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New £100 million national satellite test facility opens in Oxfordshire
PA Media: Science via Yahoo News· 3 days agoA new flagship national satellite test facility (NSTF) that will play an important role in upcoming ...
Former UMaine astronomer remembered for unpacking the mysterious universe
Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 2 days agoMay 22—George Ayers was a practical man. He took pleasure in walking nearly everywhere he went, spending quiet time in nature with his family and finding a good deal. But his greatest passion ...
Northern Lights: Will you be able to see Aurora Borealis tonight in the UK?
The Independent via Yahoo News· 3 days agoAurora displays occur when charged particles collide with gases in the Earth’s atmosphere around the...
The Deep Roots Of Astronomy In Latin America
Science Friday· 2 days agoFor thousands of years, people across Central and South America looked to the sky to keep track of time and the seasons. In studying the movement of...
Asteroid-bound Psyche spacecraft fires up ion thrusters, starts cruising through space
Space via Yahoo News· 12 hours agoA spacecraft with silver conical antenna dome and winged solar panels floats in space. NASA's...
Beginner-friendly Celestron StarSense Explorer telescope now under $200
LiveScience· 1 day agoThis Celestron StarSense Explorer LT 114AZ telescope deal could be just the ticket. The best...
NASA Releases Catalog Packed With the Most Bizarre Alien Worlds
Gizmodo via Yahoo News· 18 hours agoDo we live in an unusual star system? Astronomers have been trying to figure out if the Solar System...
Euclid telescope sends back largest images of universe ever taken from space
PA Media: Science via Yahoo News· 1 day agoThe research focuses on 17 astronomical objects, from nearby clouds of gas and dust to distant...
The Most Profound Ways Space Technology Benefits Us
Newsweek· 4 days agoThere are few modern technological achievements as significant as those related to astronomy and space exploration. Such tools have increased our...
The Egyptian sky goddess and the Milky Way
EarthSky· 1 day agoWhat did our ancestors think when they looked up at the night sky? My recent study showed an intriguing link between an Egyptian goddess and the Milky...
