We Are StarStuff
Black holes have always held a special fascination for me ever since I was a geeky kid looking up at the stars. Their intense forces are the stuff of science fiction and can tear a star to pieces. This process is violent and can send bursts of electromagnetic...
ESA’s deep-space communication station in Spain has received a ‘cool’ new upgrade.The ‘antenna feed’ connecting the physical Ka-band antenna to the station’s electronic signal transmitter and receiver is now being cooled to -263°C. That’s just 10 degrees above...
SpaceX plans to launch another batch of its Starlink internet satellites early Wednesday morning (Feb. 7).A Falcon 9 rocket carrying 22 Starlink spacecraft is scheduled to lift off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Wednesday during a 37-minute...
This composite image shows the three small worlds NASA Stardust spacecraft encountered during its 12 year mission. Stardust performed a flyby of asteroid Annefrank in 2002, Comet Wild in 2004, and Tempel 1 in 2011. Credit: NASA. Amid the vibrant colors of...
The Juno spacecraft has revealed some fascinating things about Jupiter since it began exploring the system on July 4th, 2016. Not only is it the first robotic mission to study Jupiter up close while orbiting it since the Galileo spacecraft, which studied the...
Applications 05/02/2024 506 views 11 likes Throughout its 16-year working life, the second European Remote Sensing satellite, ERS-2, returned a wealth of information that revolutionised our perspective of our planet and understanding of climate change. As well...
Earth is under constant bombardment by cosmic rays, showers of high-energy particles that blast our planet from all directions at near light speed.While this might sound like the precursor to a sci-fi alien invasion, it is a real phenomenon that scientists have...
Radio telescopes, such as the dishes of the Very Large Array in New Mexico, can observe during daylight hours. Credit: Alex Savello/NRAO Can we study the universe in the daytime? It seems astronomical observations usually happen at night. Rishi VardhanPatna,...
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...
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...