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China’s secretive new ‘Thousands Sails’ satellites are an astronomer’s nightmare, 1st observations reveal
China’s recently launched “Thousand Sails” satellites are so bright they can clearly be seen with the naked eye at night, far exceeding the limits proposed by astronomical authorities, experts say. Many more of the mysterious satellites will be launched over the next few years — some of which could be even brighter than the ones…
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Space exploration – Milestones, Achievements, History
International Space Station, 2000The International Space Station, imaged from the space shuttle Endeavour on December 9, 2000, after installation of a large solar array (long horizontal panels). Major elements of the partially completed station included (front to back) the American-built connecting node Unity and two Russian-built modules—Zarya, a propulsion and power module, and Zvezda, the…
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Space exploration – Astronomy, Technology, Discovery
In the decades following the first Sputnik and Explorer satellites, the ability to put their instruments into outer space gave scientists the opportunity to acquire new information about the natural universe, information that in many cases would have been unobtainable any other way. Space science added a new dimension to the quest for knowledge, complementing…
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Jupiter’s Great Red Spot Moves Like the Solar System’s Biggest Kickball
A sequence of images captured by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope showed how much the giant storm changed shape as it traveled within the planet’s atmosphere. The Great Red Spot of Jupiter is one of the solar system’s most astonishing marvels. An elliptical storm with inky swirls of burnt orange and dulled copper, it is longer…
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Solar Storm Buffets Earth and Is Likely to Generate Light Show
An explosion of particles arrived at Earth on Thursday, and could lead to visible northern lights in much of the country while also raising power grid concerns. An eruption of particles from the sun collided with Earth on Thursday morning. The Space Weather Prediction Center, part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, reported that…
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‘Nothing short of astronomical:’ Scary hurricane Milton captured from space
Hurricane Milton captured from space 2 min read Last Updated : Oct 09 2024 | 5:04 PM IST A monstrous Category-5 storm, called Hurricane Milton, is likely to make landfall on Florida’s west coast late Wednesday or early Thursday. Its impact might be reduced over a period of time, but it will still be a…
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Sharjah’s World Space Week event starts today
Children can have a fun time during the programme. Gulf Today, Staff Reporter In celebration of World Space Week 2024, Sharjah Museums Authority is organising a special event under the theme “Space & Climate Change” between 9 and 12 October, at the Sharjah Science Museum. The event aims to educate the public about the latest…
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Yale Astronomical and Space Student Society turns students starry-eyed for Saturn
The Yale Astronomical and Space Student Society organized a stargazing event for students and New Haven residents last Saturday. Emilie Ma 11:03 pm, Oct 08, 2024 Contributing Reporter Emilie Ma, Contributing Photographer Last Saturday at 8 p.m., the Yale Astronomical and Space Student Society, or YASSS, hosted stargazing on Beinecke Plaza. Over 75 curious passersby…
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Kerala’s growing love for astronomy: From stargazing clubs to NASA aspirations
Not just for scholars “Part of this recent surge in interest for everything astronomy is due to its democratisation,” says Raju, of the Cochin Science and Astronomy Club. “It’s no longer just for scientists and scholars. Stargazing has become woven into tourism and hospitality, sustaining public interest,” he adds. Indeed, stargazing in Kerala is also…
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Research enabled by CSIRO telescope wins prestigious science prize
9 October 2024 Statement Professor Matthew Bailes, from OzGrav and Swinburne University, has been awarded the 2024 Prime Minister’s Prize for Science for his role in the discovery of ‘fast radio bursts’ and leadership in the field of radio astronomy. In 2007, Professor Bailes and his collaborators discovered the first known fast radio burst when…
