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Starlinks Can Produce Surprisingly Bright Flares to Pilots
How can sunlight reflecting off SpaceX’s Starlink satellites interfere with ground-based operations? This is what a recently submitted study hopes…
This is an Actual Picture of Space Debris
Space debris is a growing problem, so companies are working on ways to mitigate it. A new satellite called ADRAS-J…
NASA is Building a Mission That Will Refuel and Repair Satellites in Orbit
NASA is planning a mission to demonstrate the ability to repair and upgrade satellites in Earth orbit. The mission, called…
Sen has Launched a 4K Video Stream to Space
In their drive towards "democratizing space", the private aerospace company Sen recently demonstrated the capabilities of their 4K video streaming…
When Will Mars Be Close to Earth?
Every two years, Earth and Mars reach the closest points to each other in their orbit, which is referred to…
An Astronomical Perspective on Climate Change
Ice cores and deep sea bed cores provide the best available record of changes in global temperature and CO2 content…
Milankovitch Cycle
Milankovitch cycles. Source: UCAR A Milankovitch cycle is a cyclical movement related to the Earth's orbit around the Sun. There…