turn their attention...

ESA astronaut Andreas Mogensen explains how two experiments involving virtual reality makes on International Space Station. The first is Virtual Assistance Mental Balance (VAMB) where Andreas gets to enjoy a calm setting in nature that helps him relax. The...