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 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…
Pentagon awards $7.1 million to expand U.S. production of cover glass for satellites
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon awarded $7.1 million to Martin Materials Solutions to expand U.S. manufacturing of space-qualified cover…
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…
F.C.C. Approves Test of Space Mirror to Light Night Sky Despite Outcry
The federal government has approved plans by a start-up company to test a satellite that would use a…
Space Force Has a New Weapon to Blind Enemy Satellites
The Space Force added a new weapon to its arsenal, a device designed to blast electromagnetic beams to…
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…
Space Force War Game Pits 2 Satellites Against Each Other in Orbit
The U.S. Space Force launched two satellites to orbit and engaged them in a game of cat and…
ESO Study Finds That No More Than 100,000 Satellites Should Orbit Earth
A first-of-its-kind study measured the extent to which bright constellations affect astronomers’ view of the night sky, setting…
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…