The Royal Astronomical Society notes with concern the launch of the new SpaceX Starlink constellation of satellites into low-Earth orbit, and the potential impact of this and other programmes on views of the night sky and ...
Space Exploration
Jun 7, 2019
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Already, the first 60 of SpaceX's planned 12,000 internet-delivery satellites have appeared as a decidedly unnatural string of lights in the night sky. Scientists worry the company's plan to ring Earth with orbiting "Starlink" ...
Space Exploration
May 29, 2019
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UFOs over Cairns. Lights over Leiden. Glints above Seattle. What's going on?
Space Exploration
May 28, 2019
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Solving the growing problem of space debris will require everyone who flies rockets and satellites to adhere to sustainable practices, which doesn't always happen. Now there will be a way to recognise those who do.
Space Exploration
May 6, 2019
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The sun's magnetic field is ten times stronger than previously believed, new research from Queen's University Belfast and Aberystwyth University has revealed.
Space Exploration
Mar 29, 2019
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Once a traditional satellite is launched into space, its physical hardware and computer software stay mostly immutable for the rest of its existence as it orbits the Earth, even as the technology it serves on the ground continues ...
Space Exploration
Mar 20, 2019
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Passengers travelling through busy airports should soon face fewer delays and have a lower environmental impact, thanks to efforts to use airspace more efficiently.
Business
Mar 14, 2019
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An Israeli spacecraft rocketed toward the moon for the country's first attempted lunar landing, following a launch Thursday night by SpaceX.
Space Exploration
Feb 22, 2019
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Two communications satellites—for India and a consortium from Saudi Arabia, Greece and Cyprus—were successfully put into orbit by the European aerospace firm ArianeGroup, the company announced.
Space Exploration
Feb 6, 2019
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A lightweight satellite designed by students that can be held in the palm of the hand has been launched by Indian scientists, burnishing the country's credentials in miniature design technology.
Space Exploration
Jan 25, 2019
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