Astro Bob: How to watch the Thursday, Aug. 27 lunar eclipse – Duluth News Tribune
Weren’t able to see the recent solar eclipse? You hold an ace in your hand — celestial mechanics.…
NASA’s Plan to Save Swift Just Got a Software Fix It Badly Needed
A spacecraft sent to rescue a NASA telescope from a fiery death had some issues of its own,…
SpaceX Partners With Nvidia For Starmind AI Satellites
Space-based AI infrastructure is moving closer to reality. In a major milestone for orbital computing, SpaceX has announced…
NASA’s New 3D Model Shows the Earth Is a Lumpy Mess
a new visualization of Earth looks nothing like the Blue Marble seen from space. NASA has released a…
Astronomers Found a Hidden Swarm of Space Junk Threatening Earth’s Most Valuable Orbit
Earth’s geosynchronous orbit (GEO) holds some of the most valuable satellites that carry out tasks for phones, television,…
This Startup Wants to Use Space Mirrors to Light Up Earth at Night. Feds Just Said Go Ahead
California startup Reflect Orbital received clearance to launch its first satellite, aiming to build a constellation to illuminate…
Astro Bob: Stuck on the sickle moon – Duluth News Tribune
When the moon drops out of the scene the stars shine in all their grandeur. While a moonless…
A Hidden Nuclear Weapon Could Already Be Orbiting Earth. This MIT Physicist Has a Plan to Find It
Here’s a terrifying fact: If there was a nuclear weapon in orbit, we would have no idea. The…
Astro Bob: Seize these short but starry nights – Duluth News Tribune
July nights are brief just like June’s, but that’s slowly changing. On July 2 the sun will set…
What North Queensland thinks of Rinehart’s idea of giving islands to Musk for satellite launches
Mining magnate Gina Rinehart’s suggestion of offering up Queensland islands to Elon Musk for launching satellites and setting…