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Climate change keeps space debris afloat longer
Changes in Earth's atmosphere resulting from climate change are working against efforts to clean dangerous debris out of orbit around Earth.
The last solar eclipse of 2022 happens tomorrow. Here's what to expect
On Tuesday, Oct. 25, the new moon will orbit between the sun and the Earth, causing a partial eclipse of the sun to take place.
The scary sound of Earth’s magnetic field
Despite being essential to life on Earth, the magnetic field isn’t something we can actually see in itself, or ever hear. But, remarkably, scientists at the Technical University of Denmark have taken magnetic signals measured by ESA’s Swarm satellite mission and converted them into sound – and for something that protects us, the result is pretty scary.
A Black Hole is Hurling a jet of Material at its Neighboring Galaxy
It’s been a banner time for black hole research! In recent months, astrophysicists have announced the discovery of the most powerful gamma-ray burst ever recorded (due to the formation of a black hole), a monster black hole in our cosmic backyard, the frame-dragging effects of a binary black hole, and the remains of the 2017 Kilonova event (spoiler alert: it was a black hole). And with the help of citizen scientists, a team of astronomers recently discovered a unique black hole in a galaxy roughly one billion light-years away that’s hurling a relativistic jet at another galaxy.
Scientists Find an Ancient Stellar Catalog Written by Hipparcus Hidden in a Medieval Tome
If you think writing paper is expensive these days, be glad you didn’t live in the middle ages. Back then, paper was as rare as hen’s teeth, so good luck finding some to write one. But if you happened to be a monk, chances are there were plenty of old books made of parchment. Many of them have useless stuff like old star catalogs, so why not just recycle the parchment for your new copy of religious literature?
These Celestron astronomy binoculars are up to $72 off.
The SkyMaster range of Celestron binoculars are some of the best on the market, but this deal ends on October 31.
What time is the last solar eclipse of 2022 on Oct. 25?
The moon will pass in front of the sun in the last solar eclipse of the year on Tuesday (Oct. 25), but you may have to wake up early if you hope to watch it online.
Auroras blasted a 250-mile-wide hole in Earth's ozone layer
Auroras set off spectacular light shows in the night sky, but they are also illuminating another reason the ozone layer is being eaten away.
Massive Antarctic iceberg ripped in two by powerful ocean currents
Fractures in an Antarctic iceberg were likely caused by rapid changes in the currents that flow through the Southern Ocean.
Hubble Space Telescope shows Webb a thing or two with spectacular new photo
Hubble revisits an old friend with a stunning new photo of the Terzan 1 globular cluster.
#MeToo in space: We must address the potential for sexual harassment and assault away from Earth
The realities of sexuality and intimacy in space are mostly omitted from discussions of human factors associated with working and living in space.
Forged Galileo manuscript leads experts to controversial book he secretly wrote
A manuscript attributed to Galileo Galilei found to be a forgery in August has led to the discovery that a different, controversial book was authored by the celebrated Italian astronomer.
'Spooky action at a distance' can lead to a multiverse. Here's how.
Some interpretations of quantum mechanics propose that our entire universe is described by a single universal wave function that constantly splits and multiplies.
A Nearby Star Has Completely Blasted Away the Atmosphere From its Planet
What if you placed an Earth-sized planet in a close orbit around an M-dwarf star? It’s more than an academic question since M dwarfs are the most numerous stars we know. A group of astronomers studying the planet GJ 1252b found an answer and it’s not pretty.
OneWeb celebrates successful launch on Indian rocket
India’s GSLV Mk.3 rocket, also called LVM3, lifts off with 36 OneWeb internet satellites. Credit: ISRO
OneWeb confirmed it established contact with all 36 new satellites launched Saturday on top of India’s most powerful rocket, resuming the deployment of the company’s fleet of internet relay platforms after suspending launches with Russia earlier this year.
India's most powerful rocket launches 36 OneWeb internet satellites into orbit
An Indian GSLV Mark III rocket launched 36 of OneWeb's broadband satellites today (Oct. 22), in the company's first launch since the Russian invasion of Ukraine shook up the spaceflight landscape.
Watch live: Soyuz rocket set to launch from Vostochny Cosmodrome
A Soyuz launcher lifts off from the Vostochny Cosmodrome with four satellites at 3:57 p.m. EDT (1957 GMT) Saturday. Credit: Roscosmos TV
A Russian Soyuz rocket launched from the Vostochny Cosmodrome at 3:57 p.m. EDT (1957 GMT) Saturday with three Gonets data relay payloads and a demonstrator spacecraft for a proposed constellation of Russian broadband internet satellites.
Live coverage: Indian rocket poised to launch 36 OneWeb satellites
Live coverage of the countdown and launch of India’s Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mk.3 with 36 OneWeb internet satellites. Text updates will appear automatically below. Follow us on Twitter.
Save over 30% with this Celestron Nature DX 10x42 binoculars deal
Bag a bargain on the Celestron Nature DX 10x42 binocular for a discounted saving of nearly $60.
Chandra’s X-ray Vision Combined With JWST Reveals Even More Details About the Universe
NASA scientist have released images combining the early data from the James Webb Space Telescope with X-ray data taken with the Chandra Observatory. Besides their beauty, the images offer insights into the inner workings of some of the most complex astrophysical phenomena in the universe.
