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Does “Pix or it didn’t happen” apply to traveling to the edge of space on a balloon-lofted solar observatory? Yes, it absolutely does. The breathtaking views on this page come …read more Continue reading Catching the View from the Edge of Space
Ever since the beginning of the Space Age, the inner planets and the Earth-Moon system have received the lion’s share of attention. That makes sense; it’s a whole lot easier …read more Continue reading Solar Dynamics Observatory: Our Solar Early Warning System
The SLAC (Stanford Linear Accelerator Center) National Accelerator Laboratory has announced the completion of the LSST Camera, which is capable of capturing 3,200-megapixel images, and will now be installed on a telescope in Chile to help unravel some … Continue reading World’s largest digital astronomy camera ready to solve cosmic mysteries
Humans have loved looking up at the night sky for time immemorial, and that hasn’t stopped today. [MattHh] has taken this love to the next level with the Pi-lomar Miniature …read more Continue reading Pi-lomar Puts an Observatory in Your Hands
Earlier this year, it was reported that the Earth was hit by the brightest gamma-ray bursts seen since the dawn of civilization. Now, a team of astronomers has assigned a value to the energy contained in those blasts and it’s staggering to say the leas… Continue reading Astonishing energy of BOAT gamma rays revealed
Have 73 hours to kill and fancy a 4,609-mile road trip? Then you can check out some of the best observatories in the US (although we would probably recommend taking …read more Continue reading The Ultimate US Astronomy Roadtrip
Earlier this week, the High-frequency Active Auroral Research Program (HAARP) antenna array in Alaska transmitted a series of long-wavelength radio signals to an asteroid that was passing just two lunar distances away from the Earth. The thinking is th… Continue reading Radio waves from Alaska could add to asteroid-defense strategy
More trouble for Hubble this week as the space observatory’s scientific instruments package entered safe mode again. The problems started back on October 25, when the Scientific Instrument Command and …read more Continue reading Hackaday Links: November 7, 2021
Growing up in Montana I remember looking out at night and seeing the Milky Way, reminding me of my insignificance in the universe. Now that I live in a city, …read more Continue reading Things are looking brighter! But not the stars
Amidst the recent news about the Hubble Space Telescope’s troubles (and triumphant resurrection), it is sometimes easy to forget that although Hubble is a pretty unique telescope, it is just …read more Continue reading More Than Just Hubble: the Space Observatories Filling The Skies Today And Tomorrow