It had been less than a decade since outer space had launched a blockbuster assault on planet Earth. “Independence Day” conquered the worldwide box office in 1996, mercilessly wiping out
It had been less than a decade since outer space had launched a blockbuster assault on planet Earth. “Independence Day” conquered the worldwide box office in 1996, mercilessly wiping out
In the middle of Chile’s Atacama desert, there’s lots of activity as construction on the Extremely Large Telescope (ELT) is still underway, with cranes helping to move pieces in place.
NASA’s newest astrophysics space telescope launched in March on a mission to create an all-sky map of the universe. Now settled into low-Earth orbit, SPHEREx (Spectro-Photometer for the History of
On Friday 18 July, His Excellency Christian Stocker, Federal Chancellor of Austria, visited ESA Headquarters in Paris receiving a tour of the site from Director General Josef Aschbacher. It was
TAMPA, Fla. — SpaceX successfully deployed a fifth pair of O3b mPower broadband satellites July 22 for SES’ next-generation medium Earth orbit (MEO) constellation. To continue reading this article: Register now
LUNAA Journeys (St. LUcia National Astronomy Association) is looking to address an all too common problem in the global astronomical community. Too often, participation in astronomy is seen as cost
SEATTLE — On Wednesday (June 18), nearly 3,000 space enthusiasts gathered at Seattle’s McCaw Hall to watch the real-life Captain Kirk trade witty banter with one of America’s best-known science
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Ice crystals in Earth’s atmosphere sometimes align just right to create various striking visual effects, from a halo around the moon, to bright spots called sundogs on either side of
Encircled in purple stratospheric haze, Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, appears as a softly glowing sphere in this colorized image taken on July 3, 2004, one day after Cassini’s first flyby






