The idea of flying satellites in "very" low-Earth orbit is not new. Dating back to the dawn of the space age in the late 1950s, the first US spy satellites, as part of the Corona program, orbited the ...
If you've got any interest in skygazing, this is your week. A stunning planet parade is now visible in the night sky. A planet parade is when several of our solar system's planets are visible in ...
Dr Shyam Balaji, researcher in astroparticle physics and cosmology at King’s College London, said: ‘On February 28 a seven-planet alignment will occur. Planetary alignments, where multiple ...
Online chatter and a frenzy of media coverage has tended to make a big deal of allegedly rare "planetary alignments" and "planet parades" gracing our night skies. The hoopla has culminated this ...
In December 2024, astronomers in Chile spotted a new asteroid streaking through the sky, which they named 2024 YR4. Whats ...
Nutrient-rich waste Whale excrement contains iron, phosphorus, and nitrogen, which are substances that phytoplankton need to ...
An exciting celestial show has come to brighten your week What once was six planets has now become seven, with planet parade’s new addition of Mercury. Also known as the ‘planetary parade’ or ...
The albedo of the asteroid not only tells us about the composition ... the window for sending a spacecraft to try and divert it away from our planet, as successfully demonstrated by Nasa's Dart ...
The alignment will include Saturn, Mercury, Neptune, Venus, Uranus, Jupiter and Mars If you missed seeing the alignment of six planets in the sky in January, don't worry. Another one is coming up ...
Skygazers have something to look forward to Friday night, as the seven other planets in our solar system will be visible, with a little help, in a rare event. This event is known as an alignment. The ...
The albedo of the asteroid not only tells us about the composition ... the window for sending a spacecraft to try and divert it away from our planet, as successfully demonstrated by NASA’s Dart ...