Super cool photo, but does this technically count as astronomy? Isn’t astronomy “a camera on (usually) on earth, pointed up into space”, not the other way around?
Observations with the LOFAR (Low Frequency Array) radio telescope last year showed that first generation Starlink satellites emit unintended radio waves that can hinder astronomical observations. New observations with the LOFAR radio telescope, the biggest radio telescope on Earth observing at low frequencies, have shown that...
From my brief look into the topic, interferometry tech is not quite there yet, but might be in the next few decades. Interferometry is more difficult with shorter wavelengths.
Watch the launch of @CopernicusEU#Sentinel2C on #VV24, the last Vega flight from Europe’s Spaceport, live on #ESAwebTV on 4 September from 02:30 BST/03:30 CEST (liftoff scheduled at 02:50 BST/03:50 CEST).
Seems like they might be between ground stations right now. Haven’t seen live video from the upper stage for a few minutes. Telemetry still looks good though.
The tech-demo phase of Ariane 6 is still in progress but has shown an unexpected result which will only affect the end of the mission.
On the webcast, they stated that the Auxiliary Propulsion Unit (APU) switched off shortly after it it powered up after SECO-2. Without the APU, they have no way to settle the propellants in the tanks, and thus can’t reignite the upper stage for the final burn.
From the live camera feed, it looks as though the upper stage was spinning, so there may have been some loss of control as well.
NASA thinks it found a moon light-years away spewing gas (mashable.com) angielski
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Hurricane Milton from Dragon Endeavor photo taken by Astronaut Matthew Dominick angielski
ESA’s Hera mission progresses towards launch pending Falcon 9 readiness – Spaceflight Now (spaceflightnow.com) angielski
ESO VLT discovers new exoplanet around the nearby Barnard star, only 6 light years away. (www.eso.org) angielski
1.5 billion cosmic objects dazzle in the largest infrared Milky Way map ever created (www.popsci.com) angielski
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ESA launches new lunar simulation facility (www.theengineer.co.uk) angielski
Jets From Black Holes Cause Stars to Explode, Hubble Reveals (gizmodo.com) angielski
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Asteroid 4179 Toutatis - Deep Sky Videos (www.youtube.com) angielski
Starlink is increasingly interfering with astronomy, scientists say (www.semafor.com)
Elon Musk destroys astronomy
Observations with the LOFAR (Low Frequency Array) radio telescope last year showed that first generation Starlink satellites emit unintended radio waves that can hinder astronomical observations. New observations with the LOFAR radio telescope, the biggest radio telescope on Earth observing at low frequencies, have shown that...
Ariane 6 joint update report, 16 September 2024 (www.esa.int) angielski
Earth to have new mini-moon for two months (phys.org) angielski
Tiny glass beads suggest the moon had active volcanoes when dinosaurs roamed Earth (apnews.com) angielski
The Vega rocket never found its commercial niche. After tonight, it’s gone. (arstechnica.com) angielski
Vega lifted off for the final time on 2024-09-05 at 01:50 UTC.
Sentinel-2C Launch Thread (final flight of Vega) angielski
Welcome everyone! The final flight of Vega has arrived....
ESA delays BepiColombo orbital insertion because of thruster problem (spacenews.com) angielski
Researchers identify effective materials for protecting astronauts from harmful cosmic radiation on Mars (phys.org)
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ESA and Poland Test Fire Variable-Thrust Rocket Engine (europeanspaceflight.com) angielski
Euclid Galaxy Zoo – help us classify the shapes of galaxies (www.esa.int) angielski
Ariane 6 Demo Flight Launch Thread! (ESA Rideshares) angielski
Welcome everyone! It’s time for another new rocket!...
Slovenia Sign Agreement to Become 23rd ESA Member State (europeanspaceflight.com) angielski
[Scott Manley] How Failed Gyros Are Making Hubble's Life Harder (www.youtube.com) angielski
Another interesting video from Scott Manley.